| Maksim Balayev | |
| Fullname: | Maksim Alekseyevich Balayev |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1974 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Svetlana St. Petersburg |
| Years1: | 1991–1994 |
| Caps1: | 39 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 1993–1994 |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1995–1996 |
| Caps3: | 47 |
| Goals3: | 17 |
| Years4: | 1996 |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
Maksim Alekseyevich Balayev (Russian: Максим Алексеевич Балаев; born 24 May 1974) is a Russian former football player.