Maksim Shvetsov

 

Full name in native alphabet: Максім Швяцоў

Country: Belarus

Date of birth: 28/03/1998 (18 years old)

Place of birth: Minsk (Belarus)

Height: 180cm

Youth career: Dinamo Minsk

Current club: Dinamo Minsk

Squad number: 2

Current national team: Belarus U-19

Position: central defender, right-back

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 50.000 € 

Tournaments participated in: 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/0)

Contract until: unknown

Player’s agent: unknown

Transfer rumours: —

Similar type of player: Marc Bartra

 

Strengths:

– pace and acceleration 

– anticipation 

– tackling and intercepting

– athleticism

– concentration

– marking 

– ability to read the game

– bravery

 

Weaknesses:

– still prone to make mistakes

– decent jumping, but his heading ability could improve

 

Style of play:

– fast and dominant defender

– able to play as a right-back as well, making him a more versatile and well-rounded player

– well-fit, hard-working, and quick at anticipating the movement of the opponents

– accurate and tenacious tackler

– likes to spread play with good long-range diagonals

– able to play in a three-man defensive line system

– forceful, quick and powerful

– very good at breaking down opposition plays due to his positional sense, defensive attributes, tactical intelligence, and ability to read the game

– able to control the threat of the attacker without causing an imbalance in the defensive line

– concentrated, determined and commited player with very good rate of individual and collective work

 

He is best suited to playing as:

Central defender in 4-3-3.

 

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League summary (as for 12 February 2017):

Belarusian Premier League 2016: 3 matches/0 goals (Dinamo)

 

Description:

Maksim Shvetsov is a product of Dinamo Minsk academy – youth system that has been responsible for producing many Belarusian internationals in recent years, including Aleksandr Martynovich, Anton Putsila, Nikita Korzun, Sergey Kislyak, Igor Shitov and Oleg Veretilo. Maksim made his first team debut on 4 June 2016 in a league fixture against Dinamo Brest. He has been a Belarusian international for many years now – he started in the U-17 side and is the current captain and one of the leaders of U-19 side.

 

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

6/10   

Capable to mark his name in Europe with a bit of luck and hard work.

 

Links:

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