Maximilian Thiel

Maxi Thiel
Personal information
Full name Maximilian Thiel
Date of birth (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993
Place of birth Altötting, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 11
Youth career
1998–2004 SV Gendorf Burgkirchen
2004–2011 Wacker Burghausen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Wacker Burghausen 76 (14)
2013–2014 1. FC Köln 5 (0)
2013–2014 → 1. FC Köln II 8 (2)
2014– Union Berlin 31 (6)
National team‡
2013–2014 Germany U20 9 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:38, 15 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

Maximilian „Maxi“ Thiel (born 3 February 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for German club Union Berlin in the 2. Bundesliga. He is also the vice-captain of the capital club.[1]

Playing style

At the beginning of his career he played more as a central midfielder, before switching onto the wing where he now plays as a left winger.[2] Besides his good technique and pace, the left-footed attacker is known for his powerful shot.[3]

Club career

A product of the Wacker Burghausen youth academy, he made his professional debut in August 2010 at the age of 17 in the 3. Liga against Rot Weiss Ahlen under coach Mario Basler.[4] In October of the same year he signed his first professional contract.[5] In the following years he developed into a regular then a key player and eventually into one of the most sought-after talents of the 3. Liga.[6] At the start of the 2013-2014 season he moved to then second division team 1. FC Köln[7] and at the end of the season the club won the 2. Bundesliga championship and got promoted to the Bundesliga.[8] During the summer transfer window in 2014 he moved to Union Berlin on loan.[9] Thiel established himself in the starting line-up instantly and evolved into a key player. After a successful one-year loan deal, Union Berlin signed him on a two-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2017.[10] In October 2015 he was appointed as vice-captain and made a member of the team committee.

International career

He has been capped for Germany national under-20 team nine teams, scoring four goals.[11]

References

  1. ↑ BENJAMIN KESSEL WIRD KAPITÄN DES 1. FC UNION BERLIN, Pressemitteilung fc-union-berlin.de (in German)
  2. ↑ Maximilian Thiel: So lässig kann eisern sein!, bz-berlin.de (in German)
  3. ↑ NEUZUGANG MAXI THIEL: Mein linker Fuß ist eine Waffe, bild.de (in German)
  4. ↑ Maximilian Thiel: So lässig kann eisern sein!, bz-berlin.de (in German)
  5. ↑ Maxi Thiel bekommt einen Profivertrag, innsalzach24.de (in German)
  6. ↑ Maximilian Thiel - Burghausens Youngster im Portrait mit Exklusiv-Interview, 3-liga.com (in German)
  7. ↑ 1. FC KÖLN NIMMT MAXI THIEL UNTER VERTRAG, fc-koeln.de (in German)
  8. ↑ 1. FC Köln feiert Aufstieg in die Bundesliga, spiegel.de (in German)
  9. ↑ FC-Angreifer Maxi Thiel wechselt zu Union Berlin, express.de (in German)
  10. ↑ Union bindet Maxi Thiel für zwei Jahre, brandenburg.sportbuzzer.de (in German)
  11. ↑ "U 20-Männer: Maximilian Thiel" [U 20-men's: Maximilian Thiel] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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