Maximilian Philipp (born 1 March 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
![]() Philipp with Dynamo Moscow in 2019 | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 28) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | |||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | |||||||||
Number | 17 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
Hertha BSC | ||||||||||
2008–2011 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | |||||||||
2011–2012 | Energie Cottbus | |||||||||
2013 | SC Freiburg | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2011–2012 | Energie Cottbus II | 3 | (0) | |||||||
2013–2014 | SC Freiburg II | 31 | (12) | |||||||
2014–2017 | SC Freiburg | 81 | (18) | |||||||
2017–2020 | Borussia Dortmund | 38 | (10) | |||||||
2019–2021 | Dynamo Moscow | 27 | (9) | |||||||
2020–2021 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 24 | (6) | |||||||
2021– | VfL Wolfsburg | 24 | (1) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2014 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||
2016–2017 | Germany U21 | 10 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2017 |
Philipp started his career in his hometown club, Hertha BSC. In 2008, he joined Tennis Borussia Berlin.
In 2012, he signed with SC Freiburg. On 5 April 2014, he made his first-team debut at SC Freiburg, in a Bundesliga match against VfB Stuttgart replacing Felix Klaus in the 90th minute.[2]
On 7 June 2017, attacking midfielder Maximilian Philipp signed a five-year contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2022.[3] The transfer fee paid to Freiburg was reported as €20 million plus bonuses.[4] BVB's sporting director Michael Zorc described Philipp as "versatile" and "has a good shot and he has a fantastic future ahead of him."[5] Philipp made his debut for BVB on 6 August 2017 in the team's 2–2 draw (6–7 on penalty) against Bayern Munich in DFL Super Cup, substituting for Christian Pulisic at 90' and netting BVB's second penalty.[6] He started for Dortmund for the first time on 19 August 2017 in BVB's 3–0 away victory in Wolfsburg.[7] On 18 September 2017, Philipp scored his first goal for BVB in the team's 5–0 home victory against 1. FC Köln.[8] He went on to net his second goal in the same game.[9] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 26 September 2017 as Dortmund suffered home defeat against Real Madrid.[10]
On 9 August 2019, Philipp signed a 4-year contract with the Russian club Dynamo Moscow.[11] He scored his first goal for Dynamo 3 minutes into his debut game against FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 18 August 2019, from a direct free-kick.[12] In his second game against FC Tambov on 24 August, he scored again as Dynamo won 2–0 away.[13] On 23 November 2019, he scored twice from the penalty spot to secure a 2–1 victory over FC Rostov.[14] In the next game on 1 December 2019 he scored twice again in a 2–1 defeat of FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[15] He was voted player of the month for December 2019 by Dynamo fans.[16]
On 2 October 2020, he returned to Bundesliga, joining VfL Wolfsburg on a season-long loan.[17] In the spring of 2021, the club announced that it intends to keep Philipp in its lineup, "if the opportunity arises." However, the repayment period for a fixed amount of 11 million euros has already expired and the Germans had to negotiate with Dynamo on a new one.[18]
On 16 June 2021, Wolfsburg agreed on a permanent transfer with Dynamo and Philipp signed a 4-year contract with the club.[19]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Energie Cottbus | 2011–12 | Regionalliga Nordost | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
SC Freiburg II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | |||||
2014–15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | ||
SC Freiburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 8 | |||
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 9 | |||
Total | 81 | 18 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 88 | 18 | ||||
Borussia Dortmund | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
2018–19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
Total | 38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 11 | ||
Dynamo Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 8 | ||
2020–21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
Total | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||
VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | |
Career total | 204 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 56 |
SC Freiburg
Germany U21
VfL Wolfsburg – current squad | |
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