M. Arnold · career
Maximilian Arnold
Central · VfL Wolfsburg · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2022/23Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 1 club — 179 appearances, 18 goals and 21 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at VfL Wolfsburg — Season rating 59, 5 goals and 3 assists in 32 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (38 → 41). The gap to his peak is 18 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 7 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 25 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 28 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 38 |
| 2022/23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 59 |
| 2021/22 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 49 |
| 2020/21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 58 |
| 2019/20 | VfL Wolfsburg | 33 | 4 | 8 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 33 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | VfL Wolfsburg | 29 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 31 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 27 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 28 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Wolfsburg II | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Wolfsburg U19 | 17 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Germany U23 | 2020/21 | Olympics Men | 2 | 0 |
| Germany U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 13 | 5 |
| 2015/16 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| Germany U17 | 2011/12 | UEFA U17 Championship | 2 | 0 |
Honours
DFB Pokal×2Super Cup×2U19 Bundesliga×2UEFA U21 Championship×2Bundesliga×2UEFA U17 Championship×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 25 | 1860 | 1 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 7.8 |
| DFB Pokal | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
26 played2 unused sub7 injured7 not in squad· 1950 min, 1g 4a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A 1. FC Magdeburg | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Feyenoord | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Brighton | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | DFB Pokal | A Hemelingen | 9-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Aug 31 | Bundesliga | H FSV Mainz 05 | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 13 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Köln | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 8.9 |
| Sep 21 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Dortmund | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 27 | Bundesliga | H RB Leipzig | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Hertha BSC | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 25 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 28 | DFB Pokal | H Holstein Kiel | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Nov 2 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 7 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 22 | Bundesliga | H Bayer Leverkusen | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Nov 30 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 13 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 20 | Bundesliga | H SC Freiburg | 3-4 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 11 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 1-8 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 14 | Bundesliga | H FC St. Pauli | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Jan 17 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 24 | Bundesliga | A FSV Mainz 05 | 1-3 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| Jan 30 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Köln | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 7 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Dortmund | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Feb 15 | Bundesliga | A RB Leipzig | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 21 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 1 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 0-4 | Groin Injury | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 1-2 | Played | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 14 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 0-1 | Played | 11 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 4 | Bundesliga | A Bayer Leverkusen | 3-6 | Played | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 11 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-2 | Played | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 18 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 2-1 | Played | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 25 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 3 | Bundesliga | A SC Freiburg | 1-1 | Groin Injury | — | |||
| May 9 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 0-1 | Groin Injury | — | |||
| May 16 | Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 3-1 | Groin Injury | — | |||
| May 21 | Bundesliga | H SC Paderborn 07 | 0-0 | Groin Injury | — | |||
| May 25 | Bundesliga | A SC Paderborn 07 | 1-2 | Groin Injury | — |