Maximilian Beier (born 17 October 2002) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

TSG Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 18 ...

and the Germany national team.

Club career

Beier made his professional debut with

in the

in a 1–0 away defeat against

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on 8 February 2020. Later that year, on 10 December, he recorded his first goals by netting two goals and providing an assist in a 4–1 win against

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in the

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. On 19 August 2021, Beier was loaned out to

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for one season. The loan was extended for the 2022–23 season on 8 June 2022. He returned to Hoffenheim for the 2023–24 season, and became the club's top scorer, netting 16 goals.

International career

Beier was a youth international footballer for Germany. In March 2024, he was called up for the Germany national team ahead of the friendly matches against

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and the

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. He was named in Germany's squad for the

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. On 3 June, he made his senior debut in a friendly match against

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prior to the tournament.

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Bundesliga Profile
2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Brandenburg an der Havel Footballers from Brandenburg German men's footballers Men's association football forwards TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Hannover 96 players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players UEFA Euro 2024 players Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's international footballers {{Germany-footy-forward-2000s-stub