Maksym Levytskyi

Maksym Anatoliyovych Levytskyi (; ; born 26 November 1972) is a retired Ukrainian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career In January 2001, Levytskyi was involved in a fake passport scandal in which he used a purported Greek passport to play for French Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne as a European Union citizen; Brazilian teammate Alex Dias used a fake Portuguese passport. The pair were given four-month bans with two more months suspended, and Saint-Étienne were deducted seven points, leading to their relegation.

International career In 2009, Levytskyi committed to be a part of the 2009 Maccabiah Games football squad representing Russia. When the match dates conflicted with league play, Levytskyi pulled from the squad.

Honours Russian Premier League champion: 2001. Russian Premier League bronze: 2002. Russian Cup winner: 2003 (played for FC Spartak Moscow in the early stages of the 2002/03 competition).

European club competitions With FC Spartak Moscow.

UEFA Champions League 2001–02: 4 games. UEFA Champions League 2002–03: 3 games.

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