Maksim Aleksandrovich Osipenko (russian: Максим Александрович Осипенко; born 16 May 1994) is a Russian football defender. He plays as a

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for

FC Rostov FC Rostov (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are members of the Russian Premier League, and play at the Rostov Arena. After the ...

and the Russia national team.

Club career

Osipenko made his debut in the

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for

FC Irtysh Omsk FC Irtysh Omsk (russian: Иртыш Омск) is a Russian football club based in Omsk, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest coun ...

on 6 August 2013 in a game against FC Baikal Irkutsk. On 19 June 2019, Osipenko signed a one-year contract with one-year extension option with

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 200 ...

club FC Tambov. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Tambov on 14 July 2019 in a game against

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), 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, acco ...

. On 9 January 2020 he signed a 4.5-year contract with

. On 6 December 2022, Osipenko extended his contract with Rostov until the end of the 2026–27 season.

International career

He was called up to the

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for the first time for World Cup qualifiers against Croatia, Cyprus and Malta in September 2021. He made his debut on 7 September 2021 against Malta, starting and playing the whole game in a 2–0 home victory.

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* * * 1994 births Sportspeople from Omsk Living people Russian people of Ukrainian descent Russian footballers Russia international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Irtysh Omsk players FC Fakel Voronezh players FC Tambov players FC Rostov players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players {{Russia-footy-defender-1994-stub