| Fullname: | Maximilian Welzmüller |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Munich, Germany |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | SC Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | 1860 Munich |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | FSV Frankfurt II |
| Caps1: | 33 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs2: | Greuther Fürth II |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs3: | SpVgg Unterhaching |
| Caps3: | 68 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs4: | VfR Aalen |
| Caps4: | 106 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Bayern Munich II |
| Caps5: | 96 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | SpVgg Unterhaching |
| Caps6: | 40 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
Maximilian Welzmüller (born 10 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1]
In his youth, Welzmuller played for SC Fürstenfeldbruck and TSV 1860 Munich before moving to FSV Frankfurt II.
In 2010, Welzmuller moved to the youth teams of SpVgg Greuther Fürth. He made his debut on 8 August 2010 against SV Wehen Wiesbaden II. He came on in the 80th minute, replacing Ronny Philp.[2]
In July 2012, Welzmuller moved to 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching. He made his league debut on 21 July 2012 in a 0–0 draw with SV Darmstadt 98.[3] He scored his first league goal about two months later in a 3–2 win over Arminia Bielefeld on 1 September 2012. The goal came in the 39th minute.[4]
On 6 May 2014, he moved to 2. Bundesliga side VfR Aalen signing a two-year contract.[5] He made his league debut for Aalen in a 2–0 loss against SV Sandhausen on 28 February 2015. He was replaced by Andreas Hofmann in the 78th minute.[6] He scored his first league goal for the club a year-and-a-half later with the lone goal in victory over Holstein Kiel. The goal came in the 87th minute.[7]
On 29 May 2022, Welzmüller agreed to return to SpVgg Unterhaching.[8]
His brothers, Lukas and Josef, play for SV Mehring and SpVgg Unterhaching respectively.
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Greuther Fürth II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Süd | 29 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
| Unterhaching | 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 33 | 5 | — | 33 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 68 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 7 | |||
| Aalen | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 38 | 4 | — | 38 | 4 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 106 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 6 | |||
| Bayern Munich II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 28 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |||||||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 325 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 17 | |||
SpVgg Unterhaching