Maximilian Eggestein

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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 90 (3)
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 14 April 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[edit]

Werder Bremen[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 14 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2014–15[14] Regionalliga Nord 32 4 — — 2[a] 0 34 4
2015–16[14] 3. Liga 9 1 — — — 9 1
2016–17[14] 13 2 — — — 13 2
Total 54 7 0 0 — 2 0 56 7
Werder Bremen 2014–15[14] Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2015–16[14] 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
2016–17[14] 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
2017–18[14] 33 2 4 1 — — 37 3
2018–19[14] 34 5 5 1 — — 39 6
2019–20[14] 32 1 4 0 — 2[b] 0 40 1
2020–21[14] 33 2 5 0 — — 38 2
2021–22[14] 3 1 1 0 — — 4 1
Total 159 12 20 2 — 2 0 181 14
SC Freiburg 2021–22[14] Bundesliga 31 1 5 1 — — 36 2
2022–23[14] 31 1 5 0 7[c] 0 — 43 1
2023–24[14] 28 1 2 1 10[c] 1 — 40 3
Total 90 3 12 2 17 1 0 0 119 6
Career total 303 22 32 4 17 1 4 0 356 27
  1. ^ Appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References[edit]

  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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