Marcel Franke

Marcel Franke
Franke in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Dresden, Germany
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Karlsruher SC
Number 28
Youth career
1998–2010 Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Dynamo Dresden II 36 (4)
2010–2013 Dynamo Dresden 8 (0)
2013–2015 Hallescher FC 68 (6)
2015–2017 Greuther Fürth 53 (2)
2017–2019 Norwich City 5 (0)
2018 → Dynamo Dresden (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Darmstadt 98 (loan) 25 (2)
2019–2022 Hannover 96 74 (0)
2022– Karlsruher SC 120 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026

Marcel Franke (born 5 April 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Karlsruher SC since 2022.

Career

Franke is a product of Dynamo Dresden's youth setup, and was promoted to the first team in 2010. He made his debut in March 2011, when he replaced Sascha Pfeffer in a 3. Liga match against SV Wehen Wiesbaden. In Summer 2013 he was signed for Hallescher FC by former Dynamo Dresden coach Sven Köhler.

In July 2017, he signed for Norwich City on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for them in the opening game of the 2017–18 season, a 1–1 draw with Fulham, playing at centre half along with fellow debutant Christoph Zimmermann. He played in the first seven games of the season (five in the Championship and two in the EFL Cup) but was dropped after a 4–0 defeat at Millwall, with Timm Klose having returned from injury and the club signing Grant Hanley. Although he came on as a late substitute for Klose in a 3–1 win over Brentford in the EFL Cup in September, it was announced in December that he would be returning to Dynamo Dresden on loan in the January transfer window for the remainder of the season.

On 27 June 2018, Franke joined SV Darmstadt 98 on a season-long loan. On 26 June 2019, Norwich City announced that Franke had joined Hannover 96.

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Franke joined Karlsruher SC on a three-year contract.

Career statistics

As of match played 30 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Dresden 2010–11 3. Liga 6000——60
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 0000——00
2012–13 2000——20
Total 8000——80
Hallescher FC 2013–14 3. Liga 36200——362
2014–15 32400——324
Total 68600——686
Greuther Fürth 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 22010——230
2016–17 31230——342
Total 53240——572
Norwich City 2017–18 Championship 5000300080
Dynamo Dresden (loan) 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 160———160
Career total 15084030001588

References

  1. ↑ "Franke, Marcel" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Zweiter HFC-Neuzugang: Marcel Franke kommt aus Dresden" (in German). hallescherfc.de. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Davitt, Paddy (14 July 2017). "Norwich City confirm Marcel Franke signing". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Franke wechselt zu Norwich City". kicker Online. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Freezer, David (6 August 2017). "Fulham 1 Norwich City 1: Nelson Oliveira's strike salvages a fine point in Daniel Farke's first match in charge of the Canaries". The Pink'un. Retrieved 13 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ Freezer, David (26 August 2017). "Millwall 4 Norwich City 0 match report". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Brentford 1–3 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Norwich City confirm Dynamo Dresden will sign Marcel Franke on loan in January". Eastern Daily Press. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Marcel Franke joins Darmstadt on loan". Norwich City FC. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Marcel Franke joins Hannover, canaries.co.uk, 26 June 2019
  11. ↑ "Hannovers Kapitän Franke verteidigt künftig beim KSC". Kicker (in German). kicker. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Games played by Marcel Franke in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.