Maximilian Eggestein (; born 8 December 1996) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He is also the older brother of fellow professional footballer Johannes Eggestein.

Club career

Werder Bremen

Eggestein joined

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

in 2011 from

TSV Havelse TSV Havelse is a German association football club based in Garbsen, Lower Saxony, near Hanover. History The club was founded in 1912 as ''FC Pelikan-Havelse'' by a group of thirteen young men from the small village of Havelse. They took their n ...

. He made his debut for

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on 1 August 2014 against

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

II. On 29 November 2014, he made his first team debut in a

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game against

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replacing Levent Ayçiçek after 83 minutes in a 4–0 home win. In February 2015 Eggestein signed his first professional contract, committing to the club till 2018. In the following 2015–2016 season, he made his full debut featuring in the number 10 role as Werder played

Hertha Berlin Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football, following relegation from t ...

on 22 August 2015. In July 2017, Eggestein agreed a contract extension with the club. That season, his younger brother

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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

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in the first round of the

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. On 10 April 2019, Werder Bremen announced the extension of Eggestein's contract.

SC Freiburg

Eggestein moved to

in August 2021, following Werder Bremen's relegation from the Bundesliga and after ten years with the club.

International career

Eggestein is a youth international for Germany at the U20 level.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eggestein, Maximilian Living people 1996 births Footballers from Hanover Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players SC Freiburg players 21st-century German sportsmen