Maksim Ivanovich Azovsky (; born 4 June 1986) is a

Kazakhs The Kazakhs (Kazakh language, Kazakh: , , , ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia and Eastern Europe. They share a common Culture of Kazakhstan, culture, Kazakh language, language and History of Kazakhstan, history ...

tani

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 lea ...

, who currently plays for

FC Zhetysu Jetisu Taldykorgan (, ''Jetisu Taldyqorǵan Futbol Kluby'') is a Football in Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional football (soccer), football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. They are a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League ...

Career

Club

Azovsky played for the club

FC Astana Astana Football Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Football in Kazakhstan, Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,000-seat As ...

until summer 2007 when he was transferred to

FC Alma-Ata FC Alma-Ata (, ''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 the Kazakhstan First Division for the fi ...

and played than for

FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy () is a professional association football, football club from Kazakhstan based at the Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium (Shymkent), Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Ordabasy was formed in 1949, following the merger of two exi ...

. On 18 February 2015, Azovsky signed for

International

Azovsky has made 16 appearances for the

Kazakhstan national football team The Kazakhstan national football team (, , ) represents Kazakhstan in men's international association football, football and it is governed by the Kazakhstan Football Federation. They split from the Soviet Union national football team, Soviet Un ...

Personal life

His brother,

Yegor Yegor (, ; ; ) is an East Slavic given name. Other spellings include Egor, Egori, Jegor (a common variant in Slavic countries with a Latin alphabet) and Jegors ( Latvian variant). The name originated as a colloquial form of the name Георги ...

, is also a professional footballer, currently for

FC Aktobe Football Club Aktobe (), commonly referred to as FC Aktobe or simply Aktobe, is a professional association football, football club based in Aktobe. They last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Football in Kazakhstan, Ka ...

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* 1986 births Living people Kazakhstani men's footballers Footballers from Astana FC Ordabasy players FC Okzhetpes players FC Jenis 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