Alexandru Maxim
 Maxim with VfB Stuttgart | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandru Iulian Maxim | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Piatra Neamț, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Olimpia Piatra Neamţ | ||
| 2004–2007 | Ardealul Cluj | ||
| 2007–2009 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Espanyol B | 26 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Badalona (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 44 | (9) |
| 2013– | VfB Stuttgart | 58 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012– | Romania | 20 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alexandru Iulian Maxim (born 8 July 1990 in Piatra Neamț) is a Romanian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart and the Romania national team.
Club career
Maxim started his football career with local side Olimpia Piatra Neamţ before moving to Ardealul Cluj in 2004, where he played alongside Mihai Răduț and Vlad Chiricheș.[1]
He then played for RCD Espanyol B in the 2009–10 Segunda División B. For the 2010–11 season Maxim was loaned out to CF Badalona. He transferred to CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu in 2011.[2]
Stuttgart
On 31 January 2013, Maxim joined VfB Stuttgart for a fee of €1.5 million. He later signed a four-and-a-half year contract worth €480,000 per year.[3][4]
Maxim made his debut for Stuttgart on 14 February 2013 during the Round of 32 of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase against K.R.C. Genk.[5] On 23 February 2013, he made his Bundesliga debut against 1. FC Nuremberg. On 30 March 2013, Maxim scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart, in a game against reigning champions Borussia Dortmund, to equalise in an eventual 2–1 loss due to Robert Lewandowski's late goal.[6]
On September 1, 2013, Maxim scored his first double for the club while also offering two assists in the 6–2 thrashing of Hoffenheim, to give Stuttgart the first Bundesliga win of the season after four match-days.[7] He continued with his good form by scoring an assist in the next Bundesliga match against Hertha BSC in their 1–0 away victory.[8]
He scored 9 goals in 26 matches in the 2013–14 Bundesliga, also contributing 11 assists.[9]
International career
Maxim made his debut for the national team on 30 May 2012, in a friendly game against Switzerland.[10] On 11 September 2012, he became the second Romanian player born after Romanian Revolution to score with the national team, after Gheorghe Grozav.
Statistics
Club
(correct as of 22 March 2015)[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Espanyol B | ||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Badalona | ||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 44 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 58 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 19 | ||
Honours
Club
- Espanyol
- VfB Stuttgart
Individual
- Romanian Footballer of the Year Runner-up: 2013
References
- ↑ "Lista jucatorilor promovati" (in Romanian). Fotbal Club Ardealul. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "Alexandru Maxim a semnat un contract pentru un an cu Pandurii Târgu Jiu" (in Romanian). CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "VfB sign Alexandru Maxim". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "UPDATE Alexandru Maxim a fost prezentat oficial la Stuttgart. Ce număr va purta și ce a declarat la Dolce" (in Romanian). Dolce Sport. 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Last-gasp Genk denies Stuttgart win". uefa.com. UEFA. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ "Stuttgart - Dortmund 1-2, Maxim a înscris golul gazdelor!". Gazeta Sporturilor. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "O scoate pe Stuttgart din criză". Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ↑ "Maxim, rol important în victoria lui Stuttgart la Berlin!". Gazeta Sporturilor. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ↑ "Scorer" [Goal + assist] (in German). DFL. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ↑ "Elveția - România 0–1" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ "A. MAXIM at soccerway.com". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
External links
- Alexandru Maxim – UEFA competition record
- Alexandru Iulian Maxim at BDFutbol.com
- Alexandru Iulian Maxim at Soccerway.com
- Alexandru Iulian Maxim at Romaniansoccer.ro
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