# Philipp Max

Philipp Martin Max (German pronunciation:; born 30 September 1993) is a German footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos.

## Club career
### Schalke 04

Max joined Schalke 04 in 2010 from Bayern Munich. He made his Bundesliga debut on 25 March 2014 against Borussia Dortmund, coming in for Julian Draxler.

### Karlsruher SC

On 30 April 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Karlsruher SC, effective the following season.

### FC Augsburg

On 4 August 2015, Max joined FC Augsburg on a two-year contract with an option to extend the agreement, for a reported fee of €3.6 million. Max scored his first goal for Augsburg in a 4–0 victory over Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga on 30 April 2017. He finished the 2017–18 Bundesliga season with 2 goals and 12 assists for Augsburg With 12 assists, he became the 2nd top assist provider in the league only behind Bayern's Thomas Müller who had 14 assists. In December 2018, in a 2–2 draw with Hertha BSC, he made his 100th league appearance for Augsburg. On 13 December 2019, Max scored a brace away to TSG Hoffenheim while playing on the left wing, as regular winger Ruben Vargas was serving a one-game suspension. Max scored another brace in their next game, a win over Fortuna Düsseldorf, also while on the wing.

### PSV Eindhoven

On 2 September 2020, Max joined PSV Eindhoven.

### Eintracht Frankfurt

On 31 January 2023, Max moved to Eintracht Frankfurt on loan with an option to buy. On 26 May 2023, Eintracht activated their option to buy and made the transfer permanent, signing a three-year contract with Max.

### Panathinaikos

On 6 August 2024, Max signed a three-year contract with Panathinaikos in Greece.

## International career

He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal. He earned his first call-up for the senior team on 6 November 2020. His debut came on 11 November 2020, in a friendly game against the Czech Republic.

## Personal life

He is the son of former German international striker Martin Max.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 12 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Schalke 04 | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Karlsruher SC | Total | Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| FC Augsburg | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| FC Augsburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| FC Augsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| FC Augsburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 |
| FC Augsburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| FC Augsburg | Total | Total | 145 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 156 | 15 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 6 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| PSV Eindhoven | Total | Total | 70 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 8 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Total | Total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Panathinaikos | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 290 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 367 | 24 |
* ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* 1 2 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Germany |
| Germany | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 3 | 0 |

## Honours

PSV
* KNVB Cup: 2021–22
* Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021, 2022
Germany
* Summer Olympics Silver medal: 2016
Individual
* Eredivisie Team of the Month: March 2022,