Maksymov decides on Dnipro
Friday, July 20, 2007
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Ukrainian international midfielder Olexandr Maksymov, 22, has joined FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on a three-year contract from FC Kharkiv.
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Ukraine midfielder Olexandr Maksymov has joined FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on a three-year contract from FC Kharkiv.
Final appearance
The 22-year-old will link up with his new team-mates on Monday, having scored once in 39 top-flight games over two seasons at Kharkiv. A graduate of the FC Dynamo Kyiv academy, Maksymov was in the Ukraine squad which reached the final of the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He won his first senior cap in a 1-0 friendly defeat of Japan in October 2005, and will hope to get a first taste of UEFA Cup football this season. Dnirpo finished fourth in the Ukrainian Premier League last season and will enter the competition in the second qualifying round.