PLAYER PROFILE / Second Striker
Max Kruse.
BSV Dersim 1993 II · Germany
TM 36182 · Current player profileAge today38
Recorded moves21
Peak recorded value€12.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Max Bennet Kruse
- Born
- 19 Mar 1988
- Nationality
- Germany
- Position
- Second Striker
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 180
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2026
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- TuS DassendorfLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2026
- FC PistoieseLast recorded move · 20 Dec 2023
- SC Paderborn 07Last recorded move · 24 Nov 2023
- VfL WolfsburgLast recorded move · 28 Nov 2022
- 1.FC Union BerlinLast recorded move · 30 Jan 2022
- FenerbahceLast recorded move · 06 Aug 2020
- SV Werder BremenLast recorded move · 03 Jul 2019
- Borussia MönchengladbachLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2015
- SC FreiburgLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
- FC St. PauliLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
- SV Werder Bremen U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
- SC Vier- und Marschlande U19Last recorded move · 01 Jan 2006
- SC Vier- und Marschlande U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2005
- SC Vier- und Marschlande YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2003
- TSV Reinbek YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 1998
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2023 | 35 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | 35 | SC Paderborn 07 | €500k |
| 28 Mar 2023 | 35 | Not recorded | €900k |
| 09 Nov 2022 | 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | €1.50m |
| 21 Sep 2022 | 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | €1.50m |
| 09 Jun 2022 | 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | €3.50m |
| 22 Dec 2021 | 33 | 1.FC Union Berlin | €3.50m |
| 09 Jun 2021 | 33 | 1.FC Union Berlin | €5.00m |
| 10 Feb 2021 | 32 | 1.FC Union Berlin | €6.00m |
| 16 Sep 2020 | 32 | 1.FC Union Berlin | €6.50m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 32 | Fenerbahce | €8.50m |
| 03 Jan 2020 | 31 | Fenerbahce | €10.50m |
| 05 Jun 2019 | 31 | SV Werder Bremen | €12.00m |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 30 | SV Werder Bremen | €10.00m |
| 05 Jun 2018 | 30 | SV Werder Bremen | €12.00m |
| 28 Dec 2017 | 29 | SV Werder Bremen | €12.00m |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 29 | SV Werder Bremen | €12.00m |
| 07 Feb 2017 | 28 | SV Werder Bremen | €8.00m |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 28 | VfL Wolfsburg | €8.00m |
| 15 Feb 2016 | 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | €12.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | €12.00m |
| 04 Feb 2015 | 26 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €12.00m |
| 03 Nov 2014 | 26 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €12.00m |
| 10 Jul 2014 | 26 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €10.00m |
| 05 Nov 2013 | 25 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €10.00m |
| 27 Aug 2013 | 25 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €7.00m |
| 30 Jun 2013 | 25 | SC Freiburg | €5.00m |
| 13 Jan 2013 | 24 | SC Freiburg | €3.50m |
| 24 Jun 2012 | 24 | FC St. Pauli | €2.50m |
| 16 Jan 2012 | 23 | FC St. Pauli | €2.50m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | TuS Dassendorf | BSV Dersim 1993 II | Transfer | Free |
| 05 Jan 2026 | BSV Dersim 1993 II | TuS Dassendorf | Transfer | Free |
| 19 Apr 2024 | Not recorded | BSV Dersim 1993 II | Transfer | — |
| 20 Dec 2023 | Not recorded | FC Pistoiese | Not recorded | — |
| 20 Dec 2023 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 24 Nov 2023 | SC Paderborn 07 | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Not recorded | SC Paderborn 07 | Transfer | — |
| 28 Nov 2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 30 Jan 2022 | 1.FC Union Berlin | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | €5.00m |
| 06 Aug 2020 | Fenerbahce | 1.FC Union Berlin | Transfer | Free |
| 03 Jul 2019 | SV Werder Bremen | Fenerbahce | Transfer | Free |
| 02 Aug 2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | SV Werder Bremen | Transfer | €7.50m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | €12.00m |
| 01 Jul 2013 | SC Freiburg | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Transfer | €2.50m |
| 01 Jul 2012 | FC St. Pauli | SC Freiburg | Transfer | €500k |
| 01 Jul 2009 | SV Werder Bremen | FC St. Pauli | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2007 | SV Werder Bremen U19 | SV Werder Bremen | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jan 2006 | SC Vier- und Marschlande U19 | SV Werder Bremen U19 | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2005 | SC Vier- und Marschlande U17 | SC Vier- und Marschlande U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2003 | SC Vier- und Marschlande Youth | SC Vier- und Marschlande U17 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 1998 | TSV Reinbek Youth | SC Vier- und Marschlande Youth | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.