Maximilian Eggestein
Eggestein training with Werder Bremen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Hanover, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SC Freiburg
Number 8
Youth career
TSV Schloß Ricklingen
0000–2011 TSV Havelse
2011–2014 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Werder Bremen II 54 (7)
2014–2021 Werder Bremen 159 (12)
2021– SC Freiburg 86 (2)
International career‡
2015 Germany U20 6 (1)
2017–2019 Germany U21 16 (1)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2019

Maximilian Eggestein (German pronunciation: [maksiˈmiːli̯aːn ˈʔɛɡəʃtaɪn];[2][3] born 8 December 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for SC Freiburg. He is also the older brother of fellow professional footballer Johannes Eggestein.

Club career

Werder Bremen

Eggestein joined Werder Bremen in 2011 from TSV Havelse. He made his debut for Werder Bremen II on 1 August 2014 against Eintracht Braunschweig II.[4]

On 29 November 2014, he made his first team debut in a Bundesliga game against SC Paderborn replacing Levent Ayçiçek after 83 minutes in a 4–0 home win.[5] In February 2015 Eggestein signed his first professional contract, committing to the club till 2018.[6] In the following 2015–2016 season, he made his full debut featuring in the number 10 role as Werder played Hertha Berlin on 22 August 2015.[7]

In July 2017, Eggestein agreed a contract extension with the club.[8] That season, his younger brother Johannes also gradually became established in the first team squad.

On 18 August 2018, Eggestein scored his first goal of the 2018–19 season, in a 6–1 win against Wormatia Worms in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[9] On 10 April 2019, Werder Bremen announced the extension of Eggestein's contract.[10][11]

SC Freiburg

Eggestein moved to SC Freiburg in August 2021, following Werder Bremen's relegation from the Bundesliga and after ten years with the club.[12]

International career

Eggestein is a youth international for Germany at the U20 level.[13]

Career statistics

As of 7 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 32 4 — — 2[a] 0 34 4 [14]
2015–16 3. Liga 9 1 — — — 9 1 [14]
2016–17 13 2 — — — 13 2 [14]
Total 54 7 0 0 — 2 0 56 7 —
Werder Bremen 2014–15 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0 [14]
2015–16 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0 [14]
2016–17 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1 [14]
2017–18 33 2 4 1 — — 37 3 [14]
2018–19 34 5 5 1 — — 39 6 [14]
2019–20 32 1 4 0 — 2[b] 0 40 1 [14]
2020–21 33 2 5 0 — — 38 2 [14]
2021–22 3 1 1 0 — — 4 1 [14]
Total 159 12 20 — 2 2 0 181 14 —
SC Freiburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 31 1 5 1 — — 36 2 [14]
2022–23 Bundesliga 31 1 5 0 7[c] 0 — 43 1 [14]
2023–24 Bundesliga 24 0 2 1 9[c] 1 — 35 1 [14]
Total 86 2 12 2 16 1 0 0 114 5
Career total 299 21 32 4 16 1 4 0 351 26 —
  1. ^ Appearances in Regionalliga playoff
  2. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation playoffs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ a b "Maximilian Eggestein | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 332, 588. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  3. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 466, 732. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  4. ^ "Werder Bremen II vs. Braunschweig II - 1 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. ^ Sander, Carsten (1 December 2014). "Die Jugend gibt jetzt den Ton an". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Eggestein signs first professional deal". Werder Bremen. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Hertha BSC vs. Werder Bremen - 21 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  8. ^ Hanke, Maik (4 July 2017). "Maximilian Eggestein verlängert Vertrag". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Johannes Eggestein: Die wichtige Erkenntnis". kicker Online (in German). 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Maximilian Eggestein signs long-term deal with Werder". SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Eggestein signs new Werder Bremen contract". FOX Sports Asia. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Offiziell: Maxi Eggestein wechselt von Bremen nach Freiburg". kicker (in German). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Maximilian Eggestein - Spielerprofil". dfb.de (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Maximilian Eggestein » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

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