Maksim Paskotši

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]

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 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Estonia U16 4 (0)
2019 Estonia U17 11 (1)
2021– Estonia 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

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. 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. 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. "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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