Maximilian Eggestein

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.

Maximilian Eggestein

Eggestein training with Werder Bremen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 28)[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
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	128	(5)
International career‡
2015	Germany U20	6	(1)
2017–2019	Germany U21	16	(1)
Medal record UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2019
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2019

Club career

Werder Bremen

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]

SC Freiburg

Eggestein 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

Eggestein is a youth international for Germany at the U20 level.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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]		33	2	3	0	—		—		36	2
	Total		128	5	15	2	17	1	—		160	8
Career total			341	24	35	4	17	1	4	0	397	29

1. Appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League