Maximilian Marcus Philipp (born 1 March 1994) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

on loan from

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

. He represented Germany internationally at youth levels U20 and U21.

Club career

Philipp started his career in his hometown club,

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...

. In 2008, he joined

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SC Freiburg

In 2012, Philipp signed with

. On 5 April 2014, he made his first-team debut at SC Freiburg, in a

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match against

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replacing

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in the 90th minute.

Borussia Dortmund

On 7 June 2017, Philipp signed a five-year contract with

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

until 2022. The transfer fee paid to Freiburg was reported as €20 million plus bonuses. BVB's sporting director

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described Philipp as "versatile" and "has a good shot and he has a fantastic future ahead of him." Philipp made his debut for BVB on 6 August 2017 in the team's 2–2 draw (6–7 on penalty) against

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in DFL Super Cup, substituting for

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at 90' and netting BVB's second penalty. He started for Dortmund for the first time on 19 August 2017 in BVB's 3–0 away victory in Wolfsburg. On 18 September 2017, Philipp scored his first goal for BVB in the team's 5–0 home victory against 1. FC Köln. He went on to net his second goal in the same game. He made his

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debut on 26 September 2017 as Dortmund suffered home defeat against

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Dynamo Moscow

On 9 August 2019, Philipp signed a four-year contract with the Russian club

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. He scored his first goal for Dynamo three minutes into his debut game against

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москв ...

on 18 August 2019, from a direct free-kick. In his second game against

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on 24 August, he scored again as Dynamo won 2–0 away. On 23 November 2019, he scored twice from the penalty spot to secure a 2–1 victory over

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. In the next game on 1 December 2019 he scored twice again in a 2–1 defeat of Lokomotiv Moscow. He was voted player of the month for December 2019 by Dynamo fans.

VfL Wolfsburg

On 2 October 2020, he returned to Bundesliga, joining

on a season-long loan. In the spring of 2021, the club announced that it intends to keep Philipp in its lineup, "if the opportunity arises." However, the repayment period for a fixed amount of 11 million euros has already expired and the Germans had to negotiate with Dynamo on a new one. On 16 June 2021, Wolfsburg agreed on a permanent transfer with Dynamo and Philipp signed a four-year contract with the club.

Werder Bremen

Philipp joined league rivals

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on loan in January 2023. He signed as a replacement for Oliver Burke, who went on loan to

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. In 11 February 2023, Philipp made his debut against his former club

as a substitute for Christian Groß.

Return to SC Freiburg

On 21 August 2023, Philipp returned to

on loan.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

SC Freiburg *

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: 2015–16 Germany U21 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Philipp, Maximilian Living people 1994 births Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Footballers from Berlin Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Russian Premier League players FC Energie Cottbus II players SC Freiburg players SC Freiburg II players Borussia Dortmund players FC Dynamo Moscow players VfL Wolfsburg players SV Werder Bremen players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia