Marcel Lorber

Marcel Lorber
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Maribor, Slovenia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Number 14
Youth career
–2018 Rogaška
2018–2021 Aluminij
2021–2023 Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Maribor 32 (2)
2024–2025 Domžale 31 (2)
2025– Lokomotiva Zagreb 10 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Slovenia U18 9 (0)
2022–2023 Slovenia U19 12 (0)
2023 Slovenia U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2026

Marcel Lorber (born 26 April 2004) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian Football League club Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Club career

Born in Maribor, Lorber spent his youth in Cerovec pod Bočem in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina, and started his football career at local club Rogaška. At the age of 14, he moved to Aluminij, before joining Maribor in 2021. After initially spending two years playing for Maribor's under-19 team, he made his senior debut with the "Purples" in a Slovenian Cup round of 16 match against Rudar Velenje on 8 March 2023, which Maribor won 4–0. He scored his first senior goal against Mura on 7 October 2023, helping his team to a 3–1 victory.

Lorber had a breakthrough season in 2023–24, making 26 appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, although his season was cut short by injury in January. He ended the season with 37 appearances as Maribor finished as the league's runners-up, behind Celje.

He joined Slovenian top division club Domžale on a free transfer in September 2024, and made his debut for the club in the same month in a goalless draw against Bravo.

International career

Lorber was a Slovenia youth international and represented the country at the under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.

Personal life

In an interview, Lorber stated that he has been a fan of Maribor since childhood and always wanted to play for the club. He has two younger brothers, Žan and Anej, who are also footballers.

References

  1. 1 2 "Marcel Lorber Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Nejedly, Gorazd (7 November 2023). "S ponižnostjo se pride daleč, Marcel v tej sezoni izpustil le eno tekmo". Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Marcel Lorber". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Valant, Simon (10 November 2023). "Marcel Lorber: Slatinčan, ki navdušuje v dresu Maribora. Kaj o njem pravi Šimundža?". Kozjansko.info (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Cotič, Luka (11 November 2023). "Marcel Lorber: O tujini še ne razmišljam (VIDEO)". Šport TV (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rudar se je Mariboru dobro upiral v prvem polčasu, na koncu pa visoko izgubil: Vipotnik dvakrat, Lorber debitiral". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Marcel Lorber » PrvaLiga 2023/2024". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Marcel Lorber je nova moč Maribora, ki se prebuja: Prejšnji konec tedna je v dveh dneh nastopil celo na dveh tekmah". Nogomania (in Slovenian). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Marcel Lorber začel pustolovščino v Domžalah: "S trenerjem odlično sodeloval že v Mariboru, zame je to pravo okolje za razvoj"". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Dončić in Lorber po tekmi z Bravom" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Marcel Lorber » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "The talented Marcel Lorber has pushed aside his troubles and will be in Maribor's squad for the first time this year: The teenager doesn't hide that he's had a very challenging period behind him". Planet Nogomet. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ↑ Šparavec, Simon (2 February 2024). "Še poleti ne bi verjel, da je to možno". Navijaška cona (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Po stopinjah svojega starejšega brata: Anej Lorber kot Marcel Lorber, tudi on se je po slovesu od Rogaške odločil za Aluminij". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  15. ↑ Burazer, Matic (2 November 2023). "Lorber hvaležen za priložnost, zdaj pa želi le še dodatno napredovati". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.