Maksim Gussev

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| name = Maksim Gussev

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| fullname = Maksim Gussev

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Narva, Estonia

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Winger{{WorldFootball.net|maksim-gussev}}

| currentclub = Levadia U21

| clubnumber = 33

| youthyears1 = 2005

| youthclubs1 = Puuma

| youthyears2 = 2006–2012

| youthclubs2 = Legion

| years1 = 2010–2011 | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = Legion II

| years2 = 2010–2012 | caps2 = 61 | goals2 = 27 | clubs2 = Legion

| years3 = 2013–2015 | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 3 | clubs3 = Flora II

| years4 = 2013–2019 | caps4 = 129 | goals4 = 22 | clubs4 = Flora

| years5 = 2019 | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = → KPV (loan)

| years6 = 2019 | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 2 | clubs6 = → MyPa (loan)

| years7 = 2020–2021 | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 1 | clubs7 = Legion Tallinn

| years8 = 2021-2023 | caps8 = 56 | goals8 = 8 | clubs8 = Nõmme Kalju

| years9 = 2024- | caps9 = 25 | goals9 = 5 | clubs9 = Levadia U21

| club-update = 11 November 2024

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015 | nationalcaps1 = 20 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | nationalteam1 = Estonia U21

| nationalyears2 = 2014–2018| nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = Estonia U23

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016| nationalcaps3 = 9 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalteam3 = Estonia

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Maksim Gussev (born 20 July 1994) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Levadia U21.

Club career

Gussev joined Legion Football Academy in 2006 and made his first-team debut in 2010. In 2013, he signed with Flora and made his Meistriliiga debut on 9 March 2013 against Paide Linnameeskond.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/protocol/46366|title=Paide Linnameeskond - Tallinna FC Flora 0:6 (0:2)|publisher=Estonian Football Association}}{{cite web |url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player/16071|title=Maksim Gussev|publisher=jalgpall.ee}}

He went on loan to Finnish club KPV in 2019.{{cite web |url=https://fcflora.ee/maksim-gussev-jatkab-karjaari-soome-korgliigas/|title=Maksim Gussev jätkab karjääri Soome kõrgliigas|publisher=FC Flora|date=13 March 2019}}

International career

Gussev made his international debut for the Estonia national football team on 9 June 2015 against Finland.{{cite web |url=http://vana.jalgpall.ee/protocol.php?st=style_fp.css&nteam_id=1&proto=1180|title=Soome - Eesti|publisher=Estonian Football Association}} He scored his first international goal in his second match on 11 November 2015 against Georgia in a friendly.[http://soccernet.ee/voimas-teine-poolaeg-tegi-gruusiale-tuule-alla Võimas teine poolaeg tegi Gruusiale tuule alla – Soccernet.ee]

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first.

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|11 November 2015||A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia||align=center|2||{{fb|GEO}}||align=center|3–0||align=center|3–0||Friendly