Maximilian Welzmüller

Maximilian Welzmüller
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
–2008 SC Fürstenfeldbruck
2008–2009 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 FSV Frankfurt II 33 (5)
2010–2012 Greuther Fürth II 55 (2)
2012–2014 SpVgg Unterhaching 68 (7)
2014–2018 VfR Aalen 106 (6)
2018–2022 Bayern Munich II 96 (2)
2022–2024 SpVgg Unterhaching 41 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maximilian Welzmüller (born 10 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1]

Career

Early career

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

Greuther Fürth

In 2010, Welzmüller moved to the youth teams of 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]

SpVgg Unterhaching

In July 2012, Welzmüller moved to 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching. He made his league debut on 21 July 2012 in a 0–0 draw with 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]

VfR Aalen

On 6 May 2014, Welzmüller 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Greuther Fürth II 2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 291——c291
2011–12 261——261
Total 5520000552
SpVgg Unterhaching 2012–13 3. Liga 35210—362
2013–14 335——335
Total 6871000697
VfR Aalen 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 2010—30
2015–16 3. Liga 34010—350
2016–17 384——384
2017–18 322——322
Total 106620001086
Bayern Munich II 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 280——280
2019–20 3. Liga 320——320
2020–21 221——221
2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 141——141
Total 9620000962
SpVgg Unterhaching 2022–23 3. Liga 160——160
2023–24 25010—260
Total 4101000420
Career total 36617400037017

Honours

SpVgg Unterhaching

References

  1. ↑ "Maximilian Welzmüller" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wehen Wiesbaden II vs. Greuther Fürth II - 8 August 2010". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "Darmstadt 98 vs. Unterhaching - 21 July 2012". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Unterhaching vs. Arminia Bielefeld - 1 September 2012". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "VfR verstärkt sich mit Welzmüller" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sandhausen vs. Aalen - 28 February 2015". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "Aalen vs. Holstein Kiel - 6 August 2016". Soccerway.
  8. ↑ "Maxi Welzmüller kehrt in die Vorstadt zurück!" (in German). SpVgg Unterhaching. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Maximilian Welzmüller at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Leischwitz, Christoph (7 May 2023). "SpVgg Unterhaching: Haching ist Meister". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.