Maurice Multhaup

Maurice Multhaup (born 15 December 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for club 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Born in Bottrop, Multhaup played for Schalke 04 before moving to FC Ingolstadt in 2015. He subsequently played for 1. FC Heidenheim and VfL Osnabrück before joining current club Eintracht Braunschweig in 2021. He represented Germany up to under-17 level.

Early life
Multhaup was born and raised in Bottrop. He was a childhood fan of Schalke 04, with his family also supporting the club.

Early career
Multhaup played youth football for VfB Kirchhellen and Wattenscheid 09, before joining Schalke 04 in 2009. He won the Under 19 Bundesliga with Schalke in 2014–15. In August 2015, he moved to Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt on a three-year contract. He made his Bundesliga debut on 12 December 2015 as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Bayern Munich. Multhaup made 5 Bundesliga appearances across two-and-a-half years for Ingolstadt, with Multhaup having struggled with injuries whilst at the club. He also scored 4 times in 16 Regionalliga Bayern matches for FC Ingolstadt II.

1. FC Heidenheim
In January 2018, Multhaup signed for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim on a contract until 2020. Multhaup's recovery from a knee injury meant he did not join first-team training at Heidenheim until April 2018 and thus did not appear for the club during the 2017–18 season. He made his first start for the club in a 5–2 DFB-Pokal win over SSV Jeddeloh, and scored his first goal for Heidenheim in November 2018 in a 5–1 league defeat to SC Paderborn. He made 20 2. Bundesliga appearances during the 2018–19 season, 8 of which were starts. He made 6 starts and 14 substitute appearances across the 2019–20 season as Heidenheim finished 3rd in the 2. Bundesliga before being defeated by Werder Bremen in the promotion play-off. He left Heidenheim at the end of the season as his contract was not renewed.

VfL Osnabrück
In August 2020, Multhaup joined VfL Osnabrück on a two-year contract. He scored twice in 26 matches across the regular season as Osnabrück finished 16th. Osnabrück were relegated after losing to Multhaup's former club Ingolstadt in the subsequent relegation play-off, with Multhaup having appeared in both legs.

Eintracht Braunschweig
In summer 2021, Multhaup signed for 3. Liga club Eintracht Braunschweig on a two-year contract. He was a regular starter during the 2021–22 season, scoring 7 goals across 29 starts and 3 substitute appearances as Braunschweig won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. In June 2022, he extended his contract with the club until summer 2024. He scored twice in 30 2. Bundesliga appearances across the 2022–23 season.

Saarbrücken
On 15 May 2024, Multhaup signed a contract with 1. FC Saarbrücken in 3. Liga.

International career
Multhaup received his first call-up to a Germany youth national team in 2011, when he made two appearances for the under-15s against Portugal in June of that year. He subsequently played for both the under-16 and under-17 teams.

Style of play
Multhaup is right-footed, and plays primarily as a winger. Upon signing for Osnabrück, sporting director Benjamin Schmedes described him as a versatile attacker and noted his speed, agility and dribbling ability.

Honours
Schalke 04 U19
 * Under 19 Bundesliga: 2014–15
 * DFB-Pokal U19 runner-up: 2013–14