Maksim Rudakov

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

Maksim Alekseyevich Rudakov (Russian: Максим Алексеевич Рудаков; born 22 January 1996) is a Russian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sochi.

Maksim Rudakov

Rudakov with FC Rostov in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Maksim Alekseyevich Rudakov
Date of birth	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sochi
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2020	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0	(0)
2016	→ FC Zenit Penza (loan)	9	(0)
2017	→ Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg	4	(0)
2018–2019	→ HJK (loan)	53	(0)
2020–2024	Rostov	1	(0)
2021	→ Rotor Volgograd (loan)	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Honka (loan)	55	(0)
2024–	Sochi	6	(0)
International career‡
2012	Russia U16	2	(0)
2012	Russia U17	1	(0)
2014	Russia U18	5	(0)
2014–2015	Russia U19	2	(0)
2016	Russia U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2016

Career

Club

Rudakov made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Zenit Penza on 3 September 2016 in a game against FC Kaluga.^[1]

On 21 December 2017 Rudakov joined the Finnish club HJK on loan for one year with an extension option.^[2] On 9 November 2018, HJK confirmed that Rudakov's loan deal had been extended for an additional season.^[3]

On 12 February 2020, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.^[4] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rostov on 16 May 2021 in a game against FC Krasnodar.

On 16 June 2021, he joined Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2021–22 season.^[5] On 10 August 2021, the loan was terminated early.^[6] On 25 December 2021, Rostov announced that he will return to Finland and join Honka on loan for the 2022 season.^[7] The loan term was extended on 15 November 2022 to 31 July 2023.^[8][9]

On 9 February 2024, Rudakov signed with Sochi.^[10]

International

Rudakov was included in the Russia national under-19 football team for the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Russia was the runner-up, but did not play in any games behind the first-choice goalkeeper Anton Mitryushkin.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 May 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zenit St. Petersburg	2013–14	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	–		0	0
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	–		0	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	0	0
Zenit Penza (loan)	2016–17	Russian Second League	9	0	0	0	–		–		–		9	0
Zenit-2 St.Petersburg (loan)	2016–17	Russian First League	3	0	–		–		–		3[a]	0	6	0
	2017–18		1	0	–		–		–		–		1	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0	7	0
HJK (loan)	2018	Veikkausliiga	27	0	5	0	–		6	0	–		38	0
	2019		26	0	5	0	–		6	0	2[b]	0	39	0
	Total		53	0	10	0	–		12	0	2	0	77	0
Rostov	2019–20	Russian Premier League	0	0	–		–		–		–		0	0
	2020–21		1	0	0	0	–		0	0	–		1	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	1	0
Rotor Volgograd (loan)	2021–22	Russian First League	0	0	–		–		–		–		0	0
Honka (loan)	2022	Veikkausliga	26	0	0	0	4	0	–		–		30	0
	2023		29	0	2	0	3	0	2[c]	0	–		36	0
	Total		55	0	2	0	7	0	2	0	–		66	0
Sochi	2023–24	Russian Premier League	4	0	1	0	–		–		–		5	0
	2024–25	Russian First League	2	0	0	0	–		–		–		2	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			119	0	14	0	7	0	14	0	5	0	159	0

1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
2. Appearances in the European competition play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League