Maxim Aleksandrovich Chuzhkov (Russian: Максим Александрович Чужков; born 11 April 1987) is a Russian beach soccer player serving as goalkeeper. He is a five-time national champion for Rotor Volgograd (1), Lokomotiv Moscow(1) and Kristall.(3)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maxim Aleksandrovich Chuzhkov | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Samara, Soviet Union | ||
| Position(s) | goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kristall | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Krylya Sovetov (beach soccer) | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Rotor Volgograd (beach soccer) | 62 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Lokomotiv Moscow (beach soccer) | 99 | (19) |
| 2018– | Kristall (beach soccer) | 157 | (23) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Russia national beach soccer team | 123 | (13) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 13 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:12, 13 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Maxim Chuzhkov was born in Samara. He was a gymnast for six years before switching to football. Chuzhkov discovered beach soccer in 2010, and one year later he joined Krylya Sovetov from Samara. From 2012 to 2014 he played for Rotor Volgograd, winning with them the club's first and only Russian Beach Soccer Championships trophy in 2014. In the final he shot one goal and after the match he was named best goalkeeper of the championships.[1]
He then switched to Lokomotiv Moscow in 2015. Two years later Lokomotiv became champions, defeating Kristall in the final. Chuzhkov was named best goalkeeper of the tournament.[2] Since 2018, Chuzhkov plays for Kristall,[3] with which he became threefold national champion, when Kristall defeated Delta Saratov in 2018.[4]
In 2019, Maxim Chuzhkov, Artur Paporotnyi, Anton Shkarin and Yuri Krashennikov each scored a goal at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, resulting to a 7–1 after the whistle.[5]
Achievements edit
National team edit
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup champion: 2021
- Euro Beach Soccer League champion: 2014, 2017
Clubs edit
- Euro Winners Cup: 2021, 2019.
- Mundialito de Clubes: 2017
- Russian National champion: 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Russian Cup champion: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
- Russian Super Cup: 2018
Individually edit
- 2014 Russian National Championships – Best Goalkeeper
- 2015 Russian National Championships – Best Goalkeeper
- 2015 Russian National Championships – Best Goalkeeper
- 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League – Best Goalkeeper
- 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stage 3 – Best Goalkeeper
- 2019 World Beach Games – Europe Qualifier – Best Goalkeeper, Best Assistant
- 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification – Best Goalkeeper
- 2019 Beach Soccer Stars – Best Goalkeeper
- 2019 Beach Soccer Stars – Best Five[6]
- 2021 Euro Winners Cup – Best Goalkeeper[7]
References edit
- ^ «Ротор-Волгоград» – чемпион России [Rotor-Volgograd – champion of Russia]. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ «Локомотив» – победитель клубного чемпионата мира (in Russian). 17 December 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Вратарь сборной России по пляжному футболу перешёл в "Кристалл" [The goalkeeper of the Russian beach soccer team moved to “Crystal”]. Metro News (in Russian). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Maxim Chuzhkov – Biography
- ^ Крашенников стал MVP европейской квалификации на ЧМ-2019 по пляжному футболу [Krashennikov became the MVP of the European qualification at the 2019 World Cup beach soccer] (in Russian). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Beach Soccer Stars shine bright once more". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Kristall lift 4th Euro Winners Cup". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.