Maximilian Beister

Hamburger SV

Beister began his career 2001 with VfL Lüneburg. In 2004, he joined the Hamburger SV youth academy. In the 2008–09 season, he made his debut in the reserve team of HSV on 21 August 2008 against 1. FC Magdeburg. In January 2009, Beister signed his first professional contract with the club and signed a contract again, keeping him until 2013. Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Beister was promoted to the club's first team. Beister made his Bundesliga debut on 22 November 2009 against VfL Bochum, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–0 loss. He also made another appearance later in the season, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–0 defeat to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 17 April 2010.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 26 May 2010, Beister joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on a two-year loan. Beister made his Fortuna Düsseldorf debut, where he started and played for 65 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against TuS Koblenz in the first round of the DFB–Pokal. It was not until on 11 September 2010 when he made his league debut for the club, in a 1–0 loss against FSV Frankfurt. His first goal for the club did not come until on 18 December 2010 against Greuther Fürth in a 1–0 win. He then scored twice on 28 January 2011, in a 6–0 win over FSV Frankfurt. At the end of the 2010–11 season, where he established himself in the midfield position, Beister had made 27 appearances and scored seven times. In the 2011–12 season, Beister continued to be a first team regular at Fortuna Düsseldorf and…

Beister made his international debut for the Germany U19 national team on 11 February 2009 in a friendly against Greece and earned between November 2009 five caps. On 9 October 2009, he made his debut for the Germany U20 against Switzerland, in which he scored while Germany lost 3–2. Beister went on to make nine appearances scoring five times for the Germany U20. In November 2010, Beister was called up by Germany U21 for the first time. He made his Germany U21 debut against England on 16 November 2010, where he played 33 minutes after coming on as a substitute, in a 2–0 win. It wasn't until on 1 September 2011 when he scored his first Germany U21 goal, in a 7–0 win over San Marino. Over the next two months for the side, he scored two more goals against San Marino and Cyprus. On 14 August 2012, he scored a brace in a 6–1 win over Argentina U20 in a friendly match. Overall, he made 14 appearances and scored six times for the Germany U21.

Born in Göttingen, West Germany, Beister lived in Lüneburg for seventeen years before moving to Hamburg, where he attended boarding school. While being sidelined with a knee injury, Beister opened the Immerschlau auxiliary school in Hamburg to help children with education. He is also a board of director of SC Lüneburg 2014, along with his father.