Maksim Medvedev
Maksim Medvedev (born 29 September 1989) is an Azerbaijani footballer, who currently plays for and captains both Qarabağ FK and Azerbaijan national football team.
.jpg.webp) Medvedev playing against Chelsea in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maksim Medvedev | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 340 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Azerbaijan U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Azerbaijan U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Azerbaijan U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009– | Azerbaijan | 76 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021 | |||
Medvedev has spent his entire career at Qarabağ since becoming a professional player in 2006 and is the most capped player in the history of the club. He has won the Azerbaijan Premier League 7 times and Azerbaijan Cup 4 times. Medvedev made his debut for the Azerbaijani national team in 2009 at the age of 19 and is the fourth most capped player in the history of the national team. He plays primarily as a right-back defender, but can also be utilized as a left-back or centre-back.
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
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Qarabağ | 2006–07 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 18 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 20 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 329 | 11 | 38 | 2 | 108 | 3 | 475 | 16 | ||
International
Statistics accurate as of match played 15 November 2021[8]
| Azerbaijan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2016 | Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 29 May 2018 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 9 June 2018 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 4 | 8 September 2020 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 0-1 | 0–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League |
Honours
- Qarabağ
- Azerbaijan Premier League: (7) 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Azerbaijan Cup: (4) 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Individual
- Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year: Runner-up (2) 2016, 2018
References
- UEFA.com. "Maksim Medvedev - Azerbaijan - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- 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.
- Maksim Medvedev: "Ermənilərlə qarşılaşmada meydanda ölməyə hazır idim" (in Azerbaijani)
- Maksim Medvedevlə əcnəbi klublar maraqlanırlar! (in Azerbaijani)
- Берти Фогтс назвал футболистов, понравившихся ему в сборной (in Russian)
- "Qarabağ"ın yeni simvolu: MAKS (in Azerbaijani)
- "Maksim Medvedev Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- "Maksim Medvedyev". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
External links
- Maksim Medvedyev profile on Qarabagh.com
- Maksim Medvedev at National-Football-Teams.com