Maksym Mykolayovych Tatarenko (; born 29 January 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chernihiv.
Club career Early career He is a product of the Yunist Chernihiv where he started his football career, before moving to Desna-2 Chernihiv. In 2019 Tatarenko was listed as a third goalie of Desna Chernihiv, but he did not get much of playtime partially due to his young age.
Kudrivka After a season he moved to Kudrivka where in 2020 won the Kyiv Oblast Football Federation and in 2011 the Kyiv Oblast Football Cup and Chernihiv Oblast Football Cup and the Chernihiv Oblast Super Cup.
Druzhba Myrivka In January 2023 he signed for Druzhba Myrivka, where he won the Ukrainian Amateur Cup and the 2023–24 Ukrainian Second League.
FC Chernihiv On 21 June 2024, he joined to Chernihiv in Ukrainian Second League. He soon surpassed Oleksandr Shyray as the club's starting goalkeeper. he made his debut in the 2024–25 Ukrainian Cup against Chaika. On 12 August, he saved a penalty by Serhiy Mashtalir against Viktoriya Sumy in Ukrainian Cup.
In September, he was elected player of the month in Ukrainian Second League. By 26 May 2025, Maksym had kept 291 minutes of clean sheets since the start of the season, which was a single-season record for the league. Tatarenko imposed himself as the best goalkeeper Ukrainian Second League, finishing the 18 matches-long season conceding only 8 goals, helping FC Chernihiv obtain Ukrainian First League promotion during the 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League.
On 26 June 2025, even if few clubs in Ukrainia Premier League were interested, he decided to extend his contract with the club. He made his Ukrainian First League debut with FC Chernihiv on 3 August 2025, in a 1–0 away lost with Probiy Horodenka. On 17 August, during the match against Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, he kepts a clean sheet for the first time in the Ukrainian First League.
Tatarenko played FC Chernihiv's matches in the Ukrainian Cup, impressing enough helping the club to qualify for the round of 16 for the first time. Due to his performance in the match against Vorskla Poltava, he was included in the Best XI of Round 10 of the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League. On 2 July, 2026, he signed a new three-year contract with the club.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Desna Chernihiv2019–20Ukrainian Premier League0000000000Kudrivka 2020–21Ukrainian Amateur League50000000502021–22Ukrainian Amateur League5000000050Druzhba Myrivka2022–23Ukrainian Amateur League2800000002802023–24Ukrainian Second League260100000270Chernihiv2024–25Ukrainian Second League1802000402402025–26Ukrainian First League3006000003602026–27Ukrainian First League90100000100Career total121010000401340
Honours Druzhba Myrivka Ukrainian Second League: 2023–24 Ukrainian Football Amateur League: 2022–23 Ukrainian Amateur Cup: 2022–23Дружба - володар аматорського Кубку України-2023: два голи Мачуленка дозволили команді з Мирівки тріумфувати. ukrfootball.ua. 31 May 2023Мирівська "Дружба" стала володарем Кубка України з футболу серед аматорських команд. kagarlyk.city. 31 May 2023Аматори з Мирівки виграли престижний національний турнір. koff.org.ua Kyiv Oblast Football Championship: 2022–23
Kudrivka Chernihiv Oblast Football Cup: 2021 Kyiv Oblast Football Federation: 2020 Kyiv Oblast Football Cup: 2021
Chernihiv Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League runner-up: 2024–25 (Group B)
Individual Best Goalkeeper of Ukrainian Second Leagueː 2024–25 (13 clean sheets) FC Chernihiv Player of the Year: (2) 2025 2026 SportArena Player of the Round: 2025-26 (Round 10) Honoured Master of Sport of Ukraine
References
External links
Maksym Tatarenko at FC Chernigiv