Maxim Medvedev is an Azerbaijani player of Russian origin. One of the key defenders of the national team of Azerbaijan and one of the leading clubs in this country is Karabakh from Agdam.
Native of Baku
The athlete was born on September 29, 1989 in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. Maxim Medvedev became interested in football in his youth. Almost immediately I got into the system of one of the most famous clubs in the country - Karabakh. Although the team officially represents the town of Agdam, in reality it does not appear in it.
The fact is that in 1993 Agdam came under the control of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, after which Karabakh moved to Baku, where it still performs with a short break associated with the reconstruction of the Ismet Gaibov stadium.
In the youth composition
In 2004, Medvedev Maxim Borisovich fell into the location of the Karabakh youth team. For the double, he spent two seasons - until 2006.
It was in this team that Medvedev proved himself to be a promising talented footballer, his brilliant defensive game at first guaranteed him a place in the subsidiary team, a call to the main team was not long in coming.
In 2006, at the age of 17, Medvedev became a player in the main team of Baku. In parallel, there are challenges to the youth and national teams of the country, in which he performs in qualifying matches for the World Cup and Europe. True, to no avail.
The first season in the adult team
In 2006, the young footballer was not able to immediately get into the starting lineup. In addition, the team was going through hard times - the game in the championship of Azerbaijan did not go well. Victories that year were a rare occurrence for Karabakh, so the coaches did not dare to take risks in a key position in the team’s defense, putting a young and inexperienced player there.
As a result, “Karabakh” won only 6 out of 24 games that season. Such a depressing result did not allow them to enter the fight for medals and places in European competitions, but they did not have to fight to maintain a residence permit in the top league. With 27 points, the team took 8th place. The champion was Khazar-Lankaran, founded just two years before.
The first trophy in the "Karabakh" Maxim Medvedev won in 2009. He became the Azerbaijan Cup. The team entered the fight at the 1/8 final stage, beating away “Bakyly” from Baku 3-0.
In the quarter finals, “Karabakh” in a stubborn meeting defeated the house 1-0 over Neftchi. The reliable defense game, demonstrated by the Azerbaijani footballer Medvedev, has become one of the keys to success.
In the semifinals, the opponents went to FC “Baku”, who was beaten away in a game rich in goals 4: 2. And here is the final. In the decisive confrontation, the Karabakh football club met with Inter Baku. There were very few spectators - only 8 thousand. The only goal scored by forward “Karabakh” Vagif Javadov.
Golden season
In 2014, Maxim Medvedev as part of "Karabakh" for the first time became the champion of Azerbaijan in football. For the team then turned out to be a triumphant season. The Agdamians beat all their main competitors both at home and away. Moreover, given that each team played 4 matches against each other.
As a result, in 36 matches, the Karabakh football club lost only 6 times, scored 72 points and became the champion. The closest pursuer Baku Inter was 5 points behind. Medvedev made his first debut in the Champions League.
In the main European Cup tournament, the team started from the second qualifying round, having immediately defeated the Valletta club from Malta twice. 1: 0 away and 4: 0 at home.
At the next stage, the rivals went to the Austrian “Salzburg”. At home, Azerbaijanis sensationally defeated 2: 1, but failed to maintain a positive result at a party. Defeat 0: 2, and this is where their European Cup fights ended, like Medvedev.
After this success, “Karabakh” won the next two championships of Azerbaijan. In the Champions League, invariably dropping out in the third qualifying round. The team closest to success was in the last draw, when they lost to Czech “Victoria” only because of a goal scored on a foreign field.
To date, Medvedev has played 223 matches for Karabakh, scoring 5 goals. This club remains the only one in his career.
In the national team
In the Azerbaijani national team, Medvedev made his debut in 2009. The team performed in the same group with the Russians. However, she did not show an outstanding game. We managed to win in 10 matches only once - visiting Liechtenstein 2-0. Azerbaijanis can bring only the draw of the Russian national team into the asset in the final round (1: 1). Medvedev entered the field in the starting lineup was replaced at 73 minutes, when the scoreboard was already the final result. This qualifying cycle was the first serious test for our hero.
The next qualifying campaign for the mundial turned out to be more successful for Azerbaijan. The Medvedev team lost only 3 games out of 10, however, they were not happy with the victories of their fans either. I managed to score 3 points only once. As a result, with 6 draw outcomes, Azerbaijanis were remembered as one of the most unstable rivals. Having scored 9 points, the team took 4th place in the group.
In total, Medvedev currently has 33 matches.