Dema Kovalenko
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Dmytro "Dema" Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Дмитро (Діма) Коваленко; born 28 August 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Full name | Dmytro Kovalenko | ||
Date of birth | (1977-08-28) 28 August 1977 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | Chicago Fire | 108 | (26) |
1999 | → MLS Pro-40 (loan) | 16 | (6) |
2001–2002 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2003–2005 | D.C. United | 82 | (12) |
2006 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2 | (0) |
2006–2008 | New York Red Bulls | 35 | (2) |
2008 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 23 | (1) |
Total | 293 | (48) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He spent the majority of his playing career in the United States after moving there in 1992, most notably for Chicago Fire and D.C. United. His DC team won the MLS Cup in 2004. He retired from the game in February 2011 after being released by Los Angeles Galaxy at the end of the 2010 season.