Marcel Schmelzer
 Schmelzer with Borussia Dortmund in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Magdeburg, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Fortuna Magdeburg | ||
| 2001–2005 | FC Magdeburg | ||
| 2005–2007 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Borussia Dortmund II | 37 | (0) |
| 2008– | Borussia Dortmund | 87 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Germany U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010– | Germany | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:02, 26 January 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 6 September 2011 (UTC) | |||
Marcel Schmelzer (born 22 January 1988) is a German footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund as a left back. He has been capped by Germany at international level.[1]
Club career
Schmelzer started his professional career with Borussia Dortmund, making his first appearance on 9 August 2008, in the German Cup first-round match against Rot-Weiss Essen.[2] His first league appearance came in the following week, as he played the final twenty minutes of a 3–2 win at Bayer Leverkusen. Schmelzer had his best season for Borussia Dortmund in the 2010–11 season, where he managed to play every minute of the season for the team who went on to win the Bundesliga that year.
International career
Schmelzer was called by the U21 team for the 2009 European Championship, being used regularly, albeit not as a starter; he played the final five minutes in the final, a 4–0 success against England.
Honours
Club
- Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 1
Country
References
- ^ "Marcel Schmelzer". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Valdez vollendet Arbeitssieg". kicker.de (in German). 9 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
External links
- Borussia Dortmund profile Template:De icon
- Marcel Schmelzer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Marcel Schmelzer at transfermarkt.de Template:De icon