Max Finkgräfe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Mönchengladbach, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 2016–2018 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2018–2020 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2020–2021 | SG Unterrath | ||
| 2021–2023 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | 1. FC Köln II | 8 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | 1. FC Köln | 38 | (1) |
| 2025– | RB Leipzig | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Max Finkgräfe (German pronunciation: [maks ˈfɪŋkɡʁɛːfə]; born 27 March 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
Club career
Finkgräfe is a product of the youth academies of Fortuna Düsseldorf, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and SG Unterrath before joining 1. FC Köln's youth side in 2021.[2] On 23 April 2023, he signed a professional contract with 1. FC Köln until 2025.[1] He helped the 1. FC Köln U19s win the DFB-Pokal Junioren for the 2022–23 season.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with the club as a substitute in a 1–0 loss Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund on 19 August 2023.[4]
On 3 July 2025, Finkgräfe signed a five-year contract with RB Leipzig.[5] On 24 April 2026, he'd score his first goal in a 3–1 win over Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| RB Leipzig | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4 | ||
Honours
1.FC Koln
References
- 1 2 Dittmar, Dominik. "1. FC Köln: Außenbahnspieler Max Finkgräfe verlängert bis 2025".
- ↑ "MSN". msn.com (in German). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ↑ "Max Finkgräfe: Unbekümmert und selbstbewusst auf den Radar". 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Max Finkgräfe: Freches Bundesliga-Debüt des 19-Jährigen für den FC – "Er hatte die Eier"". EXPRESS. 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "RBL sign left-back Max Finkgräfe". RB Leipzig. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "RB Leipzig 3-1 Union Berlin (Apr 24, 2026) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf". kicker.
External links
- Max Finkgräfe at Soccerway
- Max Finkgräfe at DFB (also available in German)
- Max Finkgräfe at BDFutbol
- 2004 births
- Footballers from Mönchengladbach
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- Men's association football full-backs
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- 1. FC Köln players
- 1. FC Köln II players
- RB Leipzig players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players