Maximilian Oesterhelweg

Maximilian Oesterhelweg (born 21 July 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Carl Zeiss Jena. He started his senior career at Wiedenbruck 2000, and has subsequently played for FSV Frankfurt II, Eintracht Frankfurt II, VfR Aalen, VfR Aalen II, SV Elversberg, Sportfreunde Lotte and Chemnitzer FC.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Gutersloh, Oesterhelweg played youth football for Gutersloher TV and Gutersloh 2000 before joining Wiedenbruck 2000 in 2008. He made his debut for Wiedenbruck on 7 August 2010 in a 1–0 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf before going on to make 18 appearances that season, though he did not score.

FSV Frankfurt II and Eintracht Frankfurt II

In the summer of 2011, Oesterholweg joined FSV Frankfurt II on a one year contract with the option of a further year. His debut for FSV Frankfurt II came on 7 August 2011 in a 1–0 defeat at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, whilst the first goal of his senior career came two games later in a 3–1 defeat at Hessen Kassel. Over the course of the 2011–12 season, he was a regular player at FSV Frankfurt II, stating that he felt 'very comfortable at the club'. He made 30 appearances over the course of the season, scoring four times.

VfR Aalen

On 30 January 2014, one day before the transfer deadline, Oesterhelweg joined 2. Bundesliga club VfR Aalen on a one-and-a-half-year contract. He made 3 appearances for Aalen across the 2013–14 season, and made just 4 appearances in all competitions in the 2014–15 season leading to his departure at the end of his contract.

SV Elversberg

Oesterhelweg joined Regionalliga Sudwest side SV Elversberg in the summer of 2015, and was part of the team that finished second, having scored 7 goals in 27 appearances across the regular part of the 2015–16 season. Despite a goal from Oesterhelweg to tie the opening promotion play-off match against FSV Zwickau, Elversberg lost the second leg 1–0, thus r