title: Serhiy Kovalenko
text: # Serhiy Kovalenko
  
  Serhiy Viktorovych Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Вікторович Коваленко; born 10 May 1984) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Early career
  
  Serhiy Kovalenko started his youth career at Yunist Chernihiv. Then he moved to Russia to play for the youth squads of Dynamo Moscow and Sportakademklub Moscow.
  
  ### Juventus
  
  Kovalenko moved to Juventus youth team in 2001. He was offered a contract after a trial along with Ilyos Zeytulayev and Viktor Budyanskiy. In February 2002, he joined Juve permanently. The Turin club paid US$400,000 (about €454,000) to buy Kovalenko and Zeytulayev's image and registration rights from Sportakademklub Moscow.
  
  **Loan to Lodigiani**
  
  In January 2004, he was loaned to Lodigiani.
  
  ### Standard Liège
  
  Kovalenko joined Standard Liège in August 2004. Juve received €5,000 for the player.
  
  **Loan to Lokeren**
  
  He then joined Lokeren in January 2007.
  
  ### Roeselare
  
  In August 2007 he signed a two-year contract with Roeselare. In March 2008 he terminated his contract with Roeselare.
  
  ### Volyn Lutsk
  
  Kovalenko returned to Ukraine to play for Volyn Lutsk on 12 August 2008.
  
  ### Torpedo Zhodino
  
  In March 2009, he was signed by Torpedo Zhodino of Belarus.
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### Naftan Novopolotsk
  
  * Belarusian Cup: 2012
  