 Kruse with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Bennet Kruse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Reinbek, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1998 | TSV Reinbek | ||
| 1998–2005 | SC Vier- und Marschlande | ||
| 2006–2007 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Werder Bremen II | 69 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | Werder Bremen | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | FC St. Pauli | 96 | (22) |
| 2009 | FC St. Pauli II | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | SC Freiburg | 34 | (11) |
| 2013–2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 66 | (23) |
| 2015–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | (6) |
| 2016–2019 | Werder Bremen | 84 | (32) |
| 2019–2020 | Fenerbahçe | 20 | (7) |
| 2020–2022 | Union Berlin | 38 | (16) |
| 2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | 19 | (7) |
| 2023 | SC Paderborn | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 465 | (131) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Germany U19 | 17 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008 | Germany U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021 | Germany Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Germany | 14 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Max Bennet Kruse (German pronunciation: [ˈmaks ˈkʁuːzə]; born 19 March 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Max Kruse – Player Profile". Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Max Kruse". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 8 July 2022.