Overview

• 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig officially presented Christoph Maier as a new signing on Thursday after his pre-season trial.
• The 25-year-old midfielder signed a contract through summer 2026 and will wear the number 21 jersey.
• Maier impressed coaches by scoring a long-range equalizer in the friendly against VFC Plauen and stood out in training.
• He brings experience from 125 Regionalliga matches, including SSV Ulm’s 2023 promotion to the 3. Liga.
• Maier turned down an extension from TSV Steinbach Haiger and could feature in Saturday’s season opener against FSV Zwickau.