Max Schmitt (footballer)
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| Full name | Max-Joseph Schmitt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
SSV Ulm (on loan from Bayern Munich) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| TSV Milbertshofen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2024 | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Bayern Munich II | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → SSV Ulm (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U17 | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 14 May 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Max-Joseph Schmitt (born 18 January 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 3. Liga club SSV Ulm, on loan from Bayern Munich.
Early life
Schmitt grew up in Milbertshofen-Am Hart, Germany.
Club career
Early career
Schmitt is a youth product of his childhood hometown club TSV Milbertshofen. He joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich at the age of eleven on 2017.[1]
Bayern Munich
He received his first call-up with the Bayern Munich senior team for their first UEFA Champions League group stage match on 20 September 2023, against English Premier League club Manchester United. Schmitt was an unused substitute for the 4–3 home win.[2]
On 22 September 2023, he made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II during a 3–2 win Regionalliga Bayern match over FV Illertissen.
Schmitt received his second call-up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a 4–0 away win DFB Pokal match against SC Preußen Münster on 26 September 2023, as an unused substitute.[3]
He was called-up a third time with the Bayern Munich senior team for their first UEFA Champions League round of 16 match on 14 February 2024, against Italian Serie A club Lazio. However, Schmitt was an unused substitute again for the 1–0 away loss.[4]
In the 2024–25 season, he was the third goalkeeper for most of the Champions League league phase, as well as two Bundesliga games, also not making a field appearance.
Schmitt was called-up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a friendly match on 6 January 2025, after the 2024 winter break concluded, in which he substituted Daniel Peretz at the 71st minute of a 6–0 win over Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[5]
Loan to SSV Ulm
On 1 July 2025, he joined 3. Liga club SSV Ulm on loan for the 2025–26 season.[6]
International career
Schmitt represented Germany internationally at youth level. He helped the Germany national under-17 football team win the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Bayern Munich | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
- Notes
Style of play
Schmitt is known for his reflexes and ability to use his feet. He is also known for his leadership ability.[8]
Honours
International
References
- ^ "Was wird aus den Torhütern Heide und Schmitt?". sueddeutsche.de.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2039178/
- ^ "Line-ups: vs SC Preußen Münster". 26 September 2023.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2039916/
- ^ https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2024-2025/testspiel-fc-red-bull-salzburg-fc-bayern-06-01-25/news
- ^ "Max Schmitt komplettiert Torhüter-Trio" [Max Schmitt completes goalkeeper trio] (in German). SSV Ulm 1846. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Kennen Sie schon Bayerns Schmitt?". bild.de.
- ^ "Max Schmitt - Spox article".
- ^ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.