Maxim "Max" Plakuschenko (Hebrew: מקסים ״מקס״ פלקושצ'נקו, Ukrainian: Максим Плакущенко; born January 4, 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.[1][2] Born in Ukraine, he has represented Israel at youth level.
 Plakuschenko in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 4, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Vinnytsia, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[citation needed] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Hapoel Haifa | 87 | (13) |
| 2019–2022 | Maccabi Haifa | 43 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | → Hapoel Hadera (loan) | 52 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Budapest Honvéd | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | Maccabi Netanya | 28 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Israel U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Israel U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014 | Israel U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Israel U21 | 17 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 | |||
Early life
editPlakuschenko was born in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. At the age of 3, he immigrated to Israel with his family and resided in the city of Kiryat Ata.
Club career
editBy the age of 6, he began to play football in the youth division of Hapoel Haifa. On 21 February 2015, he made his debut in the club's senior team, when he entered as a substitute in the 90th minute in a 2–0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 23 January 2019, he joined Maccabi Haifa on a 3.5 year deal worth €150,000 per season
In June 2023, Plakuschenko returned to Israel with Maccabi Netanya following a short spell in Hungary with Budapest Honvéd.[3]
International career
editPlakuschenko is capped as a youth International for Israel.
In 2018 he was called up for the Israel national football team.[citation needed]
Honours
editClub
edit- Israel State Cup (1): 2017–18
- Israel Super Cup (1): 2018–19
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Maxim Plakuschenko at Soccerway
- ^ *Maxim Plakuschenko – Israel Football Association league player details
- ^ @Fcmn_il (26 June 2023). "מועדון הכדורגל מכבי נתניה שמח להודיע על החתמתו של הקשר ההתקפי מקסים פלקושצ'נקו, ששיחק בעונה האחרונה בקבוצת הונבד מהונגריה. פלקושצ'נקו חתם בקבוצה לשנתיים, בהצלחה, יאללה נתניה!" [The Maccabi Netanya football club is pleased to announce the signing of attacking midfielder Maxim Plekoshchenko, who played last season in the Honved team from Hungary. Falkushchenko signed with the team for two years, good luck, come on Netanya!] (Tweet) (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 June 2023 – via Twitter.