Maksim Paskotši
Personal information
Full name Maksim Paskotši[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Grasshoppers
Number 48
Youth career
2011–2013 SK Everest Tallinn
2014–2017 Tallinna Kalev
2018–2020 Flora
2020–2023 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Flora 0 (0)
2020–2023 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2023– Grasshoppers 9 (0)
International career‡
2018 Estonia U16 4 (0)
2019 Estonia U17 11 (1)
2021– Estonia 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Maksim Paskotši (born 19 January 2003) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers and the Estonia national team.[3]

Club career

Paskotši made his senior debut for FC Flora on the 20 June 2020, starting as a central defender in the 4–2 Estonian Cup victory against FC Elva.[2] He joined English club Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee on 21 September 2020.[4] On 19 August 2021, Paskotši made his debut for Tottenham by coming on as a substitute in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League competition against Paços de Ferreira, which ended in a 1–0 defeat.[5]

On 6 September 2023, Paskotši officially joined Swiss side Grasshoppers on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract.[6][7] In the process, he became the club's first ever Estonian player.[6]

International career

Paskotši made his international debut for Estonia on 24 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Czech Republic.[2]

He was part of the Estonian side that won the 2020 Baltic Cup (played in 2021 due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic).

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 September 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flora 2020 Meistriliiga 001[lower-alpha 1]0—00—10
2021 001[lower-alpha 1]0—00—10
Total 002000100020
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2021–22 Premier League 2 90———1[lower-alpha 2]0100
2022–23 50————50
2023–24 20————20
Total 16000001000170
Tottenham Hotspur 2021–22 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 3]0—10
2022–23 00000000—00
Total 000000100010
Grasshopper 2023–24 Super League 0000———00
Career total 16020001010200
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Estonian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of 27 March 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia 2021110
202250
202320
Total180

Honours

Estonia

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Maksim Paskotši at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Maksim Paskotši at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ McCarthy, Robert (22 September 2020). "Tottenham swoop to sign impressive young Estonian centre-back". TEAMtalk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Paços de Ferreira 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 19 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 "GC Zurich signs centre-back Maksim Paskotši". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Schweizer Fussball-News - Basel holt Rüegg – Estnischer Innenverteidiger für GC". SRF (in Swiss High German). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mängud".
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