Maksim Zhitnev

Maksim Igorevich Zhitnev (Russian: Максим Игоревич Житнев; born 5 May 1990) is a Russian football striker who plays for Novosibirsk.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Igorevich and the family name is Zhitnev.

Maksim Zhitnev

Maksim Zhitnev in 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Maksim Igorevich Zhitnev
Date of birth	(1990-05-05) 5 May 1990
Place of birth	Belovo, Russian SFSR
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Novosibirsk
Youth career
	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Spartak Moscow	0	(0)
2009	Shakhta Raspadskaya Mezhdurechensk (amateur)
2010–2011	Sibir-2 Novosibirsk	15	(9)
2011–2016	Sibir Novosibirsk	107	(32)
2016–2018	Kuban Krasnodar	20	(2)
2017–2018	→ Sibir Novosibirsk (loan)	31	(12)
2018–2019	Sibir Novosibirsk	26	(2)
2019	Tom Tomsk	17	(4)
2020	Irtysh Pavlodar	2	(0)
2020–	Novosibirsk	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2020

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Sibir-2 Novosibirsk on 23 April 2011 in a game against FC Kuzbass Kemerovo.[1]

He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Sibir Novosibirsk on 9 August 2011 in a game against FC Torpedo Moscow.

He was called the player of the month in Football National League in July 2015.[2]

On 29 January 2020, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the signing of Zhitnev.[3]

References

1. "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
2. Житнев – лучший игрок в ФНЛ в июле, голкипер армавирского «Торпедо» Комаров – второй
3. "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО:МАКСИМ ЖИТНЁВ-НОВЫЙ ИГРОК ФК ERTIS". fcirtysh.kz/ (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.