Maximilian Göppel (born 31 August 1997) is a

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who plays as a defender for Swiss 1. Liga club

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and the Liechtenstein national team.

Club career

Vaduz

On 21 September 2016, he made his debut for

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against Young Boys.

USV Eschen/Mauren

On 25 February 2021, Goeppel moved to USV Eschen/Mauren

International career

Göppel is a member of the

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, making his debut in a

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against

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on 6 June 2016. Göppel also made nine appearances for the Liechtenstein U21 between 2014 and 2017. On 9 October 2016, he scored his first goal in a 1–2 away defeat to

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''As of match played 14 November 2021. Liechtenstein score listed first, score column indicates score after each Göppel goal.''

Personal life

He is the older brother of Liechtenstein women's international player Lena Göppel.

Honours

;FC Vaduz *

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(3):

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, 2017-18, 2018-19

Individual

* Special prize LFV Award (1): 2017

References

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