As the new official captain of Zenit he will lead his team through a rich and tough club season: Zenit is taking part in both Russian National competitions, such as Superleague and Russian Cup, and international club competitions, like European Champions league and the World Club Championship in Doha. On the 29th of September Zenit will meet their old rival Lokomotiv in a fight for the Russian Supercup.
Maxim also leads an active social life: last month together with his teammates he visited an orphanage, attended a meeting with Kazan’s students and has become a Universiade 2013 ambassador.
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