Malte Karbstein (born 30 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Waldhof Mannheim.[1]

Malte Karbstein
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Neuruppin, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Waldhof Mannheim
Number 15
Youth career
2006–2011 MSV Neuruppin
2011–2017 Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Energie Cottbus 35 (2)
2016 Energie Cottbus II 1 (0)
2018–2020 Werder Bremen II 33 (3)
2020–2022 Kickers Offenbach 48 (7)
2022– Waldhof Mannheim 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024

Career edit

Born in Neuruppin, Karbstein played in the youth teams of local side MSV Neuruppin before joining Energie Cottbus in 2011.[2] He played 65 matches for the Energie Cottbus youth teams.[3]

Starting with the 2015–16 season, he trained with Energie Cottbus' first team making 2 appearances in the 3. Liga.[2] Over the following two seasons, he played 33 matches in the Regionalliga Nord.[2] After the club's promotion to the 3. Liga, he made the squad for the first five matches but did not feature[2] while appearing once in the regional cup competition.[3]

In August 2018, Karbstein joined SV Werder Bremen II for an undisclosed fee.[2][3]

In June 2020, it was announced Karbstein would move to Kickers Offenbach for the 2020–21 season.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Malte Karbstein at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e Wunderlich, Lennart (29 August 2018). "Gebürtiger Neuruppiner wechselt zu Werder Bremen". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Lehmann, Jan (29 August 2018). "Karbstein geht! Muss Energie defensiv nachlegen?". Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ "OFC verpflichtet Karbstein von Werder II". kicker (in German). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.