Maksim Ivanovich Azovsky (russian: Максим Иванович Азовский; born 4 June 1986) is a

Kazakhs The Kazakhs (also spelled Qazaqs; Kazakh: , , , , , ; the English name is transliterated from Russian; russian: казахи) are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to northern parts of Central Asia, chiefly Kazakhstan, but also parts o ...

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footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, who currently plays for

FC Zhetysu Jetisu Taldykorgan ( kk, Жетісу Талдықорған футбол клубы, ''Jetisý Taldyqorǵan Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. They are founding members of the K ...

Career

Club

Azovsky played for the club

FC Astana Astana Football Club ( kk, Astana Futbol Kluby) is a professional football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,254-seat Astana Arena stadium. Th ...

until summer 2007 when he was transferred to

FC Alma-Ata FC Alma-Ata ( kk, Алматы футбол клубы, ''Alamty Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakh association football club based in Almaty between 2000 and 2008. History In 2000 the club was formed as ''FC Tsesna'' in Almaty. Tsesna played in ...

and played than for FC Ordabasy. On 18 February 2015, Azovsky signed for

International

Azovsky has made 16 appearances for the Kazakhstan national football team.

Personal life

His brother,

Yegor Yegor is a Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian given name. Alternative spellings include Egor, Egori, Yahor,Yehor (Ukrainian), Jegor (common variant in Slavic countries with a Latin alphabet) anThe name has Balto-Slavic origin that means "hunter", " ...

, is also a professional footballer, currently for

FC Aktobe Football Club Aktobe ( kk, Aqtóbe Fýtbol Klýby), commonly referred to as FC Aktobe or simply Aktobe, is a professional football club based in Aktobe. They last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. For ...

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* 1986 births Living people Kazakhstani men's footballers Footballers from Astana FC Ordabasy players FC Okzhetpes players FC Zhenis players FC Astana players FC Taraz players FC Akzhayik players FC Zhetysu players FC Elimai players Kazakhstan men's international footballers Kazakhstan Premier League players Men's association football midfielders {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub