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Freiburg

Maximilian Eggestein

Position
Defensive midfielder
Nationality
Germany
Height
183 cm
Games
13
13 starts
Minutes
1,170
90 a game
Goals
4
1.7 xG
Assists
0
1.2 xA

Player profile

1,080 min · vs 103 defensive midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Goal-scoring holding midfielder

Eggestein scores more than almost any defensive midfielder we track and shoots often. His defending numbers are low for the role: few tackles, few recoveries and below-average duels.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Goals. 0.33 goals per 90, percentile 93.

  • Shoots. 1.50 shots per 90, percentile 77, and 1.75 touches in the box per 90, percentile 75.

Areas for development

  • Few tackles and recoveries. 1.25 tackles per 90, percentile 15, and 3.83 recoveries per 90, percentile 21.

  • Duels. Wins 45.9% of duels, percentile 24.

  • Pass accuracy. 85.3% of passes completed, percentile 25.

Similar players

Against 104 defensive midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of defensive midfielders with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 2 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, right (13%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 24%, Middle third 57%, Final third 19%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Bundesliga8720301.321.320.441367.32
Conference League3270100.330.330.16707.27
DFB-Pokal2180000.040.040.62107.29

13 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.31
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.4 v Jablonec, 15 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.