Maksym Talovierov

Maksym Vadymovych Talovierov (; born 28 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Stoke City. Born in Russia, he plays for the Ukraine national team.

Talovierov played in the youth teams at Shakhtar Donetsk, Arsenal Kyiv and Olimpik Donetsk before joining Czech side Dynamo České Budějovice to begin his professional career. After three years at the Stadion Střelecký ostrov he earned a move to Slavia Prague. Unable to fully break into the team at Slavia he spent time out on loan at Slovan Liberec and then Austrian side LASK, joining them permanently in February 2024. In January 2025, he moved to English side Plymouth Argyle and then in the summer of 2025 to Stoke City.

Career Early life & career Talovierov was born in the Russian city of Nalchik, where his father, Vadym, was playing for Spartak Nalchik. When he was a few months old, his family moved to Donetsk. Talovierov played in the youth teams at Shakhtar Donetsk and spent the 2015–16 season with Arsenal Kyiv. In 2016, he joined Olimpik Donetsk playing in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and was never promoted to the senior squad. In February 2019 he was signed by the Czech First League side Dynamo České Budějovice. He made his professional debut on 31 May 2020 in a 3–2 defeat against Bohemians 1905. He became a regular member of the first team in 2020–21, making 27 appearances, scoring his first senior goal against Teplice on 21 January 2021. After impressing for Dynamo in the first half of the 2021–22 season he was linked with a transfer to a bigger club.

Slavia Prague Talovierov joined the current Czech champions Slavia Prague in January 2022 for an undisclosed fee. He made 16 appearances for Slavia in the second half of the 2021–22 season as the team finished runners-up in the league to Viktoria Plzeň and were knocked out of the UEFA Conference League in the quarter-final by Feyenoord. Ahead of the 2022–23 campaign, Talovierov was loaned out to Slovan Liberec where he played 16 times, scoring twice before returning to Slavia in December 2022.

LASK

On 1 February 2023, Talovierov signed for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. He played 13 times for LASK in 2022–23, helping them to secure a place in the UEFA Europa League. LASK made the transfer permanent on 5 February 2024, with Talovierov signing a contract until the summer of 2027.

Plymouth Argyle On 31 January 2025, EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle announced the signing of Talovierov for an undisclosed record fee on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut the following day against West Bromwich Albion. He scored against relegation rivals Luton Town on 19 February 2025, earning Argyle a 1–1 draw. He scored again the following week to open the scoring against Manchester City in the FA Cup, though Plymouth went on to lose 3–1. Talovierov missed the remainder of the 2024–25 season because of a knee injury. Plymouth were relegated to League One on the final day of the season and Talovierov was linked with a transfer away from Home Park.

Stoke City On 5 July 2025, Talovierov joined Championship club Stoke City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He suffered an injury during pre-season which kept him out of the side until December 2025. In 2025–26 Talovierov played 19 times before his season was ended in March 2026 due to an ankle injury he sustained whilst on international duty.

Personal life His father, Vadym Taloverov, is a retired football defender.

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