Malte Karbstein (born 30 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Waldhof Mannheim.[1]

Malte Karbstein
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Neuruppin, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Waldhof Mannheim
Number 15
Youth career
2006–2011 MSV Neuruppin
2011–2017 Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Energie Cottbus 35 (2)
2016 Energie Cottbus II 1 (0)
2018–2020 Werder Bremen II 33 (3)
2020–2022 Kickers Offenbach 48 (7)
2022– Waldhof Mannheim 42 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Career

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Born in Neuruppin, Karbstein played in the youth teams of local side MSV Neuruppin before joining Energie Cottbus in 2011.[2] He played 65 matches for the Energie Cottbus youth teams.[3]

Starting with the 2015–16 season, he trained with Energie Cottbus' first team making two appearances in the 3. Liga.[2] Over the following two seasons, he played 33 matches in the Regionalliga Nord.[2] After the club's promotion to the 3. Liga, he made the squad for the first five matches but did not feature[2] while appearing once in the regional cup competition.[3]

In August 2018, Karbstein joined Werder Bremen II for an undisclosed fee.[2][3]

In June 2020, it was announced Karbstein would move to Kickers Offenbach for the 2020–21 season.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Malte Karbstein at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e Wunderlich, Lennart (29 August 2018). "Gebürtiger Neuruppiner wechselt zu Werder Bremen". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Lehmann, Jan (29 August 2018). "Karbstein geht! Muss Energie defensiv nachlegen?". Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ "OFC verpflichtet Karbstein von Werder II". kicker (in German). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.