Malte Karbstein

Malte Karbstein

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Neuruppin, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Waldhof Mannheim
Number	15
Youth career
2006–2011	MSV Neuruppin
2011–2017	Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Energie Cottbus	35	(2)
2016	Energie Cottbus II	1	(0)
2018–2020	Werder Bremen II	33	(3)
2020–2022	Kickers Offenbach	48	(7)
2022–	Waldhof Mannheim	57	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 October 2025

Malte Karbstein (born 30 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Waldhof Mannheim. ^[1]

Career

Born in Neuruppin, Karbstein played in the youth teams of local side MSV Neuruppin before joining Energie Cottbus in 2011. ^[2] He played 65 matches for the Energie Cottbus youth teams. ^[3]

Starting with the 2015–16 season, he trained with Energie Cottbus' first team making two appearances in the 3. Liga. ^[2] Over the following two seasons, he played 33 matches in the Regionalliga Nord. ^[2] After the club's promotion to the 3. Liga, he made the squad for the first five matches but did not feature ^[2] while appearing once in the regional cup competition. ^[3]

In August 2018, Karbstein joined Werder Bremen II for an undisclosed fee. ^{[2] [3]}

In June 2020, it was announced Karbstein would move to Kickers Offenbach for the 2020–21 season. ^[4]

References

1. Malte Karbstein at WorldFootball.net
2. Wunderlich, Lennart (29 August 2018). "Gebürtiger Neuruppiner wechselt zu Werder Bremen". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
3. Lehmann, Jan (29 August 2018). "Karbstein geht! Muss Energie defensiv nachlegen?". Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
4. "OFC verpflichtet Karbstein von Werder II". kicker (in German). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.