Maxim Chuzhkov


Maxim Aleksandrovich Chuzhkov is a Russian beach soccer player serving as goalkeeper. He is a three-time national champion for Rotor Volgograd, Lokomotiv Moscow and Kristall.

Career

Maxim Chuzhkov was born in Samara. He was a gymnast for six years before switching to football. Chuzhkov discovered beach soccer in 2010, and one year later he joined Krylya Sovetov from Samara. From 2012 to 2014 he played for Rotor Volgograd, winning with them the club's first and only Russian Beach Soccer Championships trophy in 2014. In the final he shot one goal and after the match he was named best goalkeeper of the championships.
He then switched to Lokomotiv Moscow in 2015. Two years later Lokomotiv became champions, defeating Kristall in the final. Chuzhkov was named best goalkeeper of the tournament. Since 2018, Chuzhkov is playing for Kristall, with which he became threefold national champion, when Kristall defeated Delta Saratov in 2018.
In 2019, Maxim Chuzhkov, Artur Paporotnyi, Anton Shkarin and Yuri Krashennikov each scored a goal at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, resulting to a 7–1 after the whistle.

Achievements

National team