Maksim Medvedev

Considered among the best players of his generation in Azerbaijan, Medvedev is the former captain and second most capped player in the history of Azerbaijan national team.

Maksim Medvedev

Medvedev playing against Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Maksim Borisoviç Medvedev
Date of birth	(1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Qarabağ
Number	5
Youth career
2004–2006	Qarabağ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–	Qarabağ	374	(12)
International career‡
2005–2006	Azerbaijan U17	3	(0)
2006–2008	Azerbaijan U19	9	(0)
2008–2009	Azerbaijan U21	6	(0)
2009–	Azerbaijan	81	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2022

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR (present-day Azerbaijan), Medvedev was a product of the Qarabağ youth system. He primarily plays as a right-back defender, but can also be utilized as a left-back or centre-back 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 Azerbaijan Premier League. He has won the Premier League nine times and Azerbaijan Cup five times with his team. He also holds the record among Azerbaijani players for most caps in UEFA competitions (120 games).

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 World Cup 2010 qualifying games after Qarabağ FK's successful Europa League campaign in 2009. 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 Norway, 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.

Club

As of match played 15 March 2024

International

As of match played 5 December 2022

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

List of international goals scored by Maksim Medvedev

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 October 2016	Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Norway	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	29 May 2018	Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3	9 June 2018	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	3–1	Friendly
4	8 September 2020	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	1-0	1–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Qarabağ

• Azerbaijan Premier League (9): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23^{[citation needed]}
• Azerbaijan Cup (5): 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2016, 2018^{[citation needed]}