Alexandru Maxim

Alexandru Maxim
Maxim with Mainz 05 in 2018
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Iulian Maxim[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Piatra Neamț, Romania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gaziantep
Number 44
Youth career
1997–2004 Olimpia Piatra Neamț
2004–2007 Ardealul Cluj
2007–2009 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Espanyol B 26 (0)
2010–2011Badalona (loan) 5 (0)
2011–2013 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 44 (9)
2013–2017 VfB Stuttgart 116 (16)
2017–2020 Mainz 05 49 (3)
2020Gaziantep (loan) 15 (7)
2020– Gaziantep 133 (39)
2023Beşiktaş (loan) 11 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Romania U21 3 (0)
2012– Romania 55[a] (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Alexandru Iulian Maxim (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru makˈsim]; born 8 July 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Gaziantep.

Maxim recorded his professional debut for the reserve team of Espanyol in 2009, and also had a loan spell at Badalona before returning to Romania with Pandurii Târgu Jiu in 2011. His display prompted a move to Germany at the start of 2013, where he amassed Bundesliga totals of 140 games and 14 goals representing VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05. After seven years in the latter country, Maxim joined Turkish side Gaziantep in 2020, initially on loan.

At international level, Maxim made his debut for the Romania senior team in a 1–0 friendly win over Switzerland in May 2012, and has since been capped over 50 times.

  1. ^ "Alexandru Iulian Maxim". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Alexandru Maxim". Gaziantep F.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.


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