Philipp Martin Max (German pronunciation: [ˈfiːlɪp ˈmaks]; born 30 September 1993) is a German footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Germany national team.
![]() Max in training for FC Augsburg in 2016 | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Philipp Martin Max[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 29) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Viersen, Germany | |||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | PSV | |||||||||
Number | 31 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
2000–2003 | SC Baldham | |||||||||
2003–2007 | 1860 Munich | |||||||||
2007–2010 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||
2010–2012 | Schalke 04 | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2012–2014 | Schalke 04 II | 54 | (3) | |||||||
2014 | Schalke 04 | 2 | (0) | |||||||
2014–2015 | Karlsruher SC | 23 | (0) | |||||||
2015–2020 | FC Augsburg | 145 | (15) | |||||||
2020– | PSV | 57 | (6) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2016 | Germany Olympic | 3 | (1) | |||||||
2020– | Germany | 3 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:58, 13 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020 (UTC) |
Max joined Schalke 04 in 2010 from Bayern Munich.[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 25 March 2014 against Borussia Dortmund, coming in for Julian Draxler.[3][4]
On 30 April 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Karlsruher SC, effective the following season.[5]
On 4 August 2015, Max joined FC Augsburg on a two-year contract with an option to extend the agreement, for a reported fee of €3.6 million.[6] Max scored his first goal for Augsburg in a 4–0 victory over Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga on 30 April 2017.[7] He finished the 2017–18 Bundesliga season with 2 goals and 12 assists for Augsburg[8] With 12 assists, he became the 2nd top assist provider in the league only behind Bayern's Thomas Müller who had 14 assists.[9] In December 2018, in a 2–2 draw with Hertha BSC, he made his 100th league appearance for Augsburg.[10] On 13 December 2019, Max scored a brace away to TSG Hoffenheim while playing on the left wing, as regular winger Ruben Vargas was serving a one-game suspension. Max scored another brace in their next game, a win over Fortuna Düsseldorf, also while on the wing.
On 2 September 2020, Max joined PSV Eindhoven.[11]
He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.[12] He earned his first call-up for the senior team on 6 November 2020.[13] His debut came on 11 November 2020, in a friendly game against the Czech Republic.[14]
He is the son of former German international striker Martin Max.[15]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Schalke 04 | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Karlsruher SC | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
FC Augsburg | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||
Total | 145 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 156 | 15 | |||
PSV Eindhoven | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 44 | 6 | |
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 57 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 8 | ||
Career total | 227 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 282 | 23 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | |||
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
PSV
Germany
PSV Eindhoven – current squad | |
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Germany men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists | ||
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