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Max Christiansen

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
0000–2010	Flensburg 08
2010–2011	Holstein Kiel
2011–2014	Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	19	(0)
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 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024 ‡ 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.

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.

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. In the following Christiansen became a regular and attracted the attention of several top- and second-flight clubs.

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.

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. He joined on a free transfer and signed a contract until 2023.

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

International career

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

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

Career Statistics

Club

As of 8 September 2024

Honours

FC Ingolstadt

• 2. Bundesliga: 2014–15

Germany

• Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal 2016

References

1. "Max Christiansen" (in German). kicker.de. 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.de. 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.de (in German). kicker. 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. ^ "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.

External links

• Max Christiansen at Soccerway
• Max Christiansen at WorldFootball.net

v t e Germany men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists
1 Horn 2 Toljan 3 Klostermann 4 Ginter 5 Süle 6 S. Bender 7 Meyer (c) 8 L. Bender 9 Selke 10 Goretzka 11 Brandt 12 Huth 13 Max 14 Bauer 15 Christiansen 16 Prömel 17 Gnabry 18 Petersen 22 Oelschlägel Coach: Hrubesch

• 1996 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Flensburg
• German men's footballers
• Men's association football midfielders
• Germany men's youth international footballers
• FC Hansa Rostock players
• FC Ingolstadt 04 players
• FC Ingolstadt 04 II players
• Arminia Bielefeld players
• SV Waldhof Mannheim players
• SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
• Hannover 96 players
• Bundesliga players
• 2. Bundesliga players
• 3. Liga players
• Germany men's under-21 international footballers
• Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Olympic footballers for Germany
• Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Olympic silver medalists for Germany
• Olympic medalists in football
• German people of Danish descent
• Footballers from Schleswig-Holstein
• 21st-century German sportsmen