Aleksandr Maksimenko (footballer, born 1998)

Aleksandr Maksimenko
Maksimenko with Spartak Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Vladimirovich Maksimenko
Date of birth (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998
Place of birth Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Spartak Moscow
Number 98
Youth career
2007–2011 Lokomotiv Rostov-on-Don
2011–2013 Viktor Ponedelnik Academy
2013–2016 Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Spartak-2 Moscow 24 (0)
2016– Spartak Moscow 169 (0)
International career
2015 Russia U17 22 (0)
2015–2016 Russia U18 7 (0)
2016 Russia U19 6 (0)
2018–2021 Russia U21 13 (0)
2024– Russia 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Maksimenko (Russian: Александр Владимирович Максименко; born 19 March 1998) is a Russian football player who plays for Spartak Moscow and the Russia national team.

Club career

Maksimenko made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Spartak-2 Moscow on 13 August 2016 in a game against Tyumen.[2] He made his debut for the main Spartak squad on 25 October 2017 in a Russian Cup game against Spartak Nalchik.[3] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Spartak Moscow on 28 July 2018 in a game against Orenburg.[4]

Maksimienko became the starting Spartak goalkeeper after that in the beginning of the 2018–19 season over Artyom Rebrov as Aleksandr Selikhov was suffering from a tendon injury, and later became the joint-first choice keeper along with Selikhov.

Maksimenko won the Russian Cup in 2022.

In 2025, as Selikhov left Spartak, Maksimienko became the sole first-choice goalkeeper.

International career

He played in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup for Russia national under-17 football team.

On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for the Russia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.[5]

Maksimenko made his senior team debut on 7 June 2024 in a friendly against Belarus, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 Russian victory.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spartak-2 Moscow 2015–16 Russian First League 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2016–17 Russian First League 4 0 2[a] 0 6 0
2017–18 Russian First League 20 0 20 0
Total 24 0 4 0 28 0
Spartak Moscow 2015–16 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Russian Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 Russian Premier League 23 0 1 0 8[b] 0 32 0
2019–20 Russian Premier League 29 0 3 0 4[c] 0 36 0
2020–21 Russian Premier League 29 0 2 0 31 0
2021–22 Russian Premier League 16 0 4 0 5[d] 0 25 0
2022–23 Russian Premier League 3 0 11 0 0 0 14 0
2023–24 Russian Premier League 24 0 5 0 29 0
2024–25 Russian Premier League 27 0 4 0 31 0
2025–26 Russian Premier League 18 0 0 0 18 0
Total 169 0 31 0 17 0 217 0
Career total 193 0 31 0 17 0 4 0 245 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the FNL Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 4 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Russia 2024 2 0
2025 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Spartak Moscow

References

  1. ^ "Aleksandr Maksimenko". FC Spartak Moscow. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Game Report by FNL". Russian Football National League. 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Spartak Moscow-Spartak Nalchik game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Spartak v Orenburg game report". Russian Premier League. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Belarus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.