Maksim Medvedev

Maksim Borisoviç Medvedev (Russian: Максим Борисович Медведев; born 29 September 1989) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays and captain of Qarabağ in Azerbaijan Premier League. Considered among the best players of his generation in Azerbaijan, Medvedev is the former captain and second most capped player in the history of Azerbaijan national team.

Maksim Medvedev
Medvedev playing against Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Maksim Borisoviç Medvedev
Date of birth (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989[1]
Place of birth Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Qarabağ
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2006 Qarabağ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006– Qarabağ 374 (12)
International career‡
2005–2006 Azerbaijan U17 3 (0)
2006–2008 Azerbaijan U19 9 (0)
2008–2009 Azerbaijan U21 6 (0)
2009– Azerbaijan 81 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2022

Club career

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR (present-day Azerbaijan), Medvedev was a product of the Qarabağ youth system.[3] He primarily plays as a right-back defender, but can also be utilized as a left-back or centre-back defender.

Medvedev has spent his entire career at Qarabağ since becoming a professional player in 2006. He is the most capped player in the history of the club and 11th most capped player in the history of Azerbaijan Premier League. He has won the Premier League nine times and Azerbaijan Cup five times with his team. He also holds the record among Azerbaijani players for most caps in UEFA competitions (120 games).

International career

Medvedev made his Azerbaijan U21 national team debut in 2008, having previously played for U17 and U19 teams.[4]

He became a regular starter for the senior national team during World Cup 2010 qualifying games after Qarabağ FK's successful Europa League campaign in 2009.[5][6] On 3 June 2016, Medvedev lead the Azerbaijan 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 and Kamran Aghayev from the national team, Medvedev was selected as the new team captain in early 2019. He has led the team as captain in 28 games between 2019 and 2022. He is the second most capped player in its history with 81 caps.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 15 March 2024[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Azerbaijan Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Qarabağ 2006–07 Azerbaijan Premier League 110—110
2007–08 180—180
2008–09 200—200
2009–10 2502060330
2010–11 1801070260
2011–12 2525060362
2012–13 24130—271
2013–14 3223080432
2014–15 2316190382
2015–16 2604080380
2016–17 20350110363
2017–18 22100120341
2018–19 21030141381
2019–20 17020141331
2020–21 2314160332
2021–22 19140131362
2022–23 1501050210
2023–24 1501070230
Career total 37412442126354417

    International
    As of match played 5 December 2022[8]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Azerbaijan 200930
    201070
    201110
    201260
    201380
    201430
    201550
    201671
    201720
    2018122
    201960
    202051
    2021110
    202250
    Total814
    Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Medvedev goal.
    List of international goals scored by Maksim Medvedev[8]
    No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    18 October 2016Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Norway1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    229 May 2018Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Kyrgyzstan1–03–0Friendly
    39 June 2018Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia1–03–1Friendly
    48 September 2020GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus1-01–02020–21 UEFA Nations League

    Honours
    Qarabağ
    Individual
    • Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2016, 2018

    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-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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