Alexandru Maxim

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For the Moldovan footballer, see Alexandru Maxim (footballer born 1986).

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Alexandru Maxim
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Personal information
Full name Alexandru Iulian Maxim
Date of birth (1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Piatra Neamț, Romania
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 44
Youth career
2000–2004 Olimpia Piatra Neamț
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 91 (11)
International career‡
2011–2012 Romania U21 3 (0)
2012– Romania 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 May 2016

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]

VfB Stuttgart

Maxim with the VfB Stuttgart in 2013

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.[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]

On 11 August 2015 Maxim extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2019.[10]

International career

Maxim made his debut for the national team on 30 May 2012, in a friendly game against Switzerland.[11] On 11 September 2012, he became the second Romanian player born after Romanian Revolution to score with the national team, after Gheorghe Grozav.

International

As of 11 October 2015.[12][13]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2012 5 2
2013 8 0
2014 7 0
2015 6 1
Total 26 3

International goals

Scores and results lists Romania's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 September 11, 2012 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  Andorra 4–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 October 11, 2015 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification

Statistics

Club

(correct as of 15 May 2016)[14]

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 26 2 1 0 0 0 27 2
2015–16 25 1 2 1 0 0 27 2
Total 91 11 7 1 6 0 104 12
Career total 166 20 11 1 6 0 183 21

Honours

Club

Espanyol
VfB Stuttgart

Individual

References

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External links

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