Max Benzmüller

FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin U18 & U17

Berlin · since autumn 2025

After returning from Dubai, I rejoined Viktoria Berlin. In 2025/26 I played with the U17 in the DFB U17 Nachwuchsliga; the season ended with a win against FC Union Berlin in the last game in May 2026.

Since the 2026/27 season I have been playing in the U18 team (A-Junioren Landesliga), with 6 goals in the first 6 games (player profile).

Shabab Al Ahli U16 & U15

Dubai, UAE · Sep 2023 – Jun 2025

Shabab Al Ahli is one of the most successful clubs in the UAE; its men's team plays in the ADNOC Pro League. I played for the U15 and U16 selection teams. My debut in the UAE National League U15 was on 26 December 2023: a 7:1 win against Hatta Dubai, and I scored.

Achievements

• 2ndUAE National League U16, 2024/25
• 2ndUAE National Cup U16, 2024/25
• 2ndUAE National Super Cup U16, 2024/25
• 2ndUAE National League U15, 2023/24 (table)

Player profile

• Central midfield, right wing and defence
• Official profile at the UAE Football Association and on BeSoccer
• Squads of about 30 players, including six UAE youth internationals (U15 squad 2023/24)
• Daily training at the Shabab Al Ahli Academy in Al Qusais, Dubai, with a great staff of coaches and physios

Kent College Dubai U19, U15 & U14

Dubai, UAE · 2023/24 · school teams

• 1stDASSA Competitive A league with the U14 team
• 1stDASSA Competitive E league with the U19 team
• ★U14 Player of the Season, football 2023/24

FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin U15 & U14

Berlin · 2021 – 2023 · selection team

My home club and one of the biggest in Berlin — and, a long time ago, twice German champion (Wikipedia). In 2021/22 and 2022/23 I played in the U14 selection team.

• 1stBerlin U14 league (C-Junioren Landesklasse), 2022/23
• 2ndNike Youth Cup of Berlin, 2022/23 — final lost against Dynamo Berlin
• International tournaments against teams like Manchester United, Austria Klagenfurt and RB Leipzig

Berlin selection squad & DFB talent programme

Berlin · 2021 – 2023

• Berlin state selection squad in 2022/23 (mentioned here)
• 2021/22 and 2022/23: part of the youth development programme of the German Football Association (DFB) and the Berlin Football Association (BFV)
• On top of club training: one extra session a week with DFB youth coaches

Early years

Berlin · 2016 – 2021

• Before the U14 selection squad I played in a great recreational team at Viktoria (U13).
• At a Fundación Real Madrid Clinic in Graal-Müritz in 2020 I got hooked on competitive football — and was nominated for the clinic finals in Germany.