Maksim Aleksandrovich Osipenko (; born 16 May 1994) is a Russian

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defender who plays as a

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for

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and the Russia national team.

Club career

Osipenko made his debut in the

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

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club

Tambov Tambov ( , ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna River (Moksha basin), Tsna ...

. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Tambov on 14 July 2019 in a game against Zenit St. Petersburg. On 9 January 2020 he signed a 4.5-year contract with

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. On 6 December 2022, Osipenko extended his contract with Rostov until the end of the 2026–27 season. On 17 June 2025, Osipenko signed a three-year contract with

, with an option to extend for two additional seasons.

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.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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

Honours

Individual *

Team of the Season:

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* * 1994 births Footballers from Omsk Living people Russian people of Ukrainian descent Russian men's footballers Russia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Irtysh Omsk players FC Fakel Voronezh players FC Tambov players FC Rostov players FC Dynamo Moscow players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-defender-1994-stub