Maximilian Wittek

Maximilian Wittek (born 21 August 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.

Maximilian Wittek

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Freising, Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left-back/left wing-back
Team information
Current team	VfL Bochum
Number	32
Youth career
0000–2013	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	1860 Munich II	7	(0)
2014–2017	1860 Munich	72	(1)
2017–2020	Greuther Fürth	84	(5)
2020–2023	Vitesse	89	(4)
2023–	VfL Bochum	54	(3)
International career‡
2014–2016	Germany U20	15	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:11, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Wittek is a youth exponent from 1860 Munich. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 10 August 2014 against RB Leipzig in a 3–0 home defeat. He played the first half, before being substituted for Marin Tomasov at half-time.^[1] Wittek scored his first professional goal on 13 December 2014 in 3–2 defeat against Karlsruhe.^[2]

In June 2017, Wittek joined SpVgg Greuther Fürth signing a three-year contract.^[3]

On 14 August 2023, Wittek moved to VfL Bochum on a three-year contract.^[4]

International career

On 9 October 2014, Wittek made his debut for Germany U20 in a 0–1 home defeat against England.^[5][6]

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2025^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1860 Munich II	2013–14	Regionalliga Bayern	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2014–15		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
1860 Munich	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	20	1	0	0	—		2	0	22	1
	2015–16		27	0	3	0	—		—		30	0
	2016–17		25	0	3	0	—		1	0	29	0
	Total		72	1	6	0	0	0	3	0	81	1
Greuther Fürth	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	33	4	2	0	—		—		35	4
	2018–19		23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	2019–20		28	1	1	0	—		—		29	1
	Total		84	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	88	5
Vitesse	2020–21	Eredivisie	32	1	5	0	—		—		37	1
	2021–22		25	0	3	0	14[b]	5	—		42	5
	2022–23		31	3	0	0	—		—		31	3
	2023–24		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		89	4	8	0	14	5	0	0	111	9
Bochum	2023–24	Bundesliga	21	3	2	0	—		2[c]	0	25	3
	2024–25	Bundesliga	33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
	Total		54	3	3	0	—		2	0	59	3
Career total			306	13	21	0	14	5	5	0	346	18

1. Includes other competitive competitions, including the DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and Relegation Playoffs.
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearances in Bundesliga Relegation Playoffs