Kyrylo Serhiyovych Kovalets (; born 2 July 1993) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Oleksandriya Oleksandriia (, ) is a city in Kirovohrad Oblast, central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Oleksandriia Raion and . Oleksandriia is located within the Kryvyi Rih metropolitan area. In 2001, it had a population of 93,357, and ...

in the

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Career

Kyrylo Kovalets is product of youth team systems of

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. Made his debut for FC Obolon entering as a substituted player in game against

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on 22 October 2011 in

Personal life

His father

Serhiy Kovalets Serhiy Ivanovych Kovalets (; born 5 September 1968) is a Ukrainian former footballer and current manager of Podillya Khmelnytskyi. Playing career Kovalets began his playing career in youth sports schools of Podolia region Berdychiv and Krasyl ...

, a native of Crimea, is a former international Ukrainian

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, and current football manager. He is married to Olena, a sister of another Ukrainian football player Roman Zozulya, and has two children.

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* * 1993 births Living people Footballers from Kyiv Ukrainian men's footballers FC Obolon Kyiv players FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk players FC Chornomorets Odesa players FC Oleksandriya players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian Second League players Men's association football midfielders Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub