Maksim Aleksandrovich Belyayev (russian: Максим Александрович Беляев; born 30 September 1991) is a Russian professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Arsenal Tula.

Club career

He made his debut in the

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for

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on 19 July 2009 when he replaced Dmitry Sennikov during the game against

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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

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for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against

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on 21 March 2019 and

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on 24 March 2019. He made his debut for the team on 19 November 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against

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* * * 1991 births People from Ozyory, Moscow Oblast Living people Russian footballers Russia youth international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Russia international footballers Association football defenders FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Dynamo Bryansk players FC Torpedo Vladimir players FC Rostov players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Arsenal Tula players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast {{Russia-footy-defender-1991-stub