Maximilian Philipp
German footballer (born 1994)
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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.
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Philipp with Dynamo Moscow in 2019. | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Maximilian Marcus Philipp[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | 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) |
| 2020–2021 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 24 | (6) |
| 2021–2024 | VfL Wolfsburg | 25 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2024– | SC Freiburg | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U21 | 10 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2017 | |||
Club career
Philipp started his career in his hometown club, Hertha BSC. In 2008, he joined Tennis Borussia Berlin.
SC Freiburg
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
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
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
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
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
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
Club
- As of match played 26 April 2026[22]
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 264 | 58 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 297 | 60 | ||
- Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Includes Relegation playoff and DFL-Supercup.
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
