Maksim Igorevich Yeleyev (russian: Максим Игоревич Елеев; born 3 March 2001) is a Russian

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who plays as a

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for Metallurg Lipetsk.

Club career

He first appeared on the bench for the senior squad of

PFC CSKA Moscow Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English: ...

on 15 September 2019 in a

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game against

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. He was also included in CSKA's

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squad. He made his debut for the main squad of

on 25 September 2019 in a Russian Cup game against

FC Alania Vladikavkaz FC Spartak Vladikavkaz (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Спартак Владикавказ») was a Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz (formerly Ordzhonikidze), North Ossetia–Alania. Founded in 1921, the club played ...

, he started the game and played the whole match. On 31 July 2020, Yeleyev signed a new contract with CSKA Moscow, until the summer of 2024, and moved to Akron Tolyatti on a season-long loan deal. He made his

Russian Football National League The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...

debut for Akron on 1 August 2020 in a game against

FC Fakel Voronezh FC Fakel Voronezh (russian: Футбольный клуб "Факел" Воронеж) is a Soviet and Russian professional football club based in Voronezh. Founded in 1947, the club has played in the Soviet Top League and the Russian Premier Le ...

. He became a regular starter for Akron after that. On 20 February 2021, the loan was terminated early. On 22 January 2021, Yeleyev joined Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on a 1.5-year loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. During the summer of 2021, Yeleyevs loan deal with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk was cut short, with the defender moving to

Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and ...

on a season-long loan deal on 19 July 2021. On 22 February 2022, Yeleyev moved on a new loan to Tekstilshchik Ivanovo. However, the loan to Tekstilshchik fell through and Yeleyev was registered as a CSKA player and appeared on the bench in some games late in the 2021–22 season. On 30 August 2022, Yeleyev moved to Metallurg Lipetsk on a permanent basis.

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* * * 2001 births Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers PFC CSKA Moscow players FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players FC Akron Tolyatti players FC Amkar Perm players FC Metallurg Lipetsk players Men's association football defenders Russian First League players Russian Second League players {{Russia-footy-defender-2000s-stub