Aleksandr Maksimenko (footballer, born 1998)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Maksimenko.

Aleksandr Maksimenko

Maksimenko with Spartak Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Vladimirovich Maksimenko
Date of birth	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Spartak Moscow
Number	98
Youth career
2007–2011	Lokomotiv Rostov-on-Don
2011–2013	Viktor Ponedelnik Academy
2013–2018	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Spartak-2 Moscow	24	(0)
2016–	Spartak Moscow	142	(0)
International career^‡
2015	Russia U17	22	(0)
2015–2016	Russia U18	7	(0)
2016	Russia U19	6	(0)
2018–2021	Russia U21	13	(0)
2024–	Russia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Maksimenko (Russian: Александр Владимирович Максименко; born 19 March 1998) is a Russian football player who plays for Spartak Moscow and the Russia national team.

Club career

Maksimenko made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Spartak-2 Moscow on 13 August 2016 in a game against Tyumen.^[2] He made his debut for the main Spartak squad on 25 October 2017 in a Russian Cup game against Spartak Nalchik.^[3]

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Spartak Moscow on 28 July 2018 in a game against Orenburg.^[4] He became the starting Spartak goalkeeper after that in the beginning of the 2018–19 season over Artyom Rebrov as Aleksandr Selikhov was suffering from a tendon injury, and has since been the joint-first choice keeper along with Selikhov.^{[citation needed]}

Maksimenko won the Russian Cup in 2022 .

International career

He played in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup for Russia national under-17 football team.^{[citation needed]}

On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for the Russia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.^[5]

Maksimenko made his senior team debut on 7 June 2024 in a friendly against Belarus, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 Russian victory.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Spartak-2 Moscow	2015–16	Russian First League	0	0	—		—		2[a]	0	2	0
	2016–17	Russian First League	4	0	—		—		2[a]	0	6	0
	2017–18	Russian First League	20	0	—		—		—		20	0
	Total		24	0	—		—		4	0	28	0
FC Spartak Moscow	2015–16	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2016–17	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	23	0	1	0	8[b]	0	—		32	0
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	29	0	3	0	4[c]	0	—		36	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	29	0	2	0	—		—		31	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	16	0	4	0	5[d]	0	—		25	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	3	0	11	0	—		0	0	14	0
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	24	0	5	0	—		—		29	0
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		142	0	27	0	17	0	—		186	0
Career total			166	0	27	0	17	0	4	0	214	0

1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
2. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2024	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2021–22^[7]

References

1. "Aleksandr Maksimenko". FC Spartak Moscow. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
2. "Game Report by FNL". Russian Football National League. 13 August 2016.
3. "Spartak Moscow-Spartak Nalchik game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 October 2017.
4. "Spartak v Orenburg game report". Russian Premier League. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
5. Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
6. "Belarus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2024.
7. ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.

External links

• Profile by Russian Football National League