Maksim Sergeyevich Maksimov (Russian: Максим Сергеевич Максимов; born 4 November 1995) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre-forward for FC Fakel Voronezh.

Maksim Maksimov
Maksimov with Fakel Voronezh in 2022
Personal information
Full name Maksim Sergeyevich Maksimov
Date of birth (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Voronezh, Russia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
FC Fakel Voronezh
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2013 FC Fakel Voronezh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 FK Atlantas 75 (21)
2017 FK Riteriai 16 (10)
2017–2019 FK Vardar 29 (8)
2019 FK RFS 4 (0)
2019 FC Torpedo Moscow 6 (1)
2020 FK Napredak Kruševac 0 (0)
2020– FC Fakel Voronezh 100 (36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024

Club career edit

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 FC Torpedo Moscow.[2]

He made his professional debut in the Russian Football National League for Torpedo on 29 September 2019 in a game against FC 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 FC 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 FK Napredak Kruševac.[5]

Maksimov made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Fakel Voronezh on 17 July 2022 against FC Krasnodar.[6]

Honours edit

Individual

Career statistics edit

As of match played 19 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 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 32 8
RFS 2019 Virslīga 4 0 4 0
Torpedo Moscow 2019–20 First League 6 1 1 0 7 1
Fakel Voronezh 2020–21 Russian Football National 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 30 5
2023–24 Russian Premier League 15 2 6 2 21 4
Total 99 36 14 3 0 0 113 39
Career total 229 75 28 8 15 8 0 0 272 92
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ЧЕРНО-БЕЛЫЕ УСИЛИЛИСЬ НАПАДАЮЩИМ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Torpedo Moscow. 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Game Report by FNL" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ "МАКСИМ МАКСИМОВ ПОКИДАЕТ "ТОРПЕДО"" [Maksim Maksimov leaves Torpedo] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Torpedo Moscow. 26 November 2019.
  5. ^ Napredak se pojačava at dan.co.me, 21-8-2020
  6. ^ "Krasnodar v Fakel game report". Russian Premier League. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ^ "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 edit