Maximilian Bauer is a 24-year-old centre-back and right-back for FC Augsburg. Bauer was born on February 9, 2000 in Windorf, Germany, and spent his youth career playing for Grün-Weiss Deggendorf until 2014, and SpVgg Greuther Fürth from 2014 to 2018. His senior career continued at Fürth, where he scored 3 goals in 86 appearances between 2018 and 2022. On February 2, 2022, he signed a 5-year contract with FC Augsburg, effective from July 1, 2022. He has since scored 1 goal in 30 appearances for the club. Bauer also scored 1 goal in 12 appearances for Germany’s U18, U19, and U21 squads between 2018 and 2023.