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M. Kuzmin

Squad depthAkron · 30 yrsTransferred to FC Sochi

Profile

Full nameMaksim Kuzmin
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityRussia
Age30
Date of birth1 Jun 1996
BirthplaceSamara
Height180 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubAkron
Central midfielderalso played FWD
23
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
999
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Akron.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League23019996.57
Cup10064

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

M. Kuzmin is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Akron, rated 15.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 248th of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kuzmin.

Judged on this season alone, Kuzmin graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 49 of the 49 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.514 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 42nd of 49 of the 49 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 30 Kuzmin is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelStepped up 2023/24
Current potential42nd of 49 central midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent season39th of 49 central midfielders · Premier League39th-best central midfielder in the Premier League248th in the Premier League · potential42nd-highest potential central midfielder in the Premier League
15.1
Ratingi
42nd of 49 central midfielders
12
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.7%
Minutes
limited game time
3.51
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Akron finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side

3.51
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
10
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.7% 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 15.1, Kuzmin carries the 42nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 49, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Akron finished 13th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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