Maksim Borisoviç Medvedev (; born 29 September 1989) is an Azerbaijani professional football manager and a former player who played as a right-back. He is the manager of Qarabağ-2, the reserve team of Qarabağ, the club he spent his entire career at. He was also a member and captain of Azerbaijan national team.
Club career Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR (present-day Azerbaijan), Medvedev was a product of the Qarabağ youth system.Maksim Medvedev: "Ermənilərlə qarşılaşmada meydanda ölməyə hazır idim" 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 ten times and Azerbaijan Cup six times with his team. He also holds the record among Azerbaijani players for most caps in UEFA competitions (126 games).
Maksim retired at the end of 2023–24 season, playing his entire career for Qarabağ.
International career Medvedev made his Azerbaijan U21 national team debut in 2008, having previously played for U17 and U19 teams.Maksim Medvedevlə əcnəbi klublar maraqlanırlar!
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.Берти Фогтс назвал футболистов, понравившихся ему в сборной "Qarabağ"ın yeni simvolu: MAKS 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 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsQarabağ2006–07Azerbaijan Premier League110 —1102007–08180 —1802008–09200 —2002009–1025020603302010–1118010702602011–1225250603622012–1324130—2712013–1432230804322014–1523161903822015–1626040803802016–17203501103632017–18221001203412018–19210301413812019–20170201413312020–2123141603322021–22191401313622022–2315010502102023–241701070250Career total37612502126355217
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAzerbaijan20093020107020111020126020138020143020155020167120172020181222019602020512021110202250Total814
Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Medvedev goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Maksim MedvedevNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 8 October 2016 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification2 29 May 2018 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–0 3–0 Friendly3 9 June 2018 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 1–0 3–1 Friendly4 8 September 2020 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus 1-0 1–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
Honours Qarabağ Azerbaijan Premier League (10): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, Azerbaijan Cup (6): 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2023–24
Individual Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2016, 2018
References
External links Maksim Medvedyev profile on Qarabagh.com