Maximilian Beier

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Maximilian Beier
Personal information
Full name Maximilian Beier [1]
Date of birth (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Borussia Dortmund
Number 14
Youth career
2014–2015 Brandenburger SC Süd
2015–2018 Energie Cottbus
2018–2020 TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 TSG Hoffenheim II 25 (10)
2020–2024 TSG Hoffenheim 42 (16)
2021–2023Hannover 96 (loan) 63 (10)
2024– Borussia Dortmund 29 (8)
International career
2019 Germany U17 7 (1)
2021–2023 Germany U20 7 (0)
2023– Germany U21 8 (5)
2024– Germany 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:18, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Maximilian Beier (born 17 October 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.

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Club career

Beier started playing football for Brandenburger SC Süd, then moved to Energie Cottbus, almost quitting football because of homesickness. [3] Beier moved to TSG Hoffenheim at the age of 15 [4] , where he made his professional debut in the Bundesliga in a 1–0 defeat against Freiburg on 8 February 2020, coming on in the 88th minute for Robert Skov. [5] Later that year, on 10 December, he recorded his first goals by scoring twice and providing an assist in a 4–1 win against Gent in the Europa League. [6]

On 19 August 2021, Beier was loaned out to Hannover 96 for one season. [7] The loan was extended for the 2022–23 season on 8 June 2022. [8]

He returned to Hoffenheim for the 2023–24 season, and became the club's top scorer, netting 16 goals across 33 games. [9]

Borussia Dortmund

On 12 August 2024, Beier joined fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, signing a five-year contract. [10] Beier made his debut in the DFB Pokal on 17 August 2024. [11] On 12 March 2025, Beier scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in the second leg of the Round of 16 matchup against Lille to push the aggregate to 3–2 and propel Dortmund into the quarterfinals of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League campaign. [12]

International career

Beier was a youth international footballer for Germany. [13] In March 2024, he was called up for the Germany national team ahead of the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands. [14]

He was named in Germany's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024. [15] On 3 June, he made his senior debut in a friendly match against Ukraine prior to the tournament. [16] Beier made one appearance across the tournament, playing 26 minutes after replacing Robert Andrich in a 1-1 draw against Switzerland. [17] Germany was knocked out by Spain in the quarter-finals. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSG Hoffenheim 2019–20 Bundesliga 60000060
2020–21 Bundesliga30002 [a] 252
2023–24 Bundesliga3316203516
Total421620224618
TSG Hoffenheim II 2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 249249
2021–22 Regionalliga Südwest1111
Total25102510
Hannover 96 (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 30334337
2022–23 2. Bundesliga33721358
Total6310556815
Borussia Dortmund 2024–25 Bundesliga2982012 [b] 13 [c] 14610
2025–26 Bundesliga00100010
Total29830121314710
Career total156411051433118350
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 10 September 2024 [19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202440
Total40

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Borussia Dortmund (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. "Maximilian Beier". Bundesliga. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. "Maximilian Beier". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. "Borussia Dortmund's Maximilian Beier on his "crazy" rise to the top". www.bundesliga.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. "Freiburg 1–0 Hoffenheim". Soccerway. 8 February 2020.
  6. "TSG round off group with comfortable win over Gent". TSG Hoffenheim. 10 December 2020.
  7. "Auf Leihbasis: Hannover eist Beier von Hoffenheim los". Kicker (in German). kicker. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. "Leihe aus Hoffenheim wird verlängert" (in German). Hannover 96. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. Sharma, Abhinav (19 May 2024). "Bundesliga top scorers 2023-24: Harry Kane, Serhou Guirassy & players with the most goals in Germany this season". Goal.com.
  10. "BVB sign Maximilian Beier". Borussia Dortmund. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  11. CIARÁN FAHEY (17 August 2024). "Positivo debut con Sahin con el Dortmund gana en su presentación en la Copa Alemana". Los Angeles Times en Español. Associated Press. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  12. "Second-half comeback sends Dortmund into Champions League quarters again". Reuters . 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. "Maximilian Beier Personenprofil" (in German). German Football Association.
  14. "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  15. "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". Olympics.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  16. "Kein Tor gegen die Ukraine: Vier Zweien, aber auch eine Fünf für DFB-Stars" (in German). RND. 3 June 2024.
  17. UEFA.com. "Switzerland vs Germany | Timeline | UEFA EURO 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  18. UEFA.com. "Spain vs Germany | UEFA EURO 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  19. "Maximilian Beier international matches". EU-Football.info. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.