Maksim Vladimirovich Belyayev (russian: Максим Владимирович Беляев; born 24 August 1979) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

i professional ice hockey player currently playing for

Kazzinc-Torpedo Torpedo Hockey Club ( kk, «Торпедо» хоккей клубы, ''«Torpedo» hokkeı klýby''; russian: Хоккейный клуб «Торпедо»), commonly referred to as Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, formerly known as Kazzinc-Torpedo (1999 ...

of the

Higher Hockey League The Supreme Hockey League (SHL) (russian: Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), links=no, ''Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league i ...

Career

Belyayev began his career with his hometown team

. He played for

Kazakhmys Karagandy Kazakhmys Hockey Club ( kk, Қазақмыс хоккей клубы, ''Qazaqmys hokkeı klýby''), commonly referred as Kazakhmys Satbayev, is a professional ice hockey team based in Satbayev, Kazakhstan. They were founded in 2002, and play in th ...

before moving to

Salavat Yulaev Ufa Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», Hokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; ba, «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, «Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred ...

of the

Russian Superleague The Russian Superleague (russian: Чемпионат России Суперлига, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was consi ...

. After two years, he moved to Lada Togliatti, during which the RSL was replaced by the Kontinental Hockey League and Lada were entered into the new league. During the inaugural season, he returned to Kazakhstan to play for Barys Astana. In 2009, he returned to Kazzinc-Torpedo and in 2010 he returned to the KHL, joining

Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk Hockey Club Yugra (russian: Хоккейный клуб Югра), is a professional ice hockey team based in Khanty-Mansiysk, Yugra, Russia. They currently play in the Supreme Hockey League, the second-highest league in Russia, and played in the ...

. Belyayev is also a member of the

Kazakhstan national ice hockey team The Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team is controlled by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation. Kazakhstan is ranked 16th in the world as of 2022. They have competed at the Winter Olympics twice, in 1998 and 2006. The national team joined the ...

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* 1979 births Living people Kazakhstani ice hockey players Amur Khabarovsk players Barys Nur-Sultan players Kazzinc-Torpedo players Kazakhmys Satpaev players HC Lada Togliatti players HC Ryazan players Salavat Yulaev Ufa players Saryarka Karagandy players Yertis Pavlodar players HC Yugra players Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Russian ice hockey forwards Ice hockey people from Oskemen Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in ice hockey Ice hockey players at the 2011 Asian Winter Games {{Kazakhstan-icehockey-bio-stub