Max Finkgräfe
{{Short description|German footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Max Finkgräfe
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| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|3|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mönchengladbach, Germany{{Cite web|url=https://www.media-sportservice.de/2023/04/23/1-fc-koeln-aussenbahnspieler-max-finkgraefe-verlaengert-bis-2025/|title=1. FC Köln: Außenbahnspieler Max Finkgräfe verlängert bis 2025|first=Dominik|last=Dittmar}}
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Köln
| clubnumber = 35
| youthyears1 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs1 = Fortuna Düsseldorf
| youthyears2 = 2016–2018 | youthclubs2 = Borussia Dortmund
| youthyears3 = 2018–2020 | youthclubs3 = Borussia Mönchengladbach
| youthyears4 = 2020–2021 | youthclubs4 = SG Unterrath
| youthyears5 = 2021–2023 | youthclubs5 = Köln
| years1 = 2023 | clubs1 = Köln II | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2023– | clubs2 = Köln | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 1
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| club-update = 23 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 04:53, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
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Max Finkgräfe (born 27 March 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the German club Köln.
Club career
Finkgräfe is a product of the youth academies of Fortuna Düsseldorf, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and SG Unterrath before joining Köln's youth side in 2021.{{cite web | title=MSN | website=msn.com | date=2023-08-24 | url=https://www.msn.com/de-de/sport/fifa-world-cup/1-fc-k%C3%B6ln-wie-max-finkgr%C3%A4fe-%C3%BCber-umwege-zum-senkrechtstarter-wurde/ar-AA1fBZP5 | language=de | access-date=2023-08-24}} On 23 April 2023, he signed a professional contract with Köln until 2025. He helped the Köln U19s win the DFB-Pokal Junioren for the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.come-on-fc.com/news/max-finkgraefe-unbekuemmert-und-selbstbewusst-auf-den-radar/|title=Max Finkgräfe: Unbekümmert und selbstbewusst auf den Radar|date=21 August 2023}} He made his senior and professional debut with Köln as a substitute in a 1–0 Bundesliga loss to Borussia Dortmund on 19 August 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.de/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln/max-finkgraefe-freches-bundesliga-debuet-lob-von-baumgart-631484|title=Max Finkgräfe: Freches Bundesliga-Debüt des 19-Jährigen für den FC – "Er hatte die Eier"|date=20 August 2023|website=EXPRESS}}
Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|max-finkgrafe/672099}}
- {{DFB|max-finkgraefe}}
- {{BDFutbol|59081}}
{{1. FC Köln squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Mönchengladbach
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks