Maksim Aleksandrovich Glushenkov (; born 28 July 1999) is a Russian professional

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who plays for

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Pr ...

and the Russia national team. He plays as a

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Club career

He made his debut in the

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for

Chertanovo Moscow FC Chertanovo Moscow () is a Russian professional football club based in Chertanovo, Moscow who play in the Russian Second League Division B, the fourth tier of Russian football. It is the senior team of the Chertanovo Football Academy. History ...

on 29 July 2016 in a game against

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. On 8 January 2019,

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officially announced that Glushenkov signed the contract with the club. He made his

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debut for Spartak on 17 March 2019 in a game against

. On 21 February 2020, he joined

Krylia Sovetov Samara PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara () is a Russian professional football club based in Samara that plays in the Russian Premier League. In 2004, they finished third in the Russian Premier League. History Krylia Sovetov was founded in Kuybyshev (now Sama ...

on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 2 February 2021, he was loaned to

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until the end of the 2020–21 season. On 23 July 2021, he was again loaned by

until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 25 June 2022, Glushenkov returned to Krylia Sovetov on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract. On 28 December 2022, Glushenkov signed a four-year contract with

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. On 20 June 2024, Glushenkov joined

on a four-year contract with an option for a fifth year. On 13 July 2024, he scored twice, was selected man of the match and won his first trophy with Zenit in the

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game against

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. On his league debut for Zenit against

a week later, he again scored twice and was named man of the match in a 4–0 victory. On 3 August 2024, he scored the first

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of his career in a 5–0 victory over

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, he scored 6 goals in his first 3 league games and 8 in his first 5 competitive games for Zenit. On 18 August 2024, in the fifth round match of the RPL against

, he suffered a fracture of the radius bone of his right hand as a result of being hit by a ball and was forced to leave the field in the 24th minute. Shortly after recovering from the fracture, he suffered a hamstring injury, missing two months of games overall. He returned to the field in late November 2024.

International career

Glushenkov was called up to the

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for the first time for a friendly against Kyrgyzstan in September 2022. He made his debut in that game on 24 September 2022. On 25 March 2025, Glushenkov scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 friendly victory over

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals ''Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg *

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Individual *

top assist provider: 2023–24 *

player of the month: July/August 2024. *

goal of the month: July/August 2024 (first goal against

on 3 August).

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glushenkov, Maksim 1999 births Sportspeople from Smolensk Footballers from Smolensk Oblast Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers FC Chertanovo Moscow players FC Spartak-2 Moscow players FC Spartak Moscow players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Khimki players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen