Maximilian Wittek (born 21 August 1995) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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or left wing-back for club

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Club career

Wittek is a youth exponent from 1860 Munich. He made his

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debut on 10 August 2014 against

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in a 3–0 home defeat. He played the first half, before being substituted for

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at half-time. Wittek scored his first professional goal on 13 December 2014 in 3–2 defeat against

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. In June 2017, Wittek joined

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signing a three-year contract. On 14 August 2023, Wittek moved to

on a three-year contract.

International career

On 9 October 2014, Wittek made his debut for Germany U20 in a 0–1 home defeat against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wittek, Maximilian 1995 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football defenders 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Eredivisie players TSV 1860 Munich players TSV 1860 Munich II players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players SBV Vitesse players VfL Bochum players Germany men's youth international footballers People from Freising Footballers from Upper Bavaria German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands