called up by Romania U21 for the first time on 2 October 2011 and made his debut on 11 October 2011, in a 2–0 loss against France. His second appearance for the under-21 side came on 10 November 2011 also against France, which saw them lost 3–0. Maxim made his full international debut for the Romania on 30 May 2012, in a friendly game against Switzerland. On 11 September 2012, he became the very first Romanian player born after the Romanian Revolution to score for the national team, after a 4–0 win over Andorra. Two months later on 14 November 2012, Maxim scored again in a 2–1 victory against Belgium, but the match was later deemed unofficial according to the Laws of the Game (excessive number of substitutions). It was not until 11 October 2015 when he scored his first goal in three years, in a 3–0 win over Faroe Islands. The following year, Maxim was included for the Romania squad for the UEFA Euro 2016. However, he was omitted from the squad after the final cut. In response to this, Maxim expressed his bitterness but nevertheless wished the team success in the tournament. On 1 September 2017, Maxim netted the winner against Armenia at his first game under manager Christoph Daum. Personal life In addition to his native Romanian, Maxim can speak English, Spanish and German. He regarded Zinedine Zidane and compatriot Gheorghe Hagi as his role models growing up. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maxim goal. Honours VfB Stuttgart 2. Bundesliga: 2016–17 DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2012–13 Individual Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2013 Notes References External links 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Piatra Neamț Romanian footballers Association football midfielders Segunda División B players RCD Espanyol B footballers CF Badalona players Liga I players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players VfB Stuttgart players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Süper Lig players Gaziantep F.K. footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Romania under-21 international footballers Romania international footballers Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Germany Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Turkey