Maksim Medvedev

Maksim Medvedev (born 29 September 1989) is an Azerbaijani footballer of Russian descent who currently plays for and captains both Qarabağ FK and Azerbaijan national football team. He plays primarily as a right-back defender, but can also be utilized as a left-back or centre-back.

Maksim Medvedev
Personal information
Full name Maksim Medvedev
Date of birth (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989[1]
Place of birth Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.80[2] m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Qarabağ
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2006 Qarabağ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Qarabağ 302 (10)
National team‡
2005–2006 Azerbaijan U17 3 (0)
2006–2008 Azerbaijan U19 9 (0)
2008–2009 Azerbaijan U21 6 (0)
2009– Azerbaijan 60 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2019

Medvedev has spent his entire career at Qarabağ since becoming a professional player in 2006 and is the second most capped player in the history of the club. He has won the Azerbaijan Premier League 7 times and Azerbaijan Cup 3 times. Medvedev made his debute for the Azerbaijani national team in 2009 at the age of 19 and is the eighth most capped player in the history of the national team. He has been nominated for the Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year award multiple times, placing second in 2016 and 2018.

Club career

FK Qarabağ

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR (in present-day - Azerbaijan), Medvedev was a product of the Qarabağ FK youth system, by becoming one of the talented players in country.[3]

International career

Medvedev made his Azerbaijan under-21 debut in 2008, having previously played for under-17 and under-19 teams.[4]

He became a regular starter for Azerbaijan during World Cup 2010 qualifying games after Qarabağ FK's successful Europa League campaign in 2009.[5][6] On 3 June 2016 Medvedev lead Azerbaijani national team against Canada as a team captain. He scored his first international goal on 8 October 2016 against Norway, securing a 1–0 victory for his team. After the retirement of Rashad Sadyghov from the national team, Medvedev was selected as the new captain of the national team in 2018.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 March 2020[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Qarabağ 2006–07 Azerbaijan Premier League 110———110
2007–08 180———180
2008–09 200———200
2009–10 25020—50—320
2010–11 18010—70—260
2011–12 25250—60—362
2012–13 24130———271
2013–14 32230—80—432
2014–15 23161—90—382
2015–16 26040—80—380
2016–17 20350—110—353
2017–18 22100—120—341
2018–19 21030—141—381
2019–20 17020—141—331
Total 30210341—952—43113
Career total 30210341—952—43113

International
Azerbaijan
YearAppsGoals
200930
201070
201110
201260
201380
201430
201550
201671
201720
2018122
201960
202031
Total634

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 October 2020[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2016Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Norway1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.29 May 2018 Kyrgyzstan1–03–0Friendly
3.9 June 2018Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia1–03–1
4.8 September 2020GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus0-10–12020–21 UEFA Nations League

Honours
Qarabağ

References
  1. UEFA.com. "Maksim Medvedev - Azerbaijan - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. Максим МЕДВЕДЕВ: В объединенном чемпионате Азербайджан могут представлять 5 клубов, а матчи с Зенитом могут собрать 50 000 зрителей (in Russian). Azerisport.com. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016. В интернете мой рост указан не верно, на самом деле я повыше, 180 сантиметров.
  3. Maksim Medvedev: "Ermənilərlə qarşılaşmada meydanda ölməyə hazır idim" (in Azerbaijani)
  4. Maksim Medvedevlə əcnəbi klublar maraqlanırlar! (in Azerbaijani)
  5. Берти Фогтс назвал футболистов, понравившихся ему в сборной (in Russian)
  6. "Qarabağ"ın yeni simvolu: MAKS (in Azerbaijani)
  7. "Maksim Medvedev Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  8. "Maksim Medvedyev". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 9 October 2017.


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