Maximilian Welzmüller Explained

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]

Club career

Early career

In his youth, Welzmuller played for SC Fürstenfeldbruck and TSV 1860 Munich before moving to FSV Frankfurt II.

Greuther Furth

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]

Unterhaching

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]

Aalen

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]

Return to Unterhaching

On 29 May 2022, Welzmüller agreed to return to SpVgg Unterhaching.[8]

Personal life

His brothers, Lukas and Josef, play for SV Mehring and SpVgg Unterhaching respectively.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Greuther Fürth II2010–11Regionalliga Süd291291
2011–12261261
Total5520000552
Unterhaching2012–133. Liga35210362
2013–14335335
Total6871000697
Aalen2014–152. Bundesliga201030
2015–163. Liga34010350
2016–17384384
2017–18322322
Total106620001086
Bayern Munich II2018–19Regionalliga Bayern280280
2019–203. Liga320320
2020–21221221
2021–22Regionalliga Bayern141141
Total9620000962
Career total32517300032817

Honours

SpVgg Unterhaching

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maximilian Welzmüller. German. kicker. 3 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Wehen Wiesbaden II vs. Greuther Fürth II - 8 August 2010 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  3. Web site: Darmstadt 98 vs. Unterhaching - 21 July 2012 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  4. Web site: Unterhaching vs. Arminia Bielefeld - 1 September 2012 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  5. Web site: VfR verstärkt sich mit Welzmüller. kicker.de. 7 May 2014. German.
  6. Web site: Sandhausen vs. Aalen - 28 February 2015 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  7. Web site: Aalen vs. Holstein Kiel - 6 August 2016 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  8. Web site: SpVgg Unterhaching. Maxi Welzmüller kehrt in die Vorstadt zurück!. 29 May 2022. 1 July 2022. de.
  9. News: Leischwitz . Christoph . SpVgg Unterhaching: Haching ist Meister . 9 October 2023 . Süddeutsche Zeitung . 7 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509222653/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/spvgg-unterhaching-sandro-wagner-manfred-schwabl-regionalliga-bayern-1.5844764 . 9 May 2023 . de.