Max Kruse was born on 19 March 1988 in Reinbek and plays for 1. FC Union Berlin. He played for TSV Reinbek from 1992-1998, for SC Vier- und Marschlande from 1998-2005, for SV Werder Bremen from 2006-2009, for Werder Bremen II from 2006-2009, for FC St. Pauli from 2009-2012, for SC Freiburg from 2012-2013, for Borussia M'gladbach from 2013-2015, for VfL Wolfsburg from 2015-2016, for SV Werder Bremen from 2016-2019, for Fenerbahce SK Istanbul from 2019-2020 and has played for 1. FC Union Berlin since 2020.

Current season 2021/22

In the current season, the 33-year-old has scored one goal and takes fourth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Christopher Trimmel, Kevin Behrens, Andreas Voglsammer, Sheraldo Becker and Grischa Prömel. With three assists, the 1.8m-tall forward currently has the second-most in his team along with Niko Gießelmann. With 14 shots taken so far, the player with the shirt number 10 has had the second-most attempts on goal of any 1. FC Union Berlin player. He has been responsible for 18 assists shot at the goal so far and therefore leads the statistics within his squad for this category. He was in the starting line-up in all previous 10 games of the season. Of these, he won five games with his club.

Last game

Max Kruse played his last game on the 13th matchday of the 2021/22 season (28 November 2021). Playing for 1. FC Union Berlin, he lost to Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a forward for 76 minutes. In doing so, Max Kruse scored one goal. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times, which is the highest amount of any player in the club. In terms of total touches, he had 31 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Max Kruse had seven tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win two. He covered a distance of 8.3 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Max Kruse had a total of 20 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Max Kruse has played 282 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 114. He has netted 87 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, Max Kruse has completed 32 matches with his present squad. Here, he has scored a total of 13 goals. With a total of 282 matches played throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga, he presently has played the 14th-most career matches. With a total of 87 goals in his Bundesliga career so far, he presently takes fourth place on the active scoring chart.

International appointments

Up to now, Max Kruse has played 14 international matches for Germany. He scored a total of four goals in these games. He won the Supercup in 2015 with VfL Wolfsburg.