Date of birth 18 September 1995 (age 17)
Place of birth Oberhausen, Germany[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[2]
Weight 60 kg
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Maximilian "Max" Meyer (born 18 September 1995) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[3]
Club career
Meyer left his hometown club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen to join MSV Duisburg in 2004 on free transfer. Then in 2009 he transferred to FC Schalke 04's youth team. With the Schalke U-19 he won the 2011–12 German U-19 Championship against Bayern Munich with a 2–1 win in the final. He also won the U-19 Bundesliga West in the same season.
In the 2012–13 season, he played 15 matches for Schalke's U-19. He scored 11 goals and made 11 assists. This made him the second top scorer in club behind Tammo Harder. Due to his good performance, Schalke's general manager, Horst Heldt, gave him a professional contract until 2015.[4]
Following the departure of Lewis Holtby to Tottenham Hotspur and the injuries of several other players he was included in the Bundesliga and Champions League squad. On 9 February 2013, he was an unused substitute against Bayern Munich. On 16 February, in a 2–2 draw match against 1. FSV Mainz 05 he replaced Raffael in the 72nd minute and provided an assist for Michel Bastos's goal that helped Schalke secure the draw.
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