Dema Kovalenko

Dmytro "Dema" Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Дмитро (Діма) Коваленко; born 28 August 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Dema Kovalenko
Kovalenko with the LA Galaxy in 2010
Personal information
Full name Dmytro Kovalenko
Date of birth (1977-08-28) 28 August 1977
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)
1999MLS Pro-40 (loan) 16 (6)
2001–2002FC 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

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.

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