Maximilian Johannes Haas (born 7 December 1985) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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or a defensive midfielder.

Career

Early years and Bayern

Born in

Freising Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising ''Landkreis'' (district), with a population of about 50,000. Location Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the Is ...

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

, Haas played four years in the

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with hometown's SE Freising, before joining Bayern Munich II in July 2007. He did not make his debut until 29 October of the following year, when he came on as a 59th-minute substitute for

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in a 3–3 away draw against

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, but soon became a regular in the team, initially in midfield but subsequently in

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; he scored his first goal for the reserves on 14 February 2009, in a 3–2 loss at Dynamo Dresden. In 2010, Haas was picked by

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

manager Louis van Gaal for the main squad, but continued to play mainly for the B-side. He appeared in pre-season

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with the former, most notably the

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farewell match against

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, but, not being involved in any competitive games, moved to England on 31 January 2011 and signed for

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club

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for an undisclosed fee.

Middlesbrough

Haas made his debut for ''Boro'' against Queens Park Rangers, playing the last eight minutes in a 3–0 home defeat. He made his first full start in a 4–2 victory at Hull City, on 23 April 2011. At the end of the season, Haas was released.

Portugal

In January 2012, Haas had a trial at

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

, but nothing came of it. At the end of the month he moved to

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and joined

U.D. Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria (), is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. M ...

, signing until 30 June 2014. On 12 February 2012, Haas made his official debut for his new team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 away loss to

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. He was used regularly until the end of the campaign, but eventually terminated his contract alongside several other players due to lack of payments, as the side ranked 16th and last in the

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. On 26 June 2012, Haas signed with S.C. Braga for three years. He played his first league match the following 6 January, playing the entire 1–0 home win against

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

; his competitive debut had taken place on 16 November, in the 3–1 success at Pampilhosa for the season's Taça de Portugal. Haas scored his first and only goal for the Minho side on 2 January 2013, helping to a 2–1 away win over

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for the

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Honours

Bayern Munich * DFL-Supercup:

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Braga *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haas, Maximilian 1985 births Living people People from Freising Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria German footballers Footballers from Bavaria Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players 3. Liga players FC Bayern Munich II players FC Bayern Munich footballers English Football League players Middlesbrough F.C. players Primeira Liga players U.D. Leiria players S.C. Braga players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England German expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal