Max Christiansen

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Max Christiansen
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Christiansen with Germany U21 in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Flensburg, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hannover 96
Number 13
Youth career
SV Adelby
–2010 Flensburg 08
2010–2011 Holstein Kiel
2011–2014 Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Hansa Rostock 24 (1)
2015–2018 FC Ingolstadt II 8 (1)
2015–2018 FC Ingolstadt 50 (1)
2018–2019 Arminia Bielefeld 7 (0)
2019–2021 Waldhof Mannheim 54 (3)
2021–2023 Greuther Fürth 58 (0)
2023– Hannover 96 35 (1)
International career‡
2012–2013 Germany U17 4 (0)
2014–2015 Germany U19 13 (3)
2015–2016 Germany U20 6 (0)
2016 Germany U21 3 (0)
2016 Germany Olympic 2 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:21, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Max Christiansen (born 25 September 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96. [1]

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Club career

A Flensburg native, Christiansen started playing football with local sides SV Adelby and Flensburg 08. In 2010, at the age of 13, he moved to the youth ranks of Holstein Kiel where he stayed only one year, though. He joined the football academy of Hansa Rostock, this included attending a private school. [2]

Subsequently, he made his way through Rostock's youth teams and eventually got promoted to the first team, playing then in 3. Liga. He debuted on 29 March 2014 in a home match against Stuttgarter Kickers, playing 80 minutes as a starter. [3] In the following Christiansen became a regular and attracted the attention of several top- and second-flight clubs. [4]

In the next winter break, 2014–15, Rostock faced massive financial difficulties and had to acquire income through selling players. Christiansen moved to 2. Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt for a transfer fee of believed to be €500,000 and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract until 2018. [5]

Shortly after the end of the 2020–21 season SpVgg Greuther Fürth, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, announced the signing of Christiansen for the 2021–22 season. [6] He joined on a free transfer and signed a contract until 2023. [7]

Christiansen joined Hannover 96 ahead of the 2023–24 season on a two-year contract. [8]

International career

Christiansen was captain of the Germany U20 team and earned six caps. [9] [10] Previously he also was capped for the U19 and U17 teams. [10]

He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal. [11]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 8 September 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hansa Rostock 2013-14 3. Liga 71—71
2014-15 170—170
Total241—241
Ingolstadt II 2014-15 Regionalliga 20—20
2015-16 30—30
2016-17 20—20
2017-18 11—11
Total81—81
Ingolstadt 2014-15 2. Bundesliga 41—41
2015-16 Bundesliga 19010200
2016-17 11010120
2017-18 2. Bundesliga16010170
Total50130531
Arminia Bielefeld 2018-19 2. Bundesliga702090
Waldhof Mannheim 2019-20 3. Liga29210302
2020-21 251—251
Total54310553
Greuther Fürth 2021-22 Bundesliga27000270
2022-23 2. Bundesliga31010320
Total58010590
Hannover 96 2023-24 2. Bundesliga19010200
2024-25 401050
Total23020250
Career Total2256902346

Honours

FC Ingolstadt

Germany

References

  1. ↑ "Max Christiansen" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Neue Herausforderung" [New Challenge] (in German). shz.de. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Anlaufzeit? Nicht mit Jakobs und Edwini-Bonsu" [Warm-up-time? Not with Jakobs and Edwini-Bonsu] (in German). Kicker . Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Max Christiansen: Ein Rostocker Rohdiamant" [Max Christiansen: Rostock's Rough Diamant] (in German). liga3-online.de. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Christiansen und Blacha: Hansa geht ans Tafelsilber" [Christiansen und Blacha: Hansa is selling off the family silver] (in German). ndr.de. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Erster Neuer fürs Kleeblatt: Er kommt aus dem Waldhof". nordbayern.de (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Max Christiansen und Nils Seufert wechseln zur SpVgg Greuther Fürth". kicker. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tauziehen beendet: Christiansen wechselt nach Hannover". Kicker (in German). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "FCInternational: Nyland in EM-Quali-Playoffs" [FCInternational: Nyland in European Qualifier Playoffs] (in German). fcingolstadt.de. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Max Christiansen - Spielerprofil -". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Max Christiansen at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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