Max Kruse
Kruse at 1LIVE Krone in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Maximilian Kruse | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Reinbek, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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 | 68 | (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– | Werder Bremen | 19 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Germany U19 | 17 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008 | Germany U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2013– | Germany | 14 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:24, 22 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2015 |
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| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
Maximilian "Max" Kruse (born 19 March 1988) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
Kruse was born in Reinbek, Kreis Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein in the north-eastern periphery of Hamburg. He was raised in Reinbek or in Hamburg.
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.
Following his successful spell with St. Pauli, Kruse was transferred to Bundesliga side SC Freiburg in the summer of 2012. Kruse 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. Kruse made his home league debut on 25 August, scoring a goal in Freiburg's 1–1 draw with 1. FSV Mainz 05. Kruse 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.
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 Veltins Arena. 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.
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