Nelli Vitalyevna Korovkina (Russian: Нелли Витальевна Коровкина; born 1 November 1989) is a Russian footballer. She plays as a striker for WFC Zenit and the Russia national team.

Nelli Korovkina
Korovkina in 2020
Personal information
Full name Nelli Korovkina
Date of birth (1989-11-01) 1 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
WFC Zenit
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Izmailovo Moscow 92 (32)
2014–2015 Zorky Krasnogorsk 28 (9)
2016 Ryazan VDV 15 (3)
2017–2018 Chertanovo Moscow 25 (11)
2019–2023 Lokomotiv Moscow 52 (46)
2024– WFC Zenit 0 (0)
International career
2007 Russia U18 3 (3)
2008 Russia U19 5 (4)
2012– Russia 70 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2:15, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:00, 03 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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She played for Izmailovo Moscow from 2009 to 2014. She then played two seasons for Zorky Krasnogorsk and one for Ryazan VDV before signing in 2017 for Chertanovo Moscow and now plays for Lokomotiv Moscow.

International career

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In her first match for the national team against Macedonia, she came to the pitch as a substitute and scored two goals.[1] She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[2]

Goals scored for the Russian WNT in official competitions[3]
Competition Stage Date Location Opponent Goals Result Overall
2013 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2012–09–15 Prilep   North Macedonia 2 6–0 4
2012–09–19 Khimki   Poland 1 1–1
First Stage 2013–07–15 Linköping   England 1 1–1
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2014–04–05 Khimki   Slovenia 1 4–1 1
2022 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2019–09–03 Moscow   Estonia 2 4–0 7
2020–03–06 Wiesbaden   Kosovo 1 5-0
2020–09–22 Yurmala   Estonia 1 3-0
2020–10–23 Moscow   Slovenia 1 1-0
2020–10–27 Moscow   Turkey 1 4-2
Playoffs 2021–04–09 Lisbon   Portugal 1 1–0
2023 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2021–09–17 Moscow   Azerbaijan 1 2–0 5
2021–09–21 Moscow   Montenegro 1 5-0
2020–09–22 Khimki   Malta 1 3-0
2020–10–23 Zenica   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 4-0
2020–10–27 Viborg   Denmark 1 1-3

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 September 2012 Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep, North Macedonia   North Macedonia 5–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2. 6–0
3. 19 September 2012 Rodina Stadium, Khimki, Russia   Poland 1–1 1–1
4. 5 July 2013 Melløs Stadion, Moss, Norway   Norway 1–1 3–2 Friendly
5. 15 July 2013 Arena Linköping, Linköping, Sweden   England 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013
6. 7 March 2014 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal   Portugal 2–1 3–1 2014 Algarve Cup
7. 5 April 2014 Rodina Stadium, Khimki, Russia   Slovenia 2–1 4–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8. 7 April 2019 Hankou Cultural Sports Centre, Wuhan, China   Croatia 2–0 3–0 2019 Wuhan International Tournament
9. 3–0
10. 3 September 2019 Sapsan Arena, Moscow, Russia   Estonia 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11. 3–0
12. 6 March 2020 Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany   Kosovo 2–0 5–0
13. 22 September 2020 Slokas Stadium, Jūrmala, Latvia   Estonia 3–0 3–0
14. 23 October 2020 Sapsan Arena, Moscow, Russia   Slovenia 1–0 1–0
15. 27 October 2020   Turkey 1–0 4–2
16. 23 February 2021 Gold City Sports Complex, Kargıcak, Turkey   India 5–0 8–0 2021 Turkish Women's Cup
17. 6–0
18. 7–0
19. 9 April 2021 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal   Portugal 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs
20. 17 September 2021 Sportivnyy Gorodok, Moscow, Russia   Azerbaijan 2–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21. 21 September 2021   Montenegro 1–0 5–0
22. 21 October 2021 Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia   Malta 1–0 3–0
23. 26 October 2021 FF BH Football Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 4–0
24. 30 November 2021 Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark   Denmark 1–3 1–3
25. 16 February 2022 La Manga Club Football Stadium, La Manga, Spain   Hungary 1–0 2–2 (3–0 p) 2022 Pinatar Cup

Personal life

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Korovkina was born in Moscow.[1]

Honours

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Izmailovo Moscow

Runner-up

Lokomotiv Moscow

Winner

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nelli Korovkina". en.rfs.ru. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Russia take a chance on injured keeper Todua". uefa.com. July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Nelli Vitalyevna Korovkina".