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Full nameMaksim Vityugov
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityRussia
Age28
Date of birth1 Feb 1998
BirthplaceKrasnoyarsk
Height179 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubKrylia Sovetov
Attacking midfielder
18
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
887
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Krylia Sovetov.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Krylia Sovetov's ~30 games this season through 3 injury absences (muscle, inactive). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League18328876.76
Cup10057

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

M. Vityugov is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Krylia Sovetov, rated 21.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 193rd of 276 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vityugov.

Judged on this season alone, Vityugov graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 26 of the 26 attacking midfielders in the Premier League, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 18 appearances (0.507 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 16). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 23rd of 26 of the 26 attacking midfielders in the Premier League. At 28 Vityugov is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Vityugov missed 3 games through injury (muscle, inactive) out of roughly 30 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Vityugov is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22
Current potential23rd of 26 attacking midfielders · Premier League · 18 appsCurrent season25th of 26 attacking midfielders · Premier League · 18 apps25th-best attacking midfielder in the Premier League193rd in the Premier League · potential23rd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Premier League
21.8
Ratingi
23rd of 26 attacking midfielders
15.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.9%
Minutes
limited game time
0.51
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Krylia Sovetov finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

3
Goals
2
Assists
5
G+A
0.17
Goals / app

3 goals in 18 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.8, Vityugov carries the 23rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier League of 26 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.51 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target5
Shots6

Passing

Assists2
Chances created5
Passes271
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success50%
Duels won40
Duels won %53.3%
Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles11
Interceptions11
Blocks5
Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.