Maximilian Welzmüller
{{short description|German footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Munich, Germany
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008
| youthclubs1 = SC Fürstenfeldbruck
| youthyears2 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs2 = 1860 Munich
| years1 = 2009–2010
| clubs1 = FSV Frankfurt II
| caps1 = 33
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2010–2012
| clubs2 = Greuther Fürth II
| caps2 = 55
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2012–2014
| clubs3 = SpVgg Unterhaching
| caps3 = 68
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2014–2018
| clubs4 = VfR Aalen
| caps4 = 106
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2018–2022
| clubs5 = Bayern Munich II
| caps5 = 96
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = SpVgg Unterhaching
| caps6 = 41
| goals6 = 0
}}
Maximilian Welzmüller (born 10 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/vereine/3-liga/2017-18/vfr-aalen-1422/64726/spieler_welzmueller-maximilian.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726070159/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/vereine/3-liga/2017-18/vfr-aalen-1422/64726/spieler_welzmueller-maximilian.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2017|language=German|title=Maximilian Welzmüller|publisher=kicker| access-date = 3 August 2017}}
Career
=Early career=
In his youth, Welzmüller played for SC Fürstenfeldbruck and 1860 Munich before moving to FSV Frankfurt II.
=Greuther Fürth=
In 2010, Welzmüller moved to the youth teams of Greuther Fürth. He made his debut on 8 August 2010 against SV Wehen Wiesbaden II. He came on in the 80th minute, replacing Ronny Philp.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/08/08/germany/regionalliga/sv-wehen-wiesbaden-ii/spvgg-greuther-furth-ii/966160/|title=Wehen Wiesbaden II vs. Greuther Fürth II - 8 August 2010|website=Soccerway}}
=SpVgg Unterhaching=
In July 2012, Welzmüller moved to 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching. He made his league debut on 21 July 2012 in a 0–0 draw with Darmstadt 98.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/07/21/germany/3-liga/sv-darmstadt-1898-ev/spvgg-unterhaching/1306640/|title=Darmstadt 98 vs. Unterhaching - 21 July 2012|website=Soccerway}} He scored his first league goal about two months later in a 3–2 win over Arminia Bielefeld on 1 September 2012. The goal came in the 39th minute.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/01/germany/3-liga/spvgg-unterhaching/dsc-arminia-bielefeld/1306703/|title=Unterhaching vs. Arminia Bielefeld - 1 September 2012|website=Soccerway}}
=VfR Aalen=
On 6 May 2014, Welzmüller moved to 2. Bundesliga side VfR Aalen signing a two-year contract.{{cite web|title=VfR verstärkt sich mit Welzmüller|url=https://www.kicker.de/vfr-verstaerkt-sich-mit-welzmueller-603942/artikel|publisher=Kicker|access-date=7 May 2014|language=German}} He made his league debut for Aalen in a 2–0 loss against SV Sandhausen on 28 February 2015. He was replaced by Andreas Hofmann in the 78th minute.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/28/germany/2-bundesliga/sv-sandhausen/vfr-aalen-1921-ev/1714383/|title=Sandhausen vs. Aalen - 28 February 2015|website=Soccerway}} He scored his first league goal for the club a year-and-a-half later with the lone goal in victory over Holstein Kiel. The goal came in the 87th minute.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/06/germany/3-liga/vfr-aalen-1921-ev/kieler-sv-holstein-von-1900-ev/2262994/|title=Aalen vs. Holstein Kiel - 6 August 2016|website=Soccerway}}
=Return to Unterhaching=
On 29 May 2022, Welzmüller agreed to return to SpVgg Unterhaching.{{cite web|publisher=SpVgg Unterhaching|url=https://www.spvggunterhaching.de/aktuell/news/maxi-welzmueller-kehrt-in-die-vorstadt-zurueck/|title=Maxi Welzmüller kehrt in die Vorstadt zurück!|date=29 May 2022|access-date=1 July 2022|language=de}}
Personal life
His brothers, Lukas and Josef, play for SV Mehring and SpVgg Unterhaching respectively.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Soccerway|maximilian-welzmuller/141997|accessdate=15 January 2020}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Greuther Fürth II
|rowspan="2"|Regionalliga Süd |29 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | c29 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12
|26 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|SpVgg Unterhaching
|rowspan="2"|3. Liga |35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14
|33 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 5 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 7 | |
| rowspan="5"|VfR Aalen
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|rowspan="3"|3. Liga |34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|38 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18
|32 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!106 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 6 | |
| rowspan="5"|Bayern Munich II
|28 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|rowspan="2"|3. Liga |32 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|22 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22
|Regionalliga Bayern |14 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|SpVgg Unterhaching
|rowspan="2"|3. Liga |16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!366 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 17 |
Honours
SpVgg Unterhaching
- Regionalliga Bayern: 2022–23{{cite news |last1=Leischwitz |first1=Christoph |title=SpVgg Unterhaching: Haching ist Meister |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/spvgg-unterhaching-sandro-wagner-manfred-schwabl-regionalliga-bayern-1.5844764 |access-date=9 October 2023 |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509222653/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/spvgg-unterhaching-sandro-wagner-manfred-schwabl-regionalliga-bayern-1.5844764 |archive-date=9 May 2023 |language=de}}
References
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External links
- {{Fussballdaten|welzmuellermaximilian}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|maximilian-welzmueller}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Welzmuller, Maximilian}}
Category:Footballers from Munich
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:German men's footballers
Category:SpVgg Unterhaching players
Category:FC Bayern Munich II players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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