Yury Kavalyow
Yury Kavalyow (Belarusian: Юрый Кавалёў; Russian: Юрий Ковалёв; born 27 January 1993) is a Belarusian professional football who plays as a right midfielder or left midfielder for Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad and the Belarus national team. He has also played for Belarus U21.
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Kavalyow with Orenburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 27 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Byalynichy, Mogilev Oblast, Belarus | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2019 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 173 | (20) |
| 2020–2021 | Arsenal Tula | 16 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Arsenal-2 Tula | 3 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Orenburg | 58 | (6) |
| 2024– | Baltika Kaliningrad | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Belarus U21 | 22 | (1) |
| 2017– | Belarus | 22 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Club career
On 15 January 2020, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula.[1]
On 12 January 2024, Kavalyow's contract with Orenburg was terminated by mutual consent.[2]
On 7 February 2024, Kavalyow signed a contract with Baltika Kaliningrad until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to extend for 2024–25.[3] On 30 May 2024, the performance-based option was triggered, automatically extending his contract for the 2024–25 season.[4]
International career
Kavalyow made his first appearance for the national team on 10 October 2017, playing the first 65 minutes of the 1–2 loss against France in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2012 | Belarusian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Belarusian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Belarusian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Belarusian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Belarusian Premier League | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Belarusian Premier League | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 37 | 7 | ||
| Total | 173 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 23 | ||
| Arsenal Tula | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Arsenal-2 Tula | 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | |||
| Orenburg | 2021–22 | Russian First League | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 6 | ||
| Baltika | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 262 | 30 | 45 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 334 | 33 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the Belarusian Super Cup
- Appearances in the promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 12 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2018 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | San Marino | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
Personal life
His younger brother Anton Kavalyow is also professional footballer.
References
- ""АРСЕНАЛ" ПОДПИСАЛ КОВАЛЕВА И ГРОМЫКО" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 15 January 2020.
- "Юрий Ковалёв покидает ФК "Оренбург"" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- "ВIТАЕМ, ЮРЫЙ!" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 7 February 2024.
- "КОНТРАКТ ПРОДЛЕН" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 30 May 2024.
- "France vs. Belarus 2:1". soccerway.com. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- "Kavalyow, Yury". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
- Yury Kavalyow at Soccerway
- Yury Kavalyow at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Profile at uefa.com