Viktor Viktorovych Kovalenko is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Empoli, on loan from Atalanta. He also plays for the Ukraine national team.

Empoli Football Club, commonly referred to as Empoli, is an Italian football club based in Empoli, Metropolitan City of Florence. Founded in 1920, the side is part of a select group of Italian football clubs not based in a provincial capital city that have participated in Serie A.