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Max Kruse

Max Kruse

Attack - Second Striker  at BSV Dersim 1993 II
Age38
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.80 m
Footleft
BornMarch 19, 1988
at BSV Dersim 1993 II 765 days · joined 2024-04-19
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Second Striker Attack

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.29
goals / match
FC St. Pauli
top club · 100 apps

Career highs

€12.00m
peak value · 2014
€12.00m
top transfer fee · 15/16
15
best season · 16/17
41 / 12
int'l caps / goals
558Appearances
162Goals
134Assists
29Yellow cards
0Red cards
96Full matches (90′)
Full nameMax Kruse
Name in home countryMax Bennet Kruse
Date of birth1988-03-19 (38 yrs)
Place of birthReinbek, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionAttack - Second Striker (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height180.00 m
Current clubBSV Dersim 1993 II
Joined2024-04-19
Contract expires
Outfitteradidas
Apr 2024
Transfer: Career break → BSV Dersim II
23/24 · Transfer
Nov 2023
Transfer: SC Paderborn → Career break
23/24 · Transfer
Nov 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — SC Paderborn 07
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Without Club → SC Paderborn
23/24 · Transfer
Nov 2022
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — VfL Wolfsburg
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2022
Transfer: Union Berlin → VfL Wolfsburg
21/22 · Transfer · €5.00m
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — VfL Wolfsburg, 1.FC Union Berlin
37 matches · 15 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Union Berlin
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — 1.FC Union Berlin
22 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2019
Transfer: Werder Bremen → Fenerbahce
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Fenerbahce
23 matches · 7 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — SV Werder Bremen
36 matches · 12 G · 14 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — SV Werder Bremen
33 matches · 8 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → Werder Bremen
16/17 · Transfer · €7.50m
Jul 2016
16/17 — SV Werder Bremen
24 matches · 15 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — VfL Wolfsburg
43 matches · 9 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Bor. M'gladbach → VfL Wolfsburg
15/16 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Borussia Mönchengladbach
42 matches · 13 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Borussia Mönchengladbach
35 matches · 12 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: SC Freiburg → Bor. M'gladbach
13/14 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 2012
12/13 — SC Freiburg
39 matches · 12 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: FC St. Pauli → SC Freiburg
12/13 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC St. Pauli
35 matches · 13 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC St. Pauli, FC St. Pauli II
35 matches · 2 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC St. Pauli, FC St. Pauli II
32 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Werder Bremen → FC St. Pauli
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — SV Werder Bremen II
24 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — SV Werder Bremen, SV Werder Bremen II
37 matches · 2 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: W. Bremen U19 → Werder Bremen
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — SV Werder Bremen II, SV Werder Bremen U19
38 matches · 13 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2006
Transfer: SC V.-M. U19 → W. Bremen U19
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — SV Werder Bremen U19
13 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: SC V.-M. U17 → SC V.-M. U19
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2003
Transfer: SC V.-M. Yth. → SC V.-M. U17
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Reinbek Yth. → SC V.-M. Yth.
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €12.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,642 min
Minutes played by club
SC Paderborn 07 0.0%
VfL Wolfsburg 11.6%
1.FC Union Berlin 10.7%
Fenerbahce 2.8%
SV Werder Bremen 15.3%
Borussia Mönchengladbach 7.4%
SC Freiburg 8.7%
FC St. Pauli 18.9%
FC St. Pauli II 0.0%
SV Werder Bremen II 20.8%
SV Werder Bremen U19 4.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
SC Paderborn 07 1 23/24 23/24 5 0 1 0
VfL Wolfsburg 3 15/16 22/23 62 16 13 999
1.FC Union Berlin 2 20/21 21/22 45 19 12 926
Fenerbahce 1 19/20 19/20 23 7 8 242
SV Werder Bremen 4 07/08 18/19 94 35 31 1,320
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 13/14 14/15 77 25 22 637
SC Freiburg 1 12/13 12/13 39 12 10 748
FC St. Pauli 3 09/10 11/12 100 22 16 1,631
FC St. Pauli II 2 09/10 10/11 2 0 2 0
SV Werder Bremen II 3 06/07 08/09 72 7 11 1,797
SV Werder Bremen U19 2 05/06 06/07 39 19 8 342

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€3M13€6M20€9M26€12M05/06 — 6 goals (SV Werder Bremen U19)05/06 — 1 assists705/0606/07 — 13 goals (SV Werder Bremen U19)06/07 — 7 assists2006/0707/08 — 2 goals (SV Werder Bremen II)07/08 — 9 assists1107/0808/09 — 5 goals (SV Werder Bremen II)08/09 — 3 assists808/0909/10 — 7 goals (FC St. Pauli)09/10 — 4 assists1109/1010/11 — 2 goals (FC St. Pauli)10/11 — 8 assists1010/1111/12 — 13 goals (FC St. Pauli)11/12 — 6 assists1911/1212/13 — 12 goals (SC Freiburg)12/13 — 10 assists2212/1313/14 — 12 goals (Borussia Mönchengladbach)13/14 — 11 assists2313/1414/15 — 13 goals (Borussia Mönchengladbach)14/15 — 11 assists2414/1515/16 — 9 goals (VfL Wolfsburg)15/16 — 12 assists2115/1616/17 — 15 goals (SV Werder Bremen)16/17 — 7 assists2216/1717/18 — 8 goals (SV Werder Bremen)17/18 — 9 assists1717/1818/19 — 12 goals (SV Werder Bremen)18/19 — 14 assists2618/1919/20 — 7 goals (Fenerbahce)19/20 — 8 assists1519/2020/21 — 11 goals (1.FC Union Berlin)20/21 — 5 assists1620/2121/22 — 15 goals (1.FC Union Berlin)21/22 — 8 assists2321/2222/2323/24 — 1 assists123/2406/07 — €75K07/08 — €200K08/09 — €250K09/10 — €600K10/11 — €1.5M11/12 — €2M12/13 — €2.5M13/14 — €10M14/15 — €12M15/16 — €12M16/17 — €12M17/18 — €12M18/19 — €12M19/20 — €12M20/21 — €10.5M21/22 — €6M22/23 — €3.5M23/24 — €900KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 6605/0606/07: 131306/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 131311/1212/13: 121212/1313/14: 121213/1414/15: 131314/1515/16: 9915/1616/17: 151516/1717/18: 8817/1818/19: 121218/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 111120/2121/22: 151521/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

05/06: 1105/0606/07: 7706/0707/08: 9907/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 101012/1313/14: 111113/1414/15: 111114/1515/16: 121215/1616/17: 7716/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 141418/1919/20: 8819/2020/21: 5520/2121/22: 8821/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 2. Bundesliga SC Paderborn 07 5 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 DFB-Pokal SC Paderborn 07 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 5 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 14 7 1 0 0 162
21/22 Bundesliga 1.FC Union Berlin 16 5 5 1 0 257
21/22 Conference L. 1.FC Union Berlin 4 1 0 0 0 306
21/22 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Union Berlin 2 1 1 0 0 155
21/22 UECL Quali 1.FC Union Berlin 1 1 1 0 0 59
20/21 Bundesliga 1.FC Union Berlin 22 11 5 0 0 149
19/20 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 20 7 7 0 0 242
19/20 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 3 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 32 11 10 0 0 258
18/19 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen 4 1 4 1 0 390
17/18 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 29 6 8 2 0 409
17/18 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen 4 2 1 0 0 127
16/17 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 23 15 7 1 0 136
16/17 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 32 6 8 3 0 405
15/16 Champions League VfL Wolfsburg 9 2 2 0 0 342
15/16 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 2 0 0 90
15/16 DFL-Supercup VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 32 11 9 2 0 235
14/15 DFB-Pokal Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 2 1 0 0 150
14/15 Europa League Borussia Mönchengladbach 7 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 12 11 3 0 252
13/14 DFB-Pokal Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga SC Freiburg 34 11 8 1 0 268
12/13 DFB-Pokal SC Freiburg 5 1 2 1 0 480
11/12 2. Bundesliga FC St. Pauli 34 13 6 4 0 232
11/12 DFB-Pokal FC St. Pauli 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Bundesliga FC St. Pauli 33 2 6 2 0 1,162
10/11 DFB-Pokal FC St. Pauli 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Oberliga Hamburg FC St. Pauli II 1 0 2 0 0 0
09/10 2. Bundesliga FC St. Pauli 29 7 4 1 0 237
09/10 DFB-Pokal FC St. Pauli 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 RL Nord FC St. Pauli II 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 3. Liga SV Werder Bremen II 24 5 3 1 0 372
07/08 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 1 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen II 3 0 1 1 0 0
07/08 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Regionalliga Nord SV Werder Bremen II 33 2 7 3 0 1,425
06/07 Regionalliga Nord SV Werder Bremen II 12 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 U19-BL N/NE SV Werder Bremen U19 24 13 5 0 0 156
06/07 U19-Champ. SV Werder Bremen U19 2 0 2 0 0 0
05/06 U19-BL N/NE SV Werder Bremen U19 13 6 1 1 0 186
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-07-01 Reinbek Yth. SC V.-M. Yth. Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 SC V.-M. Yth. SC V.-M. U17 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 SC V.-M. U17 SC V.-M. U19 Transfer 0
05/06 2006-01-01 SC V.-M. U19 W. Bremen U19 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 W. Bremen U19 Werder Bremen Transfer 75000
09/10 2009-07-01 Werder Bremen FC St. Pauli Transfer 350000
12/13 2012-07-01 FC St. Pauli SC Freiburg Transfer 2500000 €500k
13/14 2013-07-01 SC Freiburg Bor. M'gladbach Transfer 5000000 €2.50m
15/16 2015-07-01 Bor. M'gladbach VfL Wolfsburg Transfer 12000000 €12.00m
16/17 2016-08-02 VfL Wolfsburg Werder Bremen Transfer 8000000 €7.50m
19/20 2019-07-03 Werder Bremen Fenerbahce Transfer 12000000
20/21 2020-08-06 Fenerbahce Union Berlin Transfer 8500000
21/22 2022-01-30 Union Berlin VfL Wolfsburg Transfer 3500000 €5.00m
22/23 2022-11-28 VfL Wolfsburg Without Club Transfer 1500000
23/24 2023-07-01 Without Club SC Paderborn Transfer 900000
23/24 2023-11-24 SC Paderborn Career break Transfer 500000
23/24 2024-04-19 Career break BSV Dersim II Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 bruise 2019-04-25 2019-04-29 5 1
18/19 Thigh problems 2019-05-09 2019-06-03 26 2
19/20 Groin problems 2019-10-14 2019-11-25 43 6
19/20 Torn ankle ligaments 2020-03-05 2020-06-18 106 4
19/20 Appendectomy 2020-06-15 2020-06-29 15 3
20/21 Torn muscle bundle 2020-12-03 2021-02-18 78 13
20/21 muscular problems 2021-04-22 2021-05-03 12 1
21/22 Foot injury 2021-10-25 2021-10-28 4 1
21/22 Thigh problems 2021-10-28 2021-11-11 15 3
22/23 Torn muscle fiber 2022-09-26 2022-11-26 62 9
23/24 Torn muscle fiber 2023-08-07 2023-08-31 25 3
23/24 infection 2023-09-09 2023-09-13 5 0
23/24 Fitness 2023-09-13 2023-09-17 5 1
23/24 stomach problems 2023-09-19 2023-09-22 4 1
23/24 Neck injury 2023-11-10 2023-11-24 15 1
Current€500k
Peak€12.00m
Low
Δ since start+€425k
€3.00m€6.00m€9.00m€12.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #49503 #10 3 0 former national player
Team #5710 17 6 former national player
Team #5709 6 1 former national player
Team #3817 1 1 former national player
Team #3262 #23 14 4 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Fin Bartels 1 18 0
Maximilian Eggestein 2 5 0
Milos Veljkovic 1 0 0
Jiri Pavlenka 1 0 0
Raffael 2 11 0
Granit Xhaka 2 0 0
Ludwig Augustinsson 2 1 0
Robin Knoche 2 1 0
Maximilian Arnold 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
16/17 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 15 23
11/12 2. Bundesliga FC St. Pauli 13 34
06/07 U19-BL N/NE SV Werder Bremen U19 13 24

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 11 34
18/19 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 10 32
14/15 Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 32

Teams faced most often by Max Kruse's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Borussia Dortmund 55 8 6 41 44 146 -102 15%
1. FSV Mainz 05 54 15 18 21 68 74 -6 28%
FC Schalke 04 51 20 9 22 76 69 +7 39%
VfB Stuttgart 50 19 9 22 73 76 -3 38%
Eintracht Frankfurt 50 19 16 15 74 68 +6 38%
FC Augsburg 48 19 15 14 68 55 +13 40%
1. FC Köln 48 19 10 19 72 75 -3 40%
Hertha BSC 46 19 15 12 71 53 +18 41%
Werder Bremen 42 13 12 17 66 67 -1 31%
Hamburger SV 41 18 15 8 50 37 +13 44%
1899 Hoffenheim 41 15 16 10 75 66 +9 37%
Bor. Mönchengladbach 40 19 9 12 56 49 +7 48%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal
12/13 Goal #50 (career)
16/17 Goal #100 (career)
21/22 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 37 939 1 0 0 0.1
18/19 36 648 1 0 0 0.14
17/18 33 536 2 0 0 0.34
16/17 24 136 1 0 0 0.66
15/16 43 837 3 0 0 0.32
14/15 42 385 2 0 0 0.47
13/14 35 252 3 0 0 1.07
12/13 39 748 2 0 0 0.24
11/12 35 232 5 0 0 1.94
10/11 35 1,162 2 0 0 0.15
09/10 32 237 1 0 0 0.38
08/09 24 372 1 0 0 0.24
07/08 37 1,425 4 0 0 0.25
05/06 13 186 1 0 0 0.48

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
307 apps
97 G
79 A
2. Bundesliga
68 apps
20 G
11 A
U19-BL N/NE
37 apps
19 G
6 A
DFB-Pokal
28 apps
8 G
12 A
Süper Lig
20 apps
7 G
7 A
3. Liga
24 apps
5 G
3 A
Regionalliga Nord
45 apps
2 G
7 A
Champions League
9 apps
2 G
2 A
UECL Quali
1 apps
1 G
1 A
Conference L.
4 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Max Kruse

Who is Max Kruse?

Max Kruse is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a second striker for BSV Dersim 1993 II.

How old is Max Kruse?

Max Kruse is 38 years old. He was born on March 19, 1988 in Reinbek.

What position does Max Kruse play?

Max Kruse plays as a second striker (Attack - Second Striker).

What club does Max Kruse play for?

Max Kruse currently plays for BSV Dersim 1993 II.

How many career goals has Max Kruse scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Max Kruse has scored 162 goals in 558 appearances.