Maximilian Haas is a German footballer who is currently a Free Agent

Free agent

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Haas played for four years in the Landesliga

Landesliga

The Landesliga is the 7th tier of football in most of Germany, one division below the Verbandsliga. In Bavaria, Sachsen, Thüringen, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg the Landesligas are set right below the Oberliga and therefore are the 6th tier...

 for SE Freising, before joining Bayern Munich II in July 2007. He did not make his debut until October of the following year, when he replaced Mehmet Ekici

Mehmet Ekici

Mehmet Ekici is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen, having previously played for 1...

 in a 3–3 draw with SV Sandhausen

SV Sandhausen

SV Sandhausen is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg.-History:...

, but soon became a regular in the team, initially in midfield

Midfield

Midfield is the part of a sports pitch that lies approximately in the center. It is a term most commonly associated with football to refer to the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region, but it can be used in field hockey to describe the same area, or in...

, but subsequently in defence

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

. In 2010 he was named by Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal

Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich...

 as part of Bayern Munich's senior squad, but continued to mainly play for the reserves. He played in pre-season friendlies for the first-team, most notably the Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Anton Beckenbauer is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name "Franz" , and his dominance on the football pitch...

 farewell match against Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

, but was not involved in any competitive matches, and moved to England

England

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 on 31 January 2011, signing for Football League Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

 side Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

 for an undisclosed fee.

He made his debut after several games on the bench, against top of the league QPR coming on as a 82nd minute substitute. Middlesbrough lost the match 3–0. He made his first full start in a 4–2 victory against Hull City on 23 April 2011. Following the end of the Championship season he was subsequently released by Middlesbrough FC.

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