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Maksym Talovierov
	Talovierov in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Maksym Vadymovych Talovierov
Date of birth	28 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Nalchik, Russian Federation
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Plymouth Argyle
Number	40
Youth career
2006–2016	Shakhtar Donetsk
2016	Arsenal Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Olimpik Donetsk
2019–2022	Dynamo České Budějovice
2019	→ Sparta Prague B (loan)
2022–2024	Slavia Prague
2022	→ Slovan Liberec (loan)
2023–2024	→ LASK (loan)
2024–2025	LASK
2025–	Plymouth Argyle
International career‡
2021–2023	Ukraine U21
2024	Ukraine U23 (O.P.)
2024–	Ukraine
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Ukraine
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Maksym Vadymovych Talovierov (Ukrainian: Максим Вадимович Таловєров; born 28 June 2000) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle and the Ukraine national team.

Career

Born in Nalchik, Russia when his father was playing for Spartak Nalchik,^[1] but grew up in Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast, Talovierov is a product of the Shakhtar Donetsk and Arsenal Kyiv youth academies. His first trainer in Shakhtar Donetsk was Vyacheslav Kozlov^[2]

He played for Olimpik Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and was never promoted to the senior squad team, and in February 2019 he was signed by the Czech Republic side Dynamo České Budějovice.

On 1 February 2023, Talovierov signed for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK on loan until the end of the season.^[3] On 5 February 2024, LASK made the transfer permanent and signed Talovyerov until the summer of 2027.^[4]

On 31 January 2025, English side Plymouth Argyle, who play in the EFL Championship, announced the signing of Talovierov for an undisclosed record fee on a three-and-a-half-year contract.^[5]

Personal life

His father, Vadym Talovierov, is a retired football defender.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo České Budějovice	2019–20	Czech First League	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2020–21		26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	2021–22		14	0	2	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		47	1	3	0	—		—		50	1
Slavia Prague	2021–22	Czech First League	11	0	0	0	5	0	—		16	0
Slovan Liberec (loan)	2022–23	Czech First League	13	1	3	1	—		—		16	2
LASK (loan)	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	12	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	12	0	2	0	6	1	—		20	1
	Total		24	0	3	0	6	1	—		33	1
LASK	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	12	0	2	0	6^[a]	0	—		20	0
	Total		25	0	2	0	6	0	—		34	0
Career total			120	2	12	1	17	1	0	0	149	4