Max Kruse

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Hatnote". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Max Bennet Kruse (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 19 March 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward.

Early years

Kruse was born in Reinbek, Kreis Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein in the north-eastern periphery of Hamburg. He was raised in Reinbek[1] or in Hamburg.[2]

Club career

Early career

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Kruse with St. Pauli in 2011

Kruse began his career with hometown club TSV Reinbek before he joined Hamburg-based SV Vier- und Marschlande in summer 1998. After more than seven years there, he was scouted by Werder Bremen in January 2006. On 4 May 2009, he signed a two-year contract with FC St. Pauli. During the 2011–12 2. Bundesliga, Kruse scored 13 goals and provided six assists as FC St. Pauli finished on 62 points in fourth place, missing out on the promotion playoffs on goal difference.[3]

SC Freiburg

Following his successful spell with St. Pauli, Kruse was transferred to Bundesliga side SC Freiburg in the summer of 2012.[4] He made his competitive debut for his new club on 18 August 2012 in a DFB-Pokal match against Victoria Hamburg, which ended in a 2–1 victory as Kruse scored the opening goal and provided the assist for Sebastian Freis's winner.[5] Kruse made his home league debut on 25 August, scoring a goal in Freiburg's 1–1 draw with 1. FSV Mainz 05.[6] He helped Freiburg claim their first win of the Bundesliga season in their third game on 16 September, netting a goal and providing two assists in an enthralling 5–3 defeat of TSG Hoffenheim.[7][8]

Kruse helped seal an upset win over Schalke on 15 December, providing assists for first half goals to both Jan Rosenthal and Jonathan Schmid in a 3–1 away victory at the Arena AufSchalke.[9][10] On 16 February, he opened the scoring nine minutes before half time as Freiburg recorded their first win over Kruse's former club Werder Bremen in 11 years with a 3–2 away victory at the Weserstadion.[11]

Kruse scored twice in the second half of Freiburg's Bundesliga clash with Borussia Mönchengladbach on 30 March, securing a 2–0 victory for the club.[12] In his penultimate game with Freiburg on 11 May, he was awarded "Man of the Match" honours as he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 defeat of already relegated Greuther Fürth, all but securing Freiburg an automatic spot in the Europa League group stage for next season.[13]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Following a standout season with Freiburg, Kruse signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach on a four-year deal in April 2013.[14] He made his debut for the club in Gladbach's loss to 3. Liga side Darmstadt 98 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 4 August 2013.[15] He managed to score his first goal for the club on 17 August, firing in Gladbach's first goal in a 3–0 home victory over Hannover 96.[16] Kruse continued his scoring form on 31 August, netting Gladbach's third goal of a 4–1 home victory over his former club Werder Bremen.[17]

Wolfsburg

On 10 May 2015, VfL Wolfsburg signed Kruse on a four-year deal, after activating his release clause of €12 million.[18] He made his debut as a 70th-minute substitute on 1 August in the 2015 DFL-Supercup, and scored in the penalty shootout as Wolfsburg defeated Bayern Munich after a 1–1 draw.[19] On 8 August 2015, Kruse scored his first goal for Wolfsburg in the fourth minute of 4–1 win at Stuttgarter Kickers in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[20]

Werder Bremen

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Kruse captaining Werder Bremen in 2018

On 2 August 2016, Kruse re-joined Werder Bremen for a second stint at the club.[21][22] He scored his first goal for the club in his third league appearance on 3 December 2016, in a 2–1 win against Ingolstadt.[23] On 22 April 2017, he scored four goals in one match for the first time in his career as Werder Bremen came back from 0–1 and 1–2 deficits to defeat Ingolstadt 4–2 and maintain a 10-match unbeaten run.[24]

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Kruse was chosen as the team's captain by manager Florian Kohfeldt.[25]

As of October 2018, he was the player with the longest active penalty scoring streak – 24 goals. He had not missed a single penalty in six years. His streak started on 7 April 2012.[26]

In May 2019, Kruse announced he would not extend his contract and leave the club following the 2018–19 season.[27][28]

Fenerbahçe

On 28 June 2019, Kruse joined Fenerbahçe on a three-year deal.[29] On 18 June 2020, he terminated his contract with the club citing unpaid wages.[30][31][32]

Union Berlin

On 6 August 2020, Kruse returned to the Bundesliga joining Union Berlin.[33][34] On 3 October, he scored his first goal for Union and the game's opener in a 4–0 win against Mainz 05.[35] He then scored a penalty and assisted two goals in a 3–1 win against 1899 Hoffenheim on 3 November.[36] During a 5–0 win against Arminia Bielefeld on 7 November 2020, he scored a penalty to equalise Hans-Joachim Abel's Bundesliga record for most penalties scored (16) without a single miss.[37] On the last matchday of the season, he scored a goal in stoppage time to beat RB Leipzig 2–1 and qualify Union Berlin for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, their first European football since the 2001–02 UEFA Cup.[38]

Return to Wolfsburg

On 30 January 2022, Kruse re-joined VfL Wolfsburg on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[39] On 28 November 2022, Wolfsburg and Kruse agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent.[40]

SC Paderborn

On 30 June 2023, Kruse agreed to join 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.[41] On 24 November 2023, his contract with SC Paderborn was mutually terminated.[42]

A month later, Kruse announced his retirement from playing.[43]

International career

Kruse was a member of the Germany U-19 that competed at the 2007 UEFA U-19 Championship and also featured for the under-21 team.[44]

Kruse received his first call up to the senior squad for a friendly against Ecuador on 29 May 2013 in Boca Raton, Florida.[45] He provided the assist for Lukas Podolski's second goal of the match before being substituted for Dennis Aogo in the 79th minute. The match ended with a 4–2 victory.[46] Kruse scored his first goal for the national team in his second cap, scoring Germany's second goal in a 4–3 defeat to the United States in Washington, D.C., on 2 June, a game which celebrated 100 years of the United States Soccer Federation.[47] Despite Kruse's successful league campaign with Gladbach, he was omitted from the 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup in Brazil.[48]

During qualification for UEFA Euro 2016, Kruse scored twice in a 7–0 win over Gibraltar on 13 June 2015.[49]

In March 2016 Joachim Löw said that he would not consider Kruse for the national team anymore after Kruse made negative headlines.[50]

During this time, Kruse was a part of a collaboration between the German Football Association and The LEGO Group, who in May 2016 released a Europe-exclusive collectible minifigure series, with Kruse featured as the sixteenth and final minifigure in the collection.[51]

2020 Summer Olympics

After not having represented Germany since 2015, Kruse was named as one of Germany's three overage players for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[52] Kruse started in Germany's opening match against Brazil where the German team lost 4–2.[53]

Professional poker

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Kruse is an avid poker player and made it to the final table, finishing third, at the No-Limit 2–7 Draw Lowball event at the 2014 World Series of Poker on 18 June 2014, taking home $36,494 in prize money.[54][55] In March 2016, Kruse was fined €25,000 and warned of his future conduct by Wolfsburg after it was revealed that he had lost €75,000 worth of poker winnings in the back seat of a taxi. This incident also caused him to be dropped from the Germany squad.[56] In November 2022, at the World Series of Poker Europe in Rozvadov, Czechia, Kruse won his first WSOP bracelet in a €1,650 No Limit Hold 'em event besting 412 entrants for a prize of €134,152. As of the start of the 2024 WSOP, Kruse has won almost $367,000 in all poker tournaments.[57]

Personal life

In February 2021, Kruse was one of more than 800 professional footballers, across both the men's and women's game, who signed a petition in German football magazine 11 Freunde to support gay players.[58]

He has a son with his first partner Alina.[59] In July 2021, he proposed to his wife Dilara Mardine of Kurdish origin on live TV after a 3–2 win against Saudi Arabia during the 2020 Summer Olympics.[60] The couple married in December later that year.[61]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[62][63]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen II 2006–07 Regionalliga Nord 12 0 — — — 12 0
2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 33 2 3 0 — — 33 2
2008–09 3. Liga 24 5 — — — 24 5
Total 69 7 3 0 — — 72 7
Werder Bremen 2007–08 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
FC St. Pauli II 2009–10 Regionalliga Nord 1 0 — — — 1 0
FC St. Pauli 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 29 7 2 0 — — 31 7
2010–11 Bundesliga 33 2 1 0 — — 34 2
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 34 13 1 0 — — 35 13
Total 96 22 4 0 — — 100 22
SC Freiburg 2012–13 Bundesliga 34 11 5 1 — — 39 12
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2013–14 Bundesliga 34 12 1 0 — — 35 12
2014–15 Bundesliga 32 11 3 2 7Template:Efn 0 — 42 13
Total 66 23 4 2 7 0 — 77 25
VfL Wolfsburg 2015–16 Bundesliga 32 6 1 1 9Template:Efn 2 1Template:Efn 0 43 9
Werder Bremen 2016–17 Bundesliga 23 15 1 0 — — 24 15
2017–18 Bundesliga 29 6 4 2 — — 33 8
2018–19 Bundesliga 32 11 4 1 — — 36 12
Total 84 32 9 3 — — 92 35
Fenerbahçe 2019–20 Süper Lig 20 7 3 0 — — 23 7
Union Berlin 2020–21 Bundesliga 22 11 0 0 — — 22 11
2021–22 Bundesliga 16 5 2 1 5Template:Efn 2 — 23 8
Total 38 16 2 1 5 2 — 45 19
VfL Wolfsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 14 7 — — — 14 7
2022–23 Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 19 7 0 0 — — 19 7
SC Paderborn 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Career total 465 131 31 8 21 4 1 0 518 143

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International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[64]
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2013 6 1
2014 4 0
2015 4 3
Total 14 4
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kruse goal.
List of international goals scored by Max Kruse
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2013 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States {{safesubst: Template:Yesno alias = United States flag alias = Flag of the United States.svg flag alias-1776 = Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg flag alias-1777 = Flag of the United States (1777–1795).svg flag alias-1777-Ross = Betsy Ross flag.svg flag alias-1795 = Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg flag alias-1795FM = Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg flag alias-1818 = Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg flag alias-1819 = Flag of the United States (1819-1820).svg flag alias-1820 = Flag of the United States (1820-1822).svg flag alias-1822 = Flag of the United States (1822–1836).svg flag alias-1836 = Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg flag alias-1837 = Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg flag alias-1845 = Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg flag alias-1846 = Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg flag alias-1847 = Flag of the United States (1847-1848).svg flag alias-1848 = Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg flag alias-1851 = Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg flag alias-1858 = Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg flag alias-1859 = Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg flag alias-1861 = Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg flag alias-1863 = Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg flag alias-1865 = Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg flag alias-1867 = Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg flag alias-1877 = Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg flag alias-1890 = Flag of the United States (1890-1891).svg flag alias-1891 = Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg flag alias-1896 = Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg flag alias-1908 = Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg flag alias-1912 = Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of the United States (1959–1960).svg flag alias-1960 = Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg flag alias-pantone = Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg flag alias-yacht = United States yacht flag.svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the United States Air Force.svg flag alias-coast guard-1799 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1799).png flag alias-coast guard-1815 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1815).png flag alias-coast guard-1836 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1836).png flag alias-coast guard-1841 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1841).png flag alias-coast guard-1867 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1867).png flag alias-coast guard-1868 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1868).png flag alias-coast guard-1915 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png flag alias-coast guard-1953 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svg link alias-coast guard = United States Coast Guard flag alias-army = Flag of the United States Army.svg link alias-naval = United States Navy flag alias-navy-1864 = Flag of the United States Navy (1864-1959).svg flag alias-navy = Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg link alias-navy = United States Navy link alias-marines = United States Marine Corps flag alias-marines-1914 = Flag of the United States Marine Corps (1914-1939).png flag alias-marines = Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg link alias-merchant marine = United States Merchant Marine flag alias-merchant marine = Flag of the United States Merchant Marine Higher Resolution.jpg flag alias-space force = Flag of the United States Space Force.svg link alias-military = United States Armed Forces link alias-football = United States men's national soccer team link alias-Australian rules football = United States men's national Australian rules football team flag alias-23px = Flag of the United States (23px).png empty = USA Selects size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align="center"|2–4 || align="center"|3–4 || Friendly

2 13 June 2015 Estádio Algarve, Loulé, Portugal {{ Template:Yesno alias = Gibraltar flag alias = Flag of Gibraltar.svg flag alias-ensign = Government Ensign of Gibraltar.svg flag alias-ensign1875 = Government Ensign of Gibraltar (1875–1921).svg flag alias-ensign1921 = Government Ensign of Gibraltar (1921–1939).svg flag alias-ensign1939 = Government Ensign of Gibraltar (1939–1999).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Gibraltar.svg flag alias-governor = Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar.svg flag alias-governor1875 = Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar (1875–1939).svg flag alias-governor1939 = Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar (1939–1982).svg flag alias-governor1982 = Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar (1982–1999).svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|7–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

3 7–0
4 11 October 2015 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany {{ Template:Yesno alias = Georgia (country) shortname alias = Georgia flag alias = Flag of Georgia.svg flag alias-1008 = Sakartvelo_-_drosha.svg flag alias-1762 = Flag_of_Kingdom_of_Kartli-Kakheti.svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Georgia (1918–1921).svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1922).svg flag alias-1922 = Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1922–1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1937–1951).svg flag alias-1951 = Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Georgia (1990–2004).svg flag alias-naval-1997 = Naval ensign of Georgia (1997–2004).svg link alias-naval-1997 = Georgian Navy flag alias-army = Army Flag of Georgia.svg link alias-army = Georgian Land Forces flag alias-coast guard=Battle ensign of the Coast Guard of Georgia.svg link alias-coast guard=Coast Guard of Georgia flag alias-military = Flag of the Georgian Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Georgian Armed Forces flag alias-navy=Flag of the Georgian Border Police.svg link alias-navy=Border Police of Georgia flag alias-air force=Flag of the Aviation and Air Defense Command of the Defense Forces of Georgia.png link alias-air force=Georgian Air Force flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Georgia.svg link alias-naval = Georgian Navy empty = Georgia XV national rugby union team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

Individual

  • VDV Newcomer of the Season: 2012–13

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