Alexandru Maxim

Alexandru Maxim is the kind of footballer I quietly root for. His path was never glamorous, debuting in Espanyol's reserves, loaned to Badalona, then rebuilding back home with Pandurii before earning a real career abroad. There is something honest about a player who climbs through the unfashionable rungs and ends up captaining Gaziantep in Turkey's top flight. Captaincy is rarely handed to flashy talents; it goes to the ones teammates trust, and at attacking midfield he clearly leads with brain and vision rather than spectacle. I find that slow, earned authority far more compelling than overnight hype.

Alexandru Iulian Maxim (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru makˈsim]; born 8 July 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Gaziantep, which he captains. Maxim recorded his professional debut for the reserve team of Espanyol in 2009, and also had a loan spell at Badalona before returning to Romania with Pandurii Târgu Jiu in 2011.

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Name (English)

Alexandru Maxim

Name (Japanese)

アレクサンドル・マキシム

Reading

あれくさんどる・まきしむ

Born

July 8, 1990 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

Origin

Piatra Neamț, Neamț County, Romania

Blood type

Private

Height

178 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A0

Tags

• Neamț County
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.