Maximilian Eggestein (German pronunciation: [maksiˈmiːli̯aːn ˈʔɛɡəʃtaɪ̯n];[2][3] born 8 December 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as an 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 | (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 25)[1] | |||||||||
Place of birth | Hanover, Germany | |||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||
Club 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 | 6 | (0) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2015 | Germany U20 | 6 | (1) | |||||||
2017–2019 | Germany U21 | 16 | (1) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:46, 8 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2019 |
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]
Eggestein moved to SC Freiburg in August 2021, following Werder Bremen's relegation from the Bundesliga and after ten years with the club.[12]
Eggestein is a youth international for Germany at the U20 level.[13]
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | Ref. | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Werder Bremen II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 32 | 4 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | [14] | |
Career total | 219 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 243 | 21 | — |
SC Freiburg – current squad | |
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