Maksim Zhalmagambetov
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Maksim Zhalmagambetov is a Kazakh
football defender
. He is currently in starting XI of national team
.
. Maksim would have played all Euro 2008 qualifiers, unless being sent off in a match against Azerbaijan
for punching a defender in face, and therefore getting 3 games ban.
, Maksim signed a two-year contract with Royal Antwerp FC. The Belgium team's manager noted that the duo's youth, international experience and physical characteristics were strong arguments to accomplish the deal. However, his European journey was not quite successful and he only started in one game for the reds. Both, him and Sergei Ostapenko
shortly returned to Astana in the middle of the Kazakhstan Premier League 2008
.
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
football defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
. He is currently in starting XI of national team
Kazakhstan national football team
The Kazakhstan national football team represents Kazakhstan in international men's association football and is directed by Football Federation of Kazakhstan. They split from the Soviet Union national football team after independence in 1991 and joined the Asian Football Confederation's Central and...
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Early career
Maksim had graduated from his hometown FC Astana and had played in its different feeder clubs, before he eventually got to the first team in 2004.International career
At the age of 21, Maksim earned his first cap on 17 November 2004 in WC 2006 qualifier against GreeceGreece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
. Maksim would have played all Euro 2008 qualifiers, unless being sent off in a match against Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan national football team
The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...
for punching a defender in face, and therefore getting 3 games ban.
Royal Antwerp switch
On 31 January 2008, along with Sergei OstapenkoSergei Ostapenko
Sergei Sergeyevich Ostapenko is a Kazakh footballer, who currently plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-Career:In 2003, Ostapenko had graduated from FC Almaty football academy and had been starting in the first team since then, before his transfer to FC Tobol in 2007. That was definitely an upward...
, Maksim signed a two-year contract with Royal Antwerp FC. The Belgium team's manager noted that the duo's youth, international experience and physical characteristics were strong arguments to accomplish the deal. However, his European journey was not quite successful and he only started in one game for the reds. Both, him and Sergei Ostapenko
Sergei Ostapenko
Sergei Sergeyevich Ostapenko is a Kazakh footballer, who currently plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-Career:In 2003, Ostapenko had graduated from FC Almaty football academy and had been starting in the first team since then, before his transfer to FC Tobol in 2007. That was definitely an upward...
shortly returned to Astana in the middle of the Kazakhstan Premier League 2008
Kazakhstan Premier League 2008
Kazakhstan Premier League 2008 was the 17th season of Kazakhstan Premier League, starting on 8 March 2008 and finishing on 5 November 2008.-Promotion and relegation:Two teams from the Kazakhstan First Division were promoted at the end of the 2007 season:...
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Club career stats
Last update: 10 December 2010| Season | Team | Country | League | Level | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Astana FC Astana FC Astana-64 are a Kazakhstani football club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt... |
 Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| |align="left"|Akzhayik Astana | Kazakhstan |
Second Division | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | Ekibastuzets FC Ekibastuzets FC Ekibastuzets are a Kazakhstani football club based at the Shakhtyor Stadium in Ekibastuz. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Super League. They have missed only three seasons of the competition: In 2000 withdrew because of financial reasons, in 2002 in the First Division because of relegation... |
Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| |align="left"|Zhastar Astana | Kazakhstan |
First Division Kazakhstan First Division The Kazakhstan First Division is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been founded in 1994. It runs from spring and to late autumn, making each championship correspond to a... |
2 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2004 | Eurasia Astana | Kazakhstan |
First Division | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| |align="left"|Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 28 | 8 |
| 2007 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| 2007-08 | Royal Antwerp |  Belgium |
Second Division Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,... |
2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2009 | Zhetysu FC Zhetysu FC Zhetysu are a Kazakh football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they missed five seasons because of relegations.-Name History:*1981 : Founded as Zhetysu... |
Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2010 | Irtysh Pavlodar | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 24 | 0 |
Honours
- Kazakhstan Champion: 2006
- Kazakhstan Cup Winner: 2005Kazakhstan CupThe Kazakhstan Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan football, run by the Football Union of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for clubs in the Kazakh SSR but did not become a proper national competition until 1992.-Winners of Kazakh SSR Cup...