Maksym Pashayev
Maksym Vahifovych Pashayev (Ukrainian: Максим Вагіфович Пашаєв; 4 January 1988 – 12 December 2008[1]) was a professional Ukrainian football defender of Azerbaijani origin who played for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. He died in a car accident in Hradyzk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maksym Vahifovych Pashayev | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 2008 (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | Hradyzk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Atlant Kremenchuk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 17 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Ukraine U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Ukraine U16 | 16 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Ukraine U17 | 17 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Ukraine U18 | 17 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Ukraine U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Ukraine U21 | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
He was born in Krasnyi Luch, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. He was the product of the Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Youth school system. With new Dnipro head coach Volodymyr Bezsonov, Pashaiv established himself in the starting lineup of the main team.
When he died in a car accident, he was the captain of the Ukraine national under-21 football team captain. His twin brother Pavlo Pashayev is also a football player and plays for Azerbaijan national football team.
References
- Profile on Dnipro Official Website[permanent dead link]
- Profile on EUFO
- Profile on Football Squads