Maksim Maksimov
 Maksimov with Fakel Voronezh in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maksim Sergeyevich Maksimov | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Voronezh, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Fakel Voronezh | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Atlantas | 75 | (21) |
| 2017 | Trakai | 16 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Vardar | 29 | (8) |
| 2019 | RFS | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Torpedo Moscow | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | Napredak Kruševac | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Fakel Voronezh | 105 | (36) |
| 2024–2025 | Torpedo Moscow | 29 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | Arsenal Tula | 22 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 | |||
Maksim Sergeyevich Maksimov (Russian: Максим Сергеевич Максимов; born 4 November 1995) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre-forward.
Club career
He started his professional career in Lithuania with Atlantas. After moving to Riteriai (known as FK Trakai at the time), he scored 7 goals in 6 games in the Europa League qualifiers, helping his club eliminate Scottish club St Johnstone and Swedish IFK Norrköping. Shortly after he transferred to Macedonian club Vardar. After a long investigation, on 27 May 2019 FIFA banned Maksimov from playing for 4 months and Vardar from acquiring new players for two transfer windows due to irregularities with his transfer.[1]
On 28 August 2019 he signed a 2-year contract with Russian Football National League club Torpedo Moscow.[2]
He made his professional debut in the Russian Football National League for Torpedo on 29 September 2019 in a game against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. He started the game and was substituted at half-time.[3] He scored his first Torpedo goal on 12 October 2019, a late winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Spartak-2 Moscow. On 26 November 2019, his contract was dissolved by mutual consent.[4]
On 21 August 2020, he was on trials with Serbian SuperLiga side Napredak Kruševac.[5]
Maksimov made his Russian Premier League debut for Fakel Voronezh on 17 July 2022 against Krasnodar.[6]
On 30 May 2024, Maksimov left Fakel as his contract expired.[7]
Honours
- Individual
- Russian Football National League top scorer: 2021–22 (22 goals).[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlantas | 2014 | A Lyga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| 2015 | A Lyga | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 12 | ||
| 2016 | A Lyga | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 11 | ||
| Total | 75 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 25 | ||
| Trakai | 2017 | A Lyga | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6[a] | 7 | — | 24 | 19 | |
| Vardar | 2017–18 | Macedonian First Football League | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | — | 26 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Macedonian First Football League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | ||
| RFS | 2019 | Virslīga | 4 | 0 | – | – | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Torpedo Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian First League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Fakel Voronezh | 2020–21 | Russian First League | 23 | 8 | – | – | — | 23 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22 | Russian First League | 37 | 22 | 2 | 0 | – | — | 39 | 22 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 105 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 39 | ||
| Torpedo Moscow | 2024–25 | Russian First League | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 5 | ||
| Arsenal Tula | 2025–26 | Russian First League | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 286 | 82 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 337 | 99 | ||
References
- ↑ "Precedentas mažiesiems klubams – "Riteriai" laimėjo bylą prieš M.Maksimovą ir "Vardar"!" [A precedent for small clubs - the Knights win the case against Maximov and Vardar!] (in Lithuanian). Riteriai. 27 May 2019.
- ↑ "ЧЕРНО-БЕЛЫЕ УСИЛИЛИСЬ НАПАДАЮЩИМ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Torpedo Moscow. 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "Game Report by FNL" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "МАКСИМ МАКСИМОВ ПОКИДАЕТ "ТОРПЕДО"" [Maksim Maksimov leaves Torpedo] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Torpedo Moscow. 26 November 2019.
- ↑ Napredak se pojačava at dan.co.me, 21-8-2020
- ↑ "Krasnodar v Fakel game report". Russian Premier League. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "Максим Максимов покинул "Факел"" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "МАКСИМОВ СТАЛ ЛУЧШИМ БОМБАРДИРОМ, СУЛТОНОВ – ЛУЧШИМ АССИСТЕНТОМ ОЛИМП-ФНЛ СЕЗОНА-2021/22" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
External links
- Profile by Russian Football National League
- Maksim Maksimov at Soccerway
- Maksim Maksimov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- 1995 births
- Footballers from Voronezh
- Living people
- Russian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- FK Atlantas players
- FK Riteriai players
- FK Vardar players
- FK RFS players
- FC Torpedo Moscow players
- FC Fakel Voronezh players
- FC Arsenal Tula players
- A Lyga players
- Macedonian First Football League players
- Latvian Higher League players
- Russian First League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Russian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
- Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen
- Russian football forward, 1990s birth stubs