Maxim "Max" Plakuschenko (Hebrew: מקסים ״מקס״ פלקושצ'נקו, Ukrainian: Максим Плакущенко; born January 4, 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.[1][2] Born in Ukraine, he has represented Israel at youth level.

Maxim Plakuschenko
מקסים פלקושצ'נקו 2017 Maxim Plakuschenko
Plakuschenko in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-04) January 4, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[citation needed]
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Netanya
Youth career
Hapoel Haifa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Hapoel Haifa 87 (13)
2019–2022 Maccabi Haifa 43 (1)
2020–2022Hapoel Hadera (loan) 52 (11)
2022–2023 Budapest Honvéd 17 (0)
2023– Maccabi Netanya 28 (6)
International career
2012 Israel U17 2 (0)
2013–2014 Israel U18 5 (1)
2014 Israel U19 5 (0)
2016–2018 Israel U21 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024

Early life

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Plakuschenko was born in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. At the age of 3, he immigrated to Israel with his family and resided in the city of Kiryat Ata.

Club career

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By the age of 6, he began to play football in the youth division of Hapoel Haifa. On 21 February 2015, he made his debut in the club's senior team, when he entered as a substitute in the 90th minute in a 2–0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 23 January 2019, he joined Maccabi Haifa on a 3.5 year deal worth €150,000 per season

In June 2023, Plakuschenko returned to Israel with Maccabi Netanya following a short spell in Hungary with Budapest Honvéd.[3]

International career

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Plakuschenko is capped as a youth International for Israel.

In 2018 he was called up for the Israel national football team.[citation needed]

Honours

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Club

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Hapoel Haifa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Maxim Plakuschenko at Soccerway
  2. ^ *Maxim PlakuschenkoIsrael Football Association league player details
  3. ^ @Fcmn_il (26 June 2023). "מועדון הכדורגל מכבי נתניה שמח להודיע על החתמתו של הקשר ההתקפי מקסים פלקושצ'נקו, ששיחק בעונה האחרונה בקבוצת הונבד מהונגריה. פלקושצ'נקו חתם בקבוצה לשנתיים, בהצלחה, יאללה נתניה!" [The Maccabi Netanya football club is pleased to announce the signing of attacking midfielder Maxim Plekoshchenko, who played last season in the Honved team from Hungary. Falkushchenko signed with the team for two years, good luck, come on Netanya!] (Tweet) (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 June 2023 – via Twitter.