| Maksim Paskotši | |
| Fullname: | Maksim Paskotši[1] |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Birth Date: | 2003 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Grasshoppers |
| Clubnumber: | 48 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | SK Everest Tallinn |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tallinna Kalev |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Flora |
| Youthyears4: | 2020–2023 |
| Youthclubs4: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Years1: | 2020 |
| Clubs1: | Flora |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Grasshoppers |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Estonia U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Estonia U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Estonia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 23 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 23:16, 19 November 2024 (UTC) |
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.
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. He joined English club Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee on 21 September 2020.[2] 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.[3]
On 6 September 2023, Paskotši officially joined Swiss side Grasshoppers on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract.[4] [5] In the process, he became the club's first ever Estonian player.
Paskotši made his international debut for Estonia on 24 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Czech Republic.
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).
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Flora | 2020 | Meistriliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2021–22 | Premier League 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Grasshopper | 2023–24 | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | ||
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