Maximilian Mittelstädt

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Maximilian Mittelstädt
Mittelstädt with VfB Stuttgart in 2023
Personal information
Full name Maximilian Mittelstädt[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 7
Youth career
SC Staaken
0000–2012 Hertha Zehlendorf
2012–2015 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Hertha BSC II 24 (4)
2015–2023 Hertha BSC 145 (2)
2023– VfB Stuttgart 94 (9)
International career‡
2014–2015 Germany U18 5 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U19 8 (0)
2016–2018 Germany U20 6 (1)
2018–2019 Germany U21 5 (1)
2024– Germany 15 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2019
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:31, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Maximilian Mittelstädt (German pronunciation: [maksiˈmiːli̯aːn ˈmɪtl̩ˌʃtɛːt]; born 18 March 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.

Club career

Mittelstädt made his first footballing steps at the age of five in the youth team of SC Staaken before moving to Hertha 03 Zehlendorf. In 2012, he transferred to the youth team of Hertha BSC.[3]

Mittelstädt made his professional league debut on 2 March 2016 against Eintracht Frankfurt,[4] coming as a substitute in the 90th minute for Salomon Kalou.[5] On 30 October 2018, he scored his first competitive goal for Hertha BSC in a 2–0 away victory in the DFB-Pokal against SV Darmstadt 98.[6]

On 7 June 2023, Mittelstädt signed for VfB Stuttgart on a three-year contract.[7] In the 2023–24 season, he achieved the highest dribbling success rate in the Bundesliga at 61%, playing a crucial role in his club's qualification for the UEFA Champions League.[8] On 31 August 2024, Mittelstädt extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2028.[9]

International career

Mittelstädt was in the squad of the Germany U19 during the 2015–16 season.[10] In March 2024, Julian Nagelsmann called him up for the German national team ahead of the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands.[11][12] Mittelstädt made his debut on 23 March against the former.[13] Three days later, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against the Netherlands.[14] Mittelstädt was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha BSC II 2015–16 Regionalliga Nordost 103———103
2016–17 70———70
2017–18 61———61
2018–19 10———10
Total 244———244
Hertha BSC 2015–16 Bundesliga 3000——30
2016–17 1201000—130
2017–18 110003[a]0—140
2018–19 25132——283
2019–20 26121——282
2020–21 27010——280
2021–22 24010——250
2022–23 17000——170
Total 14529330—1575
VfB Stuttgart 2023–24 Bundesliga 31230——342
2024–25 311408[b]01[c]0441
2025–26 3266011[a]11[c]0507
Total 9491301912012810
Career total 263152232212030919
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in DFL/Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

International

As of match played 4 September 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 2024111
202540
Total151
As of match played 23 March 2025[17]
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Maximilian Mittelstädt
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 March 2024Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany2 Netherlands1–12–1Friendly

Honours

References

  1. "Maximilian Mittelstädt". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. "Maximilian Mittelstädt". Hertha BSC. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Hertha-Youngster Maximilian Mittelstädt: "Mama, ich hab' einen Termin bei Preetz!"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 5 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. "Debüt Mittelstädt" (in German). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. "Liveticker | Hertha BSC 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt | 24. Spieltag | Bundesliga 2015/16". Kicker (in German). 2 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. Lange, Jörn (30 October 2018). "Pal Dardai wechselt in Darmstadt den Sieg ein". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. "VfB sign Maximilian Mittelstädt". VfB Stuttgart. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. "Maximilian Mittelstädts märchenhafte Saison" (in German). Bundesliga. 4 April 2024.
  9. "VfB extend Maximilian Mittelstädt's contract". VfB Stuttgart. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. "Maximilian Mittelstädt" (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  11. "Nagelsmann nominiert DFB-Kader: Sechs Neulinge dabei". Sportschau (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  12. "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  13. "Maximilian Mittelstädt "Hätte nicht schöner sein können"". Sportschau (in German). 23 March 2024.
  14. Harding, Jonathan (27 March 2024). "Nagelsmann's Germany blossom as Euros approach". Deutsche Welle. Frankfurt. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  15. "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". Olympic Games. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  16. "Maximilian Mittelstädt | Club matches". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  17. "Maximilian Mittelstädt international matches". EU-Football.info. 24 March 2024.
  18. "Arminia Bielefeld 2–4 Stuttgart: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  19. "Fritz-Walter-Medaille für Ehegötz, Henrichs und Itter" (in German). German Football Association. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.