Maksym Maksymenko

Maksym Maksymenko (Ukrainian: Максим Олександрович Максименко; born 28 May 1990) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who last played as a centre-back for DFK Dainava.^[1][2]

Maksym Maksymenko

Personal information
Full name	Maksym Oleksandrovych Maksymenko
Date of birth	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kramatorsk, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	DFK Dainava
Number	3
Youth career
2003–2007	Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Shakhtar Donetsk	0	(0)
2007–2010	→ Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	61	(1)
2009	→ Krymteplytsia Molodizhne (loan)	2	(0)
2010–2013	Tiraspol	55	(3)
2013–2014	Stal Alchevsk	39	(0)
2015	Spartaks Jūrmala	24	(0)
2016–2017	Desna Chernihiv	37	(2)
2017–2020	Kolos Kovalivka	68	(0)
2021–2024	AEL	43	(0)
2024–	Dainava	46	(2)
International career‡
2005–2006	Ukraine U16	12	(1)
2006–2007	Ukraine U17	23	(0)
2008–2009	Ukraine U18	14	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 September 2020

Career

Maksymenko is a product of FC Shakhtar youth sportive school . He began his professional career in 2007 with FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk.

Krymteplytsia Molodizhne

In the summer of 2009 he played at Krymteplytsia Molodizhne on loan.

Tiraspol

In 2010 he moved to the Moldovan club FC Tiraspol. As part of the team, he became the owner of the Moldavian Cup and the bronze medalist of the Moldovan National Division. In the summer of 2013 he returned to Ukraine, where he played for FC Stal Alchevsk. After Stal stopped playing in the Ukrainian championship, he moved to Latvia. Took part in the qualifying matches of the Europa League against the clubs FK Budućnost Podgorica (3–1, 0–0) and FK Vojvodina (0–3, 1–1).

Desna Chernihiv

In 2016, he signed a contract with Desna Chernihiv, the main club in Chernihiv in which he spent a season and a half, winning silver medals in the Ukrainian First League.

Kolos Kovalivka

In July 2017 he moved to FC Kolos Kovalivka in Ukrainian First League.^[3] In the season 2018–19 with the team he got promoted to Ukrainian Premier League.

AEL

In January 2021 he moved to AEL in Super League Greece.^[4] He played his first match with the new club in Greek Cup against PAOK in the season 2020–21.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 March 2025^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	2007–08	Ukrainian Second League	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2008–09	Ukrainian Second League	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
Krymteplytsia Molodizhne (loan)	2009–10	Ukrainian First League	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	2009–10	Ukrainian Second League	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Tiraspol	2010–11	Moldovan National Division	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2011–12	Moldovan National Division	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2012–13	Moldovan National Division	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	2
Stal Alchevsk	2013–14	Ukrainian First League	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	2014–15	Ukrainian First League	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Spartaks Jūrmala	2015	Latvian Higher League	22	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	28	0
Desna Chernihiv	2015–16	Ukrainian First League	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2016–17	Ukrainian First League	26	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	2
Kolos Kovalivka	2017–18	Ukrainian First League	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	2018–19	Ukrainian First League	25	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
AEL	2020–21	Super League Greece	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2021–22	Super League Greece 2	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2022–23	Super League Greece 2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Dainava	2024	A Lyga	30	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	2
	2025	A Lyga	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			353	8	15	0	4	0	0	0	379	8

Honours

Kolos Kovalivka

• Ukrainian First League: 2018–19

Desna Chernihiv

• Ukrainian First League: 2016–17

FC Tiraspol

• Moldovan Cup: 2012–13