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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2011 | 23 | FC St. Pauli | €2.00m |
| 13 Feb 2011 | 22 | FC St. Pauli | €2.00m |
| 12 Jan 2011 | 22 | FC St. Pauli | €1.75m |
| 13 Jun 2010 | 22 | FC St. Pauli | €1.50m |
| 15 Jan 2010 | 21 | FC St. Pauli | €1.00m |
| 09 Nov 2009 | 21 | FC St. Pauli | €600k |
| 03 Jun 2009 | 21 | SV Werder Bremen | €350k |
| 27 May 2008 | 20 | SV Werder Bremen | €250k |
| 01 Jan 2008 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €200k |
| 24 Sep 2007 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €150k |
| 09 Jul 2007 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €100k |
| 24 Oct 2006 | 18 | SV Werder Bremen U19 | €75k |
| 06 Oct 2006 | 18 | SV Werder Bremen U19 | €50k |
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.