Maksim Samoylov

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

Maksim Sergeyevich Samoylov (Russian: Максим Серге́евич Самойлов; 25 May 1981 – 5 October 2024) was a Russian professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.

Maksim Samoylov

Personal information
Full name	Maksim Sergeyevich Samoylov
Date of birth	(1981-05-25)25 May 1981
Date of death	5 October 2024(2024-10-05) (aged 43)
Place of death	Magnitogorsk, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	FC Dynamo Izhevsk	37	(5)
2000–2005	FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk	126	(4)
2007	FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk	25	(8)
2008	FC Volga Ulyanovsk	40	(2)
2009–2010	FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk	46	(8)
2011	FC Chelyabinsk	14	(0)
2011	FC Volga Ulyanovsk	5	(0)
2012	FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk	9	(0)
2012–2013	FC Zenit-Izhevsk	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Samoylov made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk on 17 August 2000 in a game against FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Samoylov suffered a heart attack and died on 5 October 2024, at the age of 43.^[2][3]