Maximilian

Arnold

DM Wolfsburg #27

Defensive Midfield – Midfielder

Maximilian Arnold

Wolfsburg 2. Bundesliga

Top 16% of defensive midfielders in the world
#179 defensive midfielder aged 30+

Date of birth / Age: 27 May 1994 (32)
Citizenship: Germany
Foot: Left
Height · Weight: 1.84 m / 74 kg
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Contract until: 2028

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#481

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#179

among defensive midfielders aged 30+

In his league

23%

of Bundesliga defensive midfielders rank below him

Finishing

+3.3

goals above expected · better than 96% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

6 Expected

2.7

71 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

8 Expected

11.8

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 27
Starting eleven: 22
Goals: 1
Assists: 3
Yellow cards: 5
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 2,034

Starting eleven81%

22 of 27 appearances

Minutes played2,034

75 per appearance

Goal involvement4

1 goals · 3 assists

Positions played

386 matches · since 2014/15

LBCFLWAMCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	177	10	21
Central Midfield	174	19	18
Attacking Midfield	30	4	4
Left Winger	3	0	0
Other · CF, LB	2	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	2. Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	89
2025/26	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	25	20	1	3	5	0	0	1,854
2025/26	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2024/25	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	28	27	3	5	7	0	1	2,355
2024/25	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	2	2	0	–	2	–	0	210
2023/24	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	30	27	2	0	9	0	0	2,501
2023/24	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	3	1	0	–	1	–	0	173
2022/23	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	32	32	5	3	5	0	0	2,775
2022/23	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	165
2021/22	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	34	34	4	2	4	0	0	2,997
2021/22	UEFA Champions League	Wolfsburg	6	6	0	–	3	–	0	540
2021/22	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	30
2020	Olympics	Germany U23	2	2	0	–	2	–	0	109
2020/21	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	30	30	2	6	6	0	1	2,593
2020/21	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	242
2020/21	UEFA Europa League	Wolfsburg	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	216
2022	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Germany	2	0	0	–	1	–	0	56
2019/20	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	33	32	4	7	8	0	0	2,827
2019/20	UEFA Europa League	Wolfsburg	9	9	1	–	3	–	0	790
2019/20	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	210
2018/19	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	33	33	2	5	7	0	0	2,879
2018/19	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	3	3	0	–	2	–	0	270
2017/18	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	11	28	1	0	2	0	1	921
2017/18	Play-offs 1/2	Wolfsburg	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2017/18	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2016/17	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	32	28	2	3	9	0	0	2,424
2016/17	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	179
2016/17	Play-offs 1/2	Wolfsburg	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	30
2015/16	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	31	22	3	1	4	0	0	2,038
2015/16	UEFA Champions League	Wolfsburg	10	8	1	–	3	–	0	712
2015	Emirates Cup	Wolfsburg	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	65
2015/16	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	154
2015/16	Super Cup	Wolfsburg	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2014/15	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	27	17	4	2	8	0	0	1,666
2014/15	UEFA Europa League	Wolfsburg	8	2	0	–	2	–	0	272
2014/15	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	5	4	2	–	1	–	0	365
2017	UEFA U21 Championship	Germany U21	13	11	5	–	5	–	0	945
2013/14	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	28	27	7	–	3	–	1	2,252
2013/14	Regionalliga	Wolfsburg II	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	165
2013/14	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	233
2012/13	U19 Bundesliga	Wolfsburg U19	17	17	11	–	7	–	0	1,524
2012/13	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	6	5	2	–	1	–	0	405
2012/13	The NextGen Series	Wolfsburg U19	5	5	0	–	2	–	0	450
2012/13	DFB Pokal	Wolfsburg	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	20
2015	UEFA U21 Championship	Germany U21	2	0	0	–	1	–	0	28
2011/12	Bundesliga	Wolfsburg	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	35
2011/12	The NextGen Series	Wolfsburg U19	5	5	1	–	0	–	0	450
2011	UEFA U17 Championship	Germany U17	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	35

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			510	463	63	37^*	118	0^*	4	39,789

By competition	Apps	G	A
Bundesliga	382	42	37
DFB Pokal	32	2	–
UEFA Europa League	20	1	–
U19 Bundesliga	17	11	–
UEFA Champions League	16	1	–
Germany U21	15	5	–
The NextGen Series	10	1	–
Play-offs 1/2	4	0	–
2. Bundesliga	3	0	0
Emirates Cup	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2009 Jul 2009 · Free Transfer – Wolfsburg Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Wolfsburg 2011–2027 460 46
Wolfsburg II 2013 2 0
Wolfsburg U19 2011–2013 27 12

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