Maximilian Sauer (born 15 May 1994) is a German professional

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Career

Between 2009 and 2013, Sauer played for the youth teams of

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

. In 2013, he was part of Wolfsburg's

Under 19 Bundesliga The Under 19 Bundesliga (German: ''A-Junioren Bundesliga'') is the highest level in German Under 19 football. It was created in 2003 and is divided in three divisions (Nord/Nordost, West und Süd/Südwest) with 14 teams each. The winner of each ...

winning squad. In the 2013–2014 season, Sauer started his senior career at

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ( en, Regional League Southwest) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together wit ...

club

KSV Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel is a semi-professional German football club based in Kassel, Hesse. KSV competes in the German Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth tier of German football. Nicknamed "Die Löwen" (the lions), the club was founded as FC Union 9 ...

. Before the 2014–2015 season, he transferred to Eintracht Braunschweig's reserve side in the

Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord ( en, Regional League North) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regional ...

. On the 15th matchday of the 2014–15

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season, he made his professional debut for Eintracht's senior side, playing the full 90 minutes in a match against

1. FC Nürnberg 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bunde ...

. In the summer of 2020, he moved to

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was on ...

. After one season, he signed for

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. ...

. Sauer left Køge at the end of the 2022-23 season.

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* 1994 births Living people People from Salzgitter Footballers from Lower Saxony Men's association football defenders German men's footballers KSV Hessen Kassel players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players SpVgg Greuther Fürth II players MSV Duisburg players HB Køge players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark German expatriate sportspeople in Denmark {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub