Maxim Leitsch (born 18 May 1998) is a German professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

club

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...

Club career

On 20 May 2022, Leitsch signed a contract with

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Profile
at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website * Living people 1998 births Footballers from Essen German men's footballers Men's association football defenders Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players VfL Bochum players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub