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.
 Eggestein training with Werder Bremen in 2017 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 December 1996[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 | |||||||||||
| –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 | 104 | (3) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Germany U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Germany U21 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2019 | |||||||||||
Club career
editWerder Bremen
editEggestein 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
editEggestein 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
editEggestein is a youth international for Germany at the U20 level.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 8 November 2024
| 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] | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10[c] | 1 | — | 45 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25[14] | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 104 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 317 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 372 | 27 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ a b "Maximilian Eggestein | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Werder Bremen II vs. Braunschweig II - 1 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Sander, Carsten (1 December 2014). "Die Jugend gibt jetzt den Ton an". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Eggestein signs first professional deal". Werder Bremen. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Hertha BSC vs. Werder Bremen - 21 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Hanke, Maik (4 July 2017). "Maximilian Eggestein verlängert Vertrag". Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Johannes Eggestein: Die wichtige Erkenntnis". kicker Online (in German). 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Maximilian Eggestein signs long-term deal with Werder". SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Eggestein signs new Werder Bremen contract". FOX Sports Asia. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Offiziell: Maxi Eggestein wechselt von Bremen nach Freiburg". kicker (in German). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Maximilian Eggestein - Spielerprofil". dfb.de (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Maximilian Eggestein » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
External links
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- Maximilian Eggestein – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Maximilian Eggestein at Soccerway
- Maximilian Eggestein at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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