Malte Karbstein (born 30 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Jahn Regensburg.
Born in Neuruppin, Karbstein played in the youth teams of local side MSV Neuruppin before joining Energie Cottbus in 2011. He played 65 matches for the Energie Cottbus youth teams.
Starting with the 2015âÂÂ16 season, he trained with Energie Cottbus' first team making two appearances in the 3. Liga. Over the following two seasons, he played 33 matches in the Regionalliga Nord. After the club's promotion to the 3. Liga, he made the squad for the first five matches but did not feature while appearing once in the regional cup competition.
In August 2018, Karbstein joined Werder Bremen II for an undisclosed fee.
In June 2020, it was announced Karbstein would move to Kickers Offenbach for the 2020âÂÂ21 season.
In January 2026, Karbstein left Waldhof Mannheim in order to join Jahn Regensburg.