Max Meyer | Skills and Goals | Highlights
Maximilian "Max" Meyer (German Maximilian "Max" Meyer; September 18, 1995, Oberhausen) - German footballer, midfielder of the club "Cologne". He played 4 matches for the German national team.
Fritz Walter silver medal winner U17, Bundesliga champion U19 and European vice-champion U17. Max was one of the most promising attacking midfielders in Germany. It stands out for its polished dribbling and well-delivered shot.
In December 2012, Mayer signed his first professional contract with Schalke 04 until 2015. On 16 February 2013, he made his debut for the Cobalts in the Bundesliga, replacing Raffael in the 72nd minute of the match against Mainz (2-2) and scoring an assist. On March 12, 2013, Mayer made his Champions League debut in the second leg of the 1/8 finals against Turkish Galatasaray (2: 3). Until the last round of the championship, Max was included in the applications for the matches of Schalke and spent more than 100 minutes on the field.
May 7, 2013 Mayer extended the contract with Schalke until 2017. The following season, Mayer made his debut in the starting lineup of Schalke, having played almost 70 minutes of the Champions League match against PAOK (1: 1). On September 25, the midfielder played his first full-fledged match against Darmstadt. In this meeting, he managed to score a debut goal for Gelsenkirchens. In the October Bundesliga matches, Max scored three goals at once, hitting the gates of Augsburg, Eintracht B and Borussia Dortmund - the most important rival of the Cobalt. Such a performance of the German youth national team player attracted the attention of the leading giants of Europe, so the leadership of Schalke hastened to conclude a new agreement with their pupil until 2018, doubling the weekly salary to 12 thousand euros. Until the end of the season, Max played 28 Bundesliga matches for Schalke, six of which played from start to finish. Mayer had 9 goals and 8 assists on his account. At the same time, Mayer was one of the most playing football players in Germany - he had an average of 5.6 successful lines per match. On June 4, 2017, Mayer announced that he would not renew the contract with Schalke.
On August 2, 2018, Mayer moved to the English club Crystal Palace. The midfielder scored his first goal for the new club on 19 January 2019 against Liverpool.
On January 1, 2021, the player terminated the contract with Crystal Palace by mutual agreement.
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