Joshua Bitter

Joshua Bitter
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Dorsten, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 MSV Duisburg
Number 29
Youth career
2004–2007 FC Rot Weiss Dorsten
2007–2016 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Schalke 04 II 49 (3)
2018–2019 Werder Bremen II 21 (2)
2019–2021 MSV Duisburg 45 (0)
2022 Energie Cottbus 3 (0)
2022– MSV Duisburg 129 (10)
International career
2015 Germany U19 2 (1)
2016 Germany U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:10, 24 October 2026 (UTC)

Joshua Bitter (born 1 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for MSV Duisburg.

Career

Bitter moved to MSV Duisburg on 6 June 2019. He made his professional debut for MSV Duisburg in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach. On 26 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Duisburg at the end of the 2020–21 season. In January 2022, he joined Energie Cottbus. He left Cottbus in the summer of 2022 and re-joined MSV Duisburg. He signed a new contract with Duisburg after the 2024–25 season. On 1 March he signed a new contrackt with Duisburg.

Career statistics

As of 24 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 II 2016–17 Regionalliga West 221—221
2017–18 Oberliga Niederrhein 272—272
Total 493—493
Werder Bremen II 2018–19 Regionalliga Nord 212—212
MSV Duisburg 2019–20 3. Liga 25020270
2020–21 3. Liga 20000200
Total 45020470
Energie Cottbus 2021–22 Regionalliga Nordost 30—30
MSV Duisburg 2022–23 3. Liga 302—302
2023–24 3. Liga 282—282
2024–25 Regionalliga West 250—250
2025–26 3. Liga 366—366
2026–27 3. Liga 10010110
Total 129101013010
Career total 247153025015

References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Bitter". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Robust, aggressiv, entwicklungsfähig: Joshua Bittner wird ein Zebra". msv-duisburg.de. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "MSV Duisburg – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 4:1 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Erste Abgänge klar: Danke für eure Zeit in ZebraStreifen!". msv-duisburg.de. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Neuzugang mit Drittligaerfahrung". fcenergie.de. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "MSV holt Rückkehrer Bitter: „Wissen, was wir an ihm haben"". msv-duisburg.de. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bitter bleibt: „Hohe Identifikation mit dem MSV!"". msv-duisburg.de. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Josh Bitter verlängert: „Lebt den Duisburger Fußball!"". msv-duisburg.de. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Joshua Bitter at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata