Maxim Belyaev: career and biography of the Russian defender

Russian defender Tula "Arsenal" Maxim Belyaev is considered one of the promising young players of the championship. Over the shoulders of the 25-year-old football player already has a rich experience, which can be useful to any club of the Premier League.

First steps in football

Belyaev Maxim Aleksandrovich was born on September 30, 1991 in the town of Ozery, Moscow Region. The first football school defender was Moscow's "Spartacus", where at the age of 13 he was forced to leave because of his relationship with the coach. A new home for the player was another metropolitan club - "Locomotive".

Career in "Locomotive"

At the age of 16, a young football player began to compete for the double of "railwaymen", and after a year and a half he made his debut as a Muscovite. In the Russian championship in the match against the Perm "Amkar" Maxim Belyaev came on as a substitute, having played almost 40 minutes. In the next season, the coaching staff gave the player a bit more playing time, using it in 10 meetings. All these matches Maxim played in full, and in December 2012 in the derby with the capital "Dynamo" Belyaev added to his piggy bank the first goal for "Locomotive", opening the scoring in the game, ended in a draw - 2: 2. However, unable to properly gain a foothold in view of the lack of experience, the defender spent the whole 2011 on the road, speaking on loan basis in Bryansk "Dynamo" and Vladimir "Torpedo", where he showed very mature football.

In 2012, the head coach of "Locomotive" Jose Kouseyru drew attention to a number of pupils of the club, among whom was Maxim Belyaev. Defender, who continued to progress, went to the base camp and seriously expected to gain a foothold in the lineup, but because of the departure of the Portuguese specialist in the season 2012/2013 only once went on the field in the Cup and the Russian championship. In January 2013, the club decided to give the player a lease in Rostov, where the young player was entrusted with the place at the end of the championship, and having played 7 games, Maxim Belyaev returned to Lokomotiv, but did not renew the contract with the team.

Coming to the "Shinnik"

Becoming a free agent after the end of the contract with Lokomotiv, Maxim Belyaev, a football player, aimed at constant development, agreed to a reduction in the league, becoming a player of Yaroslavl "Shinnik" for six months. In Yaroslavl, the defender turned out to be very timely - the team needed a new defensive player, and from the very first days in the new club the Russians staked out a place in the starting lineup. For half a season in the "bears" Belyaev twice played in the Cup of Russia, having played them whole, and also participated in 16 meetings of the championship. Due to a minor injury, the end of the season, beginning in November, the football player spent outside the football field.

Tula success

In February 2016, Maxim Belyaev signed a contract with Tula "Arsenal", moving to a new team on a free agent. Speaking in the Football National League, the club needed to strengthen the ranks of defense, and a talented young defender suited him perfectly. As a result, Maxim immediately became entrenched in the basis of the Tula, taking part in 14 matches of that season, noting the assists in the match against Nizhny Novgorod "Volga", which helped to win a difficult away victory - 1: 2, as well as an accurate blow to the gates of the Irkutsk "Baikal" , Having issued a beautiful Victoria at the end of the championship - 0: 2.

Successful performance in the FNL allowed Arsenal to return to the Russian Premier League, and despite the promotion, Maxim Belyaev was not lost on the football field, having retained a place in the base. As a result, by the winter break on the defender's account was listed 1 match in the Cup of the country, as well as 14 games in the championship, where in the last round before the break the player marked the next goal to the goal of "Anji", which brought the Tula team home victory in the match - 1: 0 . Now Maxim conducts fees in the "Arsenal" and does not think about changing the team, wishing to continue his development, with the goal of getting on the pencil of the head coach of the national team, which, given the striving and talent of the striker, is quite possible in the near future.

Participation in national team games

For only the professional career that has started in the asset of Maxim Belyaev, there are also games for the national team, although so far only youth and youth. As part of the young men, the Russian played in 9 meetings, showing his strengths, and in 2012, the defender was involved in the collection of the youth team, and under the leadership of Nikolai Pisarev in his first year in the Russian team played in six matches qualifying for the European Championships and one friend.

A year later, the player was marked with three more appearances on the field within the continental championship. Later Maxim got on the expanded list of the main national team, but by now he had not taken part in the games and fees. But the young defender is only 25 now, he still has all the chances to fulfill his dream.