Maksim Belyayev (footballer)

Maksim Aleksandrovich Belyayev (Максим Александрович Беляев; born 30 September 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Leningradets.

Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 19 July 2009 when he replaced Dmitry Sennikov during the game against FC Amkar Perm.



After leaving Arsenal Tula as a free agent at the end of the 2020–21 season and missing the first 6 games of the 2021–22 Russian Premier League, he returned to Arsenal on 6 September 2021 and signed a new two-year contract with the club.

International
On 11 March 2019, he was called up to the Russia national football team for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Belgium on 21 March 2019 and Kazakhstan on 24 March 2019.

He made his debut for the team on 19 November 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino.