Maksim Zhitnev

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

Maksim Igorevich Zhitnev (Russian: Максим Игоревич Житнев; born 5 May 1990) is a professional football player who plays as second striker for amateur club Narodnaya Komanda Moscow.

Maksim Zhitnev

Maksim Zhitnev in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Maksim Igorevich Zhitnev
Date of birth	(1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Belovo, Russian SFSR
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Spartak Moscow	0	(0)
2009	Shakhta Raspadskaya (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)
2020–2023	Novosibirsk	62	(33)
2023	Yelimay Semey	7	(4)
2023	Novosibirsk	7	(1)
2024	Maxline Vitebsk	9	(5)
2024	Naftan Novopolotsk	12	(3)
2025	Zhetysu	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025

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]