Maxim Kanunnikov is a Russian footballer playing as a striker. In favor of the Samara club "Wings of the Soviets". Player of the Russian national team since 2014, one of the most promising athletes in modern Russian football.
Biography
The future footballer was born in July 1991, on the 14th. From early childhood, Maxim was a very active child, and his parents enrolled him in the sports dance section. But due to the fact that the section was very far from home, I had to give up classes. In the free time, the boy began to play the ball in the yard, and then the father decided to make a football player out of his son. He had no idea what heights Maxim would achieve. At first, he trained his son on his own, but later the coach of the Uralets club Gennady Babaytsev took over the talented youth.
Kanunnikov progressed rapidly, and this did not go unnoticed by the breeders of Russian grandees. At the end of 2004, Maxim received an offer from Zenit St. Petersburg, and the guy moved to the blue-and-blue youth team.
Career
In 2009, he was able to break into the main team, on August 23 he made his debut in a match against Moscow Lokomotiv. After two seasons, the promising player had 22 matches in which he scored two goals. In 2011, the player moved to Tom on loan - the team significantly lower in class gave him the opportunity to get regular playing practice. During the season, he appeared 30 times on the field and scored five goals.
Upon returning to Zenit, the player could not use the experience gained in Tom and again sat down on the bench. Two more seasons in the camp of the "blue-blues" added 25 matches to the athlete's asset and one goal scored by the opponent. As part of the famous Zenit, Maxim Kanunnikov won the Russian Cup and twice became the champion of the country.
Having failed to gain a foothold in the first team, Maxim signed a contract with Amkar in 2013. In the new club, he lasted two seasons, playing 35 matches. In 2014 he moved to Kazan Rubin, where he spent four seasons. In the summer of 2018, the player moved to the Samara club Krylia Sovetov, where he continues his professional career.
In addition to playing for the club, Maxim Kanunnikov also defends the colors of the Russian national team. For the first time he was called up to the team before the World Cup in Brazil. The debut match was a friendly match with the Slovak national team on May 26. The player did not show proper skill and over time he began to appear less often in the squad. And with the arrival of a new coach, they completely ceased to declare him in the composition.
Personal life
Maxim Kanunnikov does not hide his personal life. He meets with Ekaterina Solomennaya, he has known the girl for a long time, and they often appear together at various events. Catherine gave birth to his daughter in 2016. The athlete maintains the warmest relations with his family, and also loves not only to play football, but also to watch. His favorite team is the English Grand Manchester United, for which he has been a fan since childhood.
