Maksim Romashchenko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yorevich and the family name is Romaschenko.

Maksim Yorevich Romaschenko (Belarusian: Максім Рамашчанка, romanized: Maksim Ramashchanka, Ukrainian: Макси́м Ю́рійович Рома́щенко, romanized: Maksym Yuriyovych Romashchenko; born 31 July 1976) is a Ukrainian-Belorussian professional football coach and former player, who played as a midfielder, most notably for Dynamo Moscow. He made 64 appearances for the Belarus national team and is the country's record goalscorer.

Maksim Romaschenko

Romaschenko playing for Khimki in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Maxim Yorevich Romaschenko
Date of birth	(1976-07-31) 31 July 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth	Pavlohrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Dnipro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993	Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya	17	(2)
1993–1994	Dnepr Mogilev	15	(1)
1994	Fandok Bobruisk	1	(0)
1995–1996	MPKC Mozyr	58	(21)
1997–2000	Dynamo Moscow	89	(15)
2000–2003	Gaziantepspor	62	(20)
2003–2004	Trabzonspor	20	(6)
2004–2006	Dynamo Moscow	43	(9)
2007	Torpedo Moscow	27	(15)
2008–2009	Bursaspor	36	(4)
2009	Khimki	8	(0)
2010	Salyut Belgorod	10	(1)
2010–2012	Dynamo Bryansk	52	(9)
2012–2013	Khimki	13	(0)
Total		451	(103)
International career
1995–1997	Belarus U21	12	(5)
1998–2008	Belarus	64	(20)
Managerial career
2022–2023	Strogino Moscow (academy)
2023–2024	FShM Moscow (academy)
2024	Metallurg Lipetsk
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Romaschenko played for Dnepr Mogilev, Poligraphtekhnika Oleksandria, Fandok Bobruisk, MPKC Mozyr, Gaziantepspor, Trabzonspor, Dynamo Moscow, Torpedo Moscow and Bursaspor.^[1]

Personal life

His older brother, Miroslav Romaschenko and his nephew Nikita Romaschenko (Miroslav's son) were both professional footballers as well.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Belarus goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romaschenko goal.

List of international goals scored by Maksim Romaschenko^[2]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 June 1998	Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Lithuania	5–0	5–0	Friendly
2	19 August 1998	Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania	Lithuania	3–0	3–0	Friendly
3	21 August 2002	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	3–2	4–2	Friendly
4				4–2
5	20 August 2003	Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Iran	1–0	2–1	Friendly
6	18 February 2004	Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	2–0	Cyprus International Football Tournament
7				2–0
8	21 February 2004	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Latvia	2–1	4–1	Cyprus International Football Tournament
9				3–1
10				4–1
11	9 October 2004	Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Moldova	4–0	4–0	World Cup 2006 qualifier
12	13 October 2004	Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy	Italy	1–2	3–4	World Cup 2006 qualifier
13				3–4
14	2 September 2006	Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Albania	2–1	2–2	Euro 2008 qualifier
15	22 August 2007	Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Israel	2–1	2–1	Friendly
16	8 September 2007	Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Romania	1–1	1–3	Euro 2008 qualifier
17	17 October 2007	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Israel	1–1	1–2	Friendly
18	17 November 2007	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	1–0	4–2	Euro 2008 qualifier
19				4–2
20	6 February 2008	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta	Malta	1–0	1–0	Malta International Football Tournament

Honours

MPKC Mozyr

• Belarusian Premier League: 1996
• Belarusian Cup: 1995–96

Trabzonspor

• Turkish Cup: 2003–04

Individual

• Belarusian Footballer of the Year: 2004