Maksim Kanunnikov

Maksim Sergeyevich Kanunnikov (Russian: Максим Сергеевич Канунников; born 14 July 1991) is a Russian former football forward.

Club career

Kanunnikov joined Zenit U21s in 2009 and shortly after started to train with the first team, appearing on the bench on occasion. He finally made his Premier League debut on 23 August 2009, coming as a last-minute substitute against Lokomotiv Moscow. On 10 May 2010 his first goal in Russian Premier League was against Amkar Perm.

On 17 January 2011, Kanunnikov was on loan to Tom Tomsk for the 2011–12 season.

On 2 March 2018, he was released by mutual consent from his contract by Rubin Kazan.

On 7 March 2018, he signed with SKA-Khabarovsk until the end of the 2017–18 season.

On 27 July 2018, he signed a one-year contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara. He left Krylia Sovetov at the end of the 2021–22 season.

International career

He made his debut for the Russia national football team on 26 May 2014 in a friendly game against Slovakia, replacing Alan Dzagoev at half time in a 1–0 win at Petrovsky Stadium.

On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. He made his competitive debut for Russia in the second group game against Belgium on 22 June, playing the entire 90 minutes of the 1–0 defeat at the Maracanã.