Maksim Rudakov

Maksim Alekseyevich Rudakov (Максим Алексеевич Рудаков; born 22 January 1996) is a Russian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sochi.

Club
Rudakov made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Zenit Penza on 3 September 2016 in a game against FC Kaluga.

On 21 December 2017 Rudakov joined the Finnish club HJK on loan for one year with an extension option. On 9 November 2018, HJK confirmed that Rudakov's loan deal had been extended for an additional season.

On 12 February 2020, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Rostov. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rostov on 16 May 2021 in a game against FC Krasnodar.

On 16 June 2021, he joined Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2021–22 season. On 10 August 2021, the loan was terminated early. On 25 December 2021, Rostov announced that he will return to Finland and join Honka on loan for the 2022 season. The loan term was extended on 15 November 2022 to 31 July 2023.

On 9 February 2024, Rudakov signed with Sochi.

International
Rudakov was included in the Russia national under-19 football team for the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Russia was the runner-up, but did not play in any games behind the first-choice goalkeeper Anton Mitryushkin.