| Max Kucheriavyi | |
| Fullname: | Maksym Serhiyovych Kucheryavyi |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | St Johnstone |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | DYuSSh-15 Kyiv |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | St Johnstone |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Brechin City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Kelty Hearts (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Falkirk (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ukraine U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Ukraine U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:41, 13 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 18:16, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
Maksym Serhiyovych Kucheryavyi (Ukrainian: Максим Сергійович Кучерявий; born 9 May 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club St Johnstone.
Kucheriavyi was born in Kyiv,[1] and played locally for DYuSSh-15 Kyiv.[2]
After playing in a youth tournament in the city, Kucheriavyi was scouted by Scottish club Heart of Midlothian, and travelled 2,500 miles between the countries to train, for a period of two years.[3] After failing to gain a contract with Hearts, he instead signed with St Johnstone on a three-year deal.[3]
At the start of the 2021–22 season, he moved on loan to Brechin City.[3] After a "brilliant spell" with the club, scoring nine goals in 19 appearances, he was recalled by St Johnstone in January 2022.[4] [5] [6] He then moved on loan to Kelty Hearts, and in March 2022 he scored the winning goal which guaranteed Kelty's Scottish League Two title.[2] [7]
He moved on loan to Falkirk in February 2023.[8]
Kucheriavyi scored his first league goals for St Johnstone on 2 September 2023, scoring two late goals to earn a 2–2 draw.[9] [10]
Kucheriavyi has played for the Ukraine under-17 team.
In May 2024, he was called up by Ruslan Rotan to the Ukraine Olympic football team squad to play at the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[11]
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kucheriavyi spoke about the impact on his family in the country.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] He also launched a fundraiser.[18]
Kelty Hearts