Yury Kavalyow

Yury Kavalyow
Kavalyow with Orenburg in 2022
Personal information
Full name Yury Uladzimiravich Kavalyow
Date of birth (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993
Place of birth Byalynichy, Mogilev Oblast, Belarus
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
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)
2024–2026 Baltika Kaliningrad 50 (3)
International career‡
2012–2014 Belarus U21 22 (1)
2017– Belarus 29 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025

Yury Uladzimiravich Kavalyow (Belarusian: Юрый Уладзіміравіч Кавалёў; Russian: Юрий Владимирович Ковалёв; born 27 January 1993) is a Belarusian professional football who plays as a right midfielder or left midfielder for the Belarus national team. He has also played for Belarus U21.

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] On 29 May 2026, Kavalyow extended his contract with Baltika until 10 June 2027.[5] He left Baltika by mutual consent on 14 July 2026.[6]

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.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2012 Belarusian Premier League 001000–10
2013 Belarusian Premier League 200102[a]0–230
2014 Belarusian Premier League 190101[a]0–210
2015 Belarusian Premier League 212804[a]01[b]0342
2016 Belarusian Premier League 294404[a]01[b]0384
2017 Belarusian Premier League 273502[a]1–344
2018 Belarusian Premier League 305314[a]0–376
2019 Belarusian Premier League 276416[a]0–377
Total 173202722312022523
Arsenal Tula 2019–20 Russian Premier League 50–––50
2020–21 Russian Premier League 11120––131
Total 161200000181
Arsenal-2 Tula 2021–22 Russian Second League 32–––32
Orenburg 2021–22 Russian First League 27400–2[c]0294
2022–23 Russian Premier League 20250––252
2023–24 Russian Premier League 11060––170
Total 5861100020716
Baltika 2023–24 Russian Premier League 12150––171
2024–25 Russian First League 21200––212
2025–26 Russian Premier League 17070––240
Total 5031200000623
Career total 300325222314037935
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Belarusian Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 5 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belarus 201730
201861
201970
202360
202451
202520
Total292
Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2018Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus San Marino5–05–02018–19 UEFA Nations League
2.18 November 2024Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria1–11–12024–25 UEFA Nations League

Honours

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Personal life

His younger brother Anton Kavalyow is also professional footballer.

References

  1. ↑ ""АРСЕНАЛ" ПОДПИСАЛ КОВАЛЕВА И ГРОМЫКО" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 15 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Юрий Ковалёв покидает ФК "Оренбург"" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "ВIТАЕМ, ЮРЫЙ!" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 7 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "КОНТРАКТ ПРОДЛЕН" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 30 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "КОНТРАКТ ПРОДЛЕН" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "СПАСИБО, ЮРА" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "France vs. Belarus 2:1". soccerway.com. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kavalyow, Yury". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2018.