Maximilian Mittelstädt (German pronunciation: [maksiˈmiːli̯aːn ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃtɛːt]; born 18 March 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.
 Mittelstädt with VfB Stuttgart in 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maximilian Mittelstädt[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | |||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| SC Staaken | ||||||||||||||
| –2012 | Hertha Zehlendorf | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Hertha BSC | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Hertha BSC II | 17 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | Hertha BSC | 145 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Germany U19 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Germany U20 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U21 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Germany | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 21 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:11, 5 July 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Mittelstädt made his first footballing steps as a five-year-old in the youth team of SC Staaken before moving to Hertha 03 Zehlendorf. In 2012, he transferred to the youth team of Hertha BSC.[3]
Mittelstädt made his professional league debut on 2 March 2016 against Eintracht Frankfurt,[4] coming as a substitute in the 90th minute for Salomon Kalou.[5] On 30 October 2018, he scored his first competitive goal for Hertha BSC in a 2–0 away victory in the DFB-Pokal against SV Darmstadt 98.[6]
On 7 June 2023, Mittelstädt signed for VfB Stuttgart on a three-year contract.[7] In the 2023–24 season, he achieved the highest dribbling success rate in the Bundesliga at 61%, playing a crucial role in his club's qualification for the UEFA Champions League.[8]
International career
Mittelstädt was in the squad of the Germany U19 during the 2015–16 season.[9] In March 2024, Julian Nagelsmann called him up for the German national team ahead of the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands.[10][11] He made his debut on 23 March against the former.[12] Three days later, Mittelstädt scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against the Netherlands.[13]
Mittelstädt was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 May 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 146 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 158 | 5 | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nordost | 10 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| Career total | 200 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 11 | ||
International
- As of match played 5 July 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
- As of match played 26 March 2024[16]
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2024 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany | 2 |  Netherlands | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Hertha BSC U19
- DFB-Pokal Junior: 2014–15
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 Bronze: 2016[17]
References
External links
- Profile at the Hertha BSC website
- Maximilian Mittelstädt at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Maximilian Mittelstädt at Soccerway
