Tashkent Province
Maqsudov was born in Uzbekistan and started his professional career at local Angren club, Tashkent Province. 1991 he moved to Pakhtakor and started to play first for reserve team of the club and later for main team. In 1993 season Pakhtakor finished runner-up after Neftchi Farg'ona and Maqsudov became third best top scorer of season, scoring 15 goals in league matches.