Maximilian Marcus Philipp (born 1 March 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. He represented Germany internationally at youth levels U20 and U21.

Maximilian Philipp
Philipp with Dynamo Moscow in 2019.
Personal information
Full name Maximilian Marcus Philipp[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
SC Freiburg
Number 26
Youth career
Hertha BSC
2008–2011 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2011–2012 Energie Cottbus
2013 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Energie Cottbus II 3 (0)
2013–2014 SC Freiburg II 31 (12)
2014–2017 SC Freiburg 81 (18)
2017–2019 Borussia Dortmund 38 (10)
2019–2021 Dynamo Moscow 27 (9)
2020–2021VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 24 (6)
2021–2024 VfL Wolfsburg 25 (1)
2023Werder Bremen (loan) 15 (1)
2023–2024SC Freiburg (loan) 17 (1)
2024– SC Freiburg 1 (0)
International career
2014 Germany U20 2 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U21 10 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2017

Club career

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Philipp started his career in his hometown club, Hertha BSC. In 2008, he joined Tennis Borussia Berlin.

SC Freiburg

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In 2012, Philipp signed with SC Freiburg. On 5 April 2014, he made his first-team debut at SC Freiburg, in a Bundesliga match against VfB Stuttgart replacing Felix Klaus in the 90th minute.[3]

Borussia Dortmund

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On 7 June 2017, Philipp signed a five-year contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2022.[4] The transfer fee paid to Freiburg was reported as €20 million plus bonuses.[5] BVB's sporting director Michael Zorc described Philipp as "versatile" and "has a good shot and he has a fantastic future ahead of him."[4] Philipp made his debut for BVB on 6 August 2017 in the team's 2–2 draw (6–7 on penalty) against Bayern Munich in DFL Super Cup, substituting for Christian Pulisic at 90' and netting BVB's second penalty.[6] He started for Dortmund for the first time on 19 August 2017 in BVB's 3–0 away victory in Wolfsburg.[7] On 18 September 2017, Philipp scored his first goal for BVB in the team's 5–0 home victory against 1. FC Köln.[8] He went on to net his second goal in the same game.[8] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 26 September 2017 as Dortmund suffered home defeat against Real Madrid.[9]

Dynamo Moscow

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On 9 August 2019, Philipp signed a four-year contract with the Russian club Dynamo Moscow.[10] He scored his first goal for Dynamo three minutes into his debut game against Lokomotiv Moscow on 18 August 2019, from a direct free-kick.[11] In his second game against FC Tambov on 24 August, he scored again as Dynamo won 2–0 away.[12] On 23 November 2019, he scored twice from the penalty spot to secure a 2–1 victory over FC Rostov.[13] In the next game on 1 December 2019 he scored twice again in a 2–1 defeat of Lokomotiv Moscow.[14] He was voted player of the month for December 2019 by Dynamo fans.[15]

VfL Wolfsburg

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On 2 October 2020, he returned to Bundesliga, joining VfL Wolfsburg on a season-long loan.[16] In the spring of 2021, the club announced that it intends to keep Philipp in its lineup, "if the opportunity arises." However, the repayment period for a fixed amount of 11 million euros has already expired and the Germans had to negotiate with Dynamo on a new one.[17]

On 16 June 2021, Wolfsburg agreed on a permanent transfer with Dynamo and Philipp signed a four-year contract with the club.[18]

Werder Bremen

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Philipp joined league rivals Werder Bremen on loan in January 2023.[19] He signed as a replacement for Oliver Burke, who went on loan to Millwall.[19] In 11 February 2023, Philipp made his debut against his former club Borussia Dortmund as a substitute for Christian Groß.

Return to SC Freiburg

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On 21 August 2023, Philipp returned to SC Freiburg on loan.[20] The loan contract contained a conditional purchase obligation option, the conditions for which were triggered in February 2024, making the transfer permanent.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 November 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Other[b] Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Energie Cottbus 2011–12 Regionalliga Nordost 1 0 1 0
2012–13 2 0 2 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
SC Freiburg II 2012–13 Regionalliga Südwest 1 0 1 0
2013–14 29 12 29 12
2014–15 1 0 1 0
Total 31 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 12
SC Freiburg 2013–14 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 24 1 3 0 25 1
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 31 8 2 0 33 8
2016–17 Bundesliga 25 9 2 0 27 9
Total 81 18 7 0 88 18
Borussia Dortmund 2017–18 Bundesliga 20 9 2 0 5 0 1 0 28 9
2018–19 18 1 3 1 2 0 23 2
Total 38 10 5 1 7 0 1 0 51 11
Dynamo Moscow 2019–20 Russian Premier League 20 8 1 0 21 8
2020–21 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
Total 27 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 29 9
VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 24 6 2 0 0 0 26 6
VfL Wolfsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 22 1 1 0 2 0 25 1
2022–23 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 25 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 28 1
Werder Bremen (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
SC Freiburg (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 17 1 0 0 5[c] 1 22 2
SC Freiburg 2024–25 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 18 1 1 0 5 1 24 2
Career total 262 58 17 1 15 1 1 0 295 60
  1. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Includes Relegation playoff and DFL-Supercup.
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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SC Freiburg

Germany U21

References

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  1. ^ Maximilian Philipp at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Maximilian Philipp". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Die Spielstatistik VfB Stuttgart - SC Freiburg". fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Borussia Dortmund sign Maximilian Philipp". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Fix! Philipp für 20 Millionen Euro zum BVB". kicker Online (in German). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. ^ KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Teams & goals". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "BVB starts with Götze and Philipp". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Teams & goals". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. ^ KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Teams & goals". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  10. ^ "В "Динамо" перешёл Максимилиан Филипп!" [Maximilian Philipp moved to Dynamo!] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 9 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Dynamo v Lokomotiv game report". Russian Premier League. 18 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Tambov v Dynamo game report". Russian Premier League. 24 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Dynamo v Rostov game report". Russian Premier League. 24 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Lokomotiv v Dynamo game report". Russian Premier League. 1 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Максимилиан Филипп - лучший игрок декабря" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 19 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Neue Offensivkraft" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Немецкий клуб заявил о желании выкупить у "Динамо" самого дорогого игрока" (in Russian). rbc.ru. 6 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Fest verpflichtet" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 16 June 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Werders Deal mit Philipp und Burke: "Im Paket sehen"". kicker (in German). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  20. ^ "WELCOME BACK, MILLI!". SC Freiburg. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Die Kaufpflicht hat gegriffen: Philipp wechselt fest nach Freiburg" [The obligation to buy has taken effect: Philipp moves permanently to Freiburg] (in German). Kicker. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  22. ^ a b Maximilian Philipp at Soccerway
  23. ^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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