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Maksim Borisoviç Medvedev (Russian: Максим Борисович Медведев; born 29 September 1989) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a right-back for and captains both Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ and the 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 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Qarabağ
Number	5
Youth career
2004–2006	Qarabağ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–	Qarabağ	346	(12)
National team‡
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 7 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2022

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 eight times and Azerbaijan Cup five times with Qarabağ. Medvedev made his debut for the Azerbaijani national team at the age of 19 and is the second most capped player in the history of the national team. Primarily as a right-back, he can also be utilized as a left-back or centre-back.

Club career

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR (present-day Azerbaijan), Medvedev was a product of the Qarabağ youth system.[3]

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 from the national team, Medvedev was selected as the new captain of the national team in 2018.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 July 2022[7][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	36	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		19	1	4	0	13	1	36	2
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Career total			344	12	42	2	114	3	500	17

International

As of match played 17 June 2022[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Azerbaijan	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
	2022	5	0
Total		81	4

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
1	8 October 2016	Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Norway	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	29 May 2018	Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3	9 June 2018	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	3–1	Friendly
4	8 September 2020	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	1-0	1–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Honours

Qarabağ

• Azerbaijan Premier League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22^{[citation needed]}
• Azerbaijan Cup: 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2016, 2018^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Maksim Medvedyev profile on Qarabagh.com
• Maksim Medvedev at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Maksim Medvedev

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[fr] Maksim Medvedev

Maksim Medvedev, né le 29 septembre 1989 à Bakou en Azerbaïdjan, est un footballeur international azerbaïdjanais, qui évolue au poste de défenseur.

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[it] Maksim Medvedev

Maksim Medvedev (Baku, 29 settembre 1989) è un calciatore azero, difensore del Qarabağ.

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[ru] Медведев, Максим Борисович

Макси́м Борисович Медве́дев (азерб. Maksim Borisoviç Medvedev; 29 сентября 1989, Баку, Азербайджанская ССР, СССР) — азербайджанский футболист, защитник клуба «Карабах» (Агдам) и сборной Азербайджана.

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