Max Finkgräfe

Max Finkgräfe (born 27 March 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig

Max Finkgräfe

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Mönchengladbach, Germany[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	RB Leipzig
Number	35
Youth career
2015–2016	Fortuna Düsseldorf
2016–2018	Borussia Dortmund
2018–2020	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2020–2021	SG Unterrath
2021–2023	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023	1. FC Köln II	8	(2)
2023–2025	1. FC Köln	38	(1)
2025–	RB Leipzig	0	(0)
International career‡
2024	Germany U20	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Club career

Finkgräfe is a product of the youth academies of Fortuna Düsseldorf, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and SG Unterrath before joining 1. FC Köln's youth side in 2021.^[2] On 23 April 2023, he signed a professional contract with 1. FC Köln until 2025.^[1] He helped the 1. FC Köln U19s win the DFB-Pokal Junioren for the 2022–23 season.^[3] He made his senior and professional debut with the club as a substitute in a 1–0 loss Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund on 19 August 2023.^[4]

On 3 July 2025, Finkgräfe signed a five-year contract with RB Leipzig.^[5]

Honours

1.FC Koln

• 2.Bundesliga: 2024–25^[6]