Maksim Sergeyevich Kanunnikov (; born 14 July 1991) is a Russian former

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Club career

Kanunnikov joined Zenit U21s in 2009 and shortly after started to train with the first team, appearing on the bench on occasion. He finally made his

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debut on 23 August 2009, coming as a last-minute substitute against

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. On 10 May 2010 his first goal in

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was against

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. On 17 January 2011, Kanunnikov was on loan to

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for the 2011–12 season. On 2 March 2018, he was released by mutual consent from his contract by

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. On 7 March 2018, he signed with SKA-Khabarovsk until the end of the 2017–18 season. On 27 July 2018, he signed a one-year contract with

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. He left Krylia Sovetov at the end of the 2021–22 season.

International career

He made his debut for the

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on 26 May 2014 in a friendly game against

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, replacing

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at half time in a 1–0 win at

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. On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's

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squad. He made his competitive debut for Russia in the second group game against

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on 22 June, playing the entire 90 minutes of the 1–0 defeat at the Maracanã.

Career honours

Zenit St. Petersburg * Russian Cup (1):

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Career statistics

References

External links

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Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanunnikov, Maksim 1991 births Footballers from Nizhny Tagil Footballers from Sverdlovsk Oblast Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Tom Tomsk players FC Amkar Perm players FC Rubin Kazan players FC SKA-Khabarovsk players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 21st-century Russian sportsmen