Maxim Plakuschenko

Maxim Plakuschenko
	Plakuschenko in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	January 4, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder[citation needed]
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Netanya
Youth career
	Hapoel Haifa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2019	Hapoel Haifa
2019–2022	Maccabi Haifa
2020–2022	→ Hapoel Hadera (loan)
2022–2023	Budapest Honvéd
2023–	Maccabi Netanya
International career
2012	Israel U17
2013–2014	Israel U18
2014	Israel U19
2016–2018	Israel U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024

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.

Early life[edit]

Plakuschenko 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[edit]

By 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[edit]

Plakuschenko is capped as a youth International for Israel.

In 2018 he was called up for the Israel national football team.^{[citation needed]}

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Hapoel Haifa

Israel State Cup (1): 2017–18
Israel Super Cup (1): 2018–19

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Maxim Plakuschenko at Soccerway
^ *Maxim Plakuschenko – Israel Football Association league player details
^ @Fcmn_il (June 26, 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.

[sw-1] Maxim Plakuschenko at Soccerway

[2] *Maxim Plakuschenko – Israel Football Association league player details

[3] @Fcmn_il (June 26, 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.

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