Maksim Borisoviç Medvedev (; born 29 September 1989) is a former Azerbaijani

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defender. Maksim played his entire career at Qarabağ in

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. He was also a member and captain of Azerbaijan national team.

Club career

Born in

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(present-day Azerbaijan), Medvedev was a product of the Qarabağ youth system. He primarily plays as a

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defender, but can also be utilized as a left-back or

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defender. Medvedev has spent his entire career at Qarabağ since becoming a professional player in 2006. He is the most capped player in the history of the club and 11th most capped player in the history of

. He has won the Premier League ten times and

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six times with his team. He also holds the record among Azerbaijani players for most caps in

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(126 games). Maksim retired at the end of 2023-24 season, playing his entire career for Qarabağ.

International career

Medvedev made his Azerbaijan U21 national team debut in 2008, having previously played for U17 and U19 teams. He became a regular starter for the senior national team during

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qualifying games after Qarabağ FK's successful

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campaign in 2009."Qarabağ"ın yeni simvolu: MAKS
On 3 June 2016, Medvedev lead the Azerbaijan national team against Canada as a team captain. He scored his first international goal on 8 October 2016 against

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, securing a 1–0 victory for his team. After the retirement of Rashad Sadyghov and Kamran Aghayev from the national team, Medvedev was selected as the new team captain in early 2019. He has led the team as captain in 28 games between 2019 and 2022. He is the second most capped player in its history with 81 caps.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Medvedev goal.''

Honours

;Qarabağ *

(10): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, *

(6): 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2023–24 ;Individual * Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2016, 2018

References

External links

Maksim Medvedyev profile on Qarabagh.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Medvedev, Maksim 1989 births Living people Footballers from Baku Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Azerbaijan men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Qarabağ FK players Azerbaijan Premier League players Azerbaijani people of Russian descent