Ilya Berkovsky (footballer)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vitalyevich and the family name is Berkovsky.
Ilya Berkovsky
Berkovsky with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ilya Vitalyevich Berkovsky
Date of birth (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Tavricheskoye, Russia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Khimki
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2016 Irtysh Omsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Irtysh Omsk 36 (7)
2020 Torpedo Moscow 21 (6)
2020– Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
2021–2023 → Pari NN (loan) 28 (1)
2023–2024 → Khimki (loan) 23 (2)
2024– Khimki 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024

Ilya Vitalyevich Berkovsky (Russian: Илья Витальевич Берковский; born 15 March 2000) is a Russian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Khimki.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Irtysh Omsk on 14 May 2017 in a game against Zenit Irkutsk.[1] He made his Russian Football National League debut for Torpedo Moscow on 2 August 2020 in a game against Shinnik Yaroslavl.[2]

On 18 December 2020, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow.[3] On 15 February 2021, he moved on loan to Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the 2020–21 season.[4] On 19 June 2021, the loan was renewed for the 2021–22 season.[5] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Nizhny Novgorod on 7 August 2021 in a game against Spartak Moscow.[6] On 30 October 2021, he scored his first RPL goal against the club who held his rights, Lokomotiv Moscow.[7] On 17 June 2022, Berkovsky returned to Pari NN (as FC Nizhny Novgorod has been renamed by then) on another season-long loan.[8]

In the 2023–24 season, Berkovsky played on loan at Khimki in the Russian First League. Khimki secured promotion to the Russian Premier League, and an obligation-to-buy clause in the loan contract was triggered.[9] Berkovsky signed a three-year contract with Khimki.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Irtysh Omsk 2016–17 Russian Second League 1 0 — — 1 0
2017–18 Russian Second League 9 3 1 0 — 10 3
2018–19 Russian Second League 17 2 1 1 — 18 3
2019–20 Russian Second League 9 2 0 0 — 9 2
Total 36 7 2 1 — 38 8
Torpedo Moscow 2020–21 Russian First League 21 6 1 0 — 22 6
Pari NN (loan) 2020–21 Russian First League 2 0 — — 2 0
2021–22 Russian Premier League 20 1 2 2 — 22 3
2022–23 Russian Premier League 6 0 5 0 — 11 0
Total 28 1 7 2 — 35 3
Khimki (loan) 2023–24 Russian First League 23 2 5 0 – 28 2
Khimki 2024–25 Russian Premier League 7 0 5 0 — 12 0
Career total 115 16 20 3 0 0 135 19

References

  1. ^ Ilya Berkovsky at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
  2. ^ "Game Report by FNL". Russian Football National League. 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Илья Берковский перешел в "Локомотив"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Берковский перешел в "Нижний Новгород"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Илья Берковский остается в Нижнем!" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Spartak v Nizhny Novgorod game report". Russian Premier League. 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Nizhny Novgorod v Lokomotiv game report". Russian Premier League. 7 August 2021.
  8. ^ "БЕРКОВСКИЙ ПРОДОЛЖИТ ВЫСТУПЛЕНИЕ ЗА "ПАРИ НИЖНИЙ НОВГОРОД"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  9. ^ "БЕРКОВСКИЙ ПРОДОЛЖИТ ВЫСТУПЛЕНИЕ ЗА "ХИМКИ"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 31 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Илья Берковский с нами до лета 2027 года!" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 31 May 2024.