M. Leitsch · career
Maxim Leitsch
Center Back · FSV Mainz 05 · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2024/25) across 2 clubs — 109 appearances with 2 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at VfL Bochum — Season rating 33, 0 goals and 0 assists in 33 games. Form has slipped 14 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 22 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 11 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Bundesliga) and kept playing — 19 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FSV Mainz 05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | FSV Mainz 05 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | FSV Mainz 05 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | FSV Mainz 05 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | FSV Mainz 05 II | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | VfL Bochum | 19 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | VfL Bochum | 33 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | VfL Bochum | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | VfL Bochum | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | VfL Bochum | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | VfL Bochum | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Bochum U19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Bochum U19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 |
Honours
2. Bundesliga×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 3 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| DFB Pokal | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
5 played14 unused sub11 injured21 not in squad· 216 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bayern Alzenau | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Saarbrücken | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Strasbourg | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | DFB Pokal | A Dynamo Dresden | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 21 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Rosenborg | 1-2 | Played | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 24 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Köln | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 28 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Rosenborg | 4-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 31 | Bundesliga | A VfL Wolfsburg | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Bundesliga | H RB Leipzig | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 20 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 4-1 | Played | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 27 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Dortmund | 0-2 | Played | 63 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Omonia Nicosia | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 5 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Bundesliga | H Bayer Leverkusen | 3-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Zrinjski | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 26 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 29 | DFB Pokal | H VfB Stuttgart | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 1-1 | Illness | — | |||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Fiorentina | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 9 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 21 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Universitatea Craiova | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 30 | Bundesliga | A SC Freiburg | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 5 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Lech Poznan | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 14 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 18 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Samsunspor | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 21 | Bundesliga | H FC St. Pauli | 0-0 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 13 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Köln | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 24 | Bundesliga | H VfL Wolfsburg | 3-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Bundesliga | A RB Leipzig | 2-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 2-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 13 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Dortmund | 0-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 20 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 28 | Bundesliga | A Bayer Leverkusen | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 12 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Sigma Olomouc | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 15 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 19 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Sigma Olomouc | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 22 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 4 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 9 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Strasbourg | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 12 | Bundesliga | H SC Freiburg | 0-1 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Apr 16 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Strasbourg | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 19 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1-1 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 3-4 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| May 3 | Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 2-1 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| May 10 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 1-3 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| May 16 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 2-0 | Thigh Injury | — |