Marvin Wanitzek

Marvin Wanitzek
Wanitzek in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Bruchsal, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Karlsruher SC
Number 10
Youth career
FV Ubstadt
–2010 TSG Hoffenheim
2010–2012 FC Astoria Walldorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 FC Astoria Walldorf 28 (7)
2013–2017 VfB Stuttgart II 96 (15)
2015–2017 VfB Stuttgart 1 (0)
2017– Karlsruher SC 307 (77)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026

Marvin Wanitzek (born 7 May 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Wanitzek joined VfB Stuttgart in July 2013 from FC Astoria Walldorf. On 28 October 2015, he made his debut for the first team in the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal against Carl Zeiss Jena. He had his first Bundesliga appearance with Stuttgart on 29 November 2015 against Borussia Dortmund.

In June 2017, he signed for 3. Liga club Karlsruher SC on a three-year deal until 2020. In 2018–19 season, he promoted with Karlsruher SC to the 2. Bundesliga. In January 2020, he agreed a contract extension until summer 2024.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Wanitzek is of Polish descent.

Career statistics

As of matches played on 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalOtherRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Astoria Walldorf2012–13Verbandsliga Baden287——287
VfB Stuttgart II2013–143. Liga343——343
2014–15295——295
2015–16173——173
2016–17Regionalliga Südwest154——154
Total951500009515—
VfB Stuttgart2015–16Bundesliga1010–20
Karlsruher SC2017–183. Liga3731020403
2018–1937610–386
2019–202. Bundesliga3453100376
2020–213361000346
2021–2232941003610
2022–23341021003611
2023–241541000164
Total222431332023746—
Career total 346651432036268—

References

  1. ↑ "Bis 2020: KSC holt Wanitzek vom VfB". Kicker (in German). 17 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Dankert, René (7 January 2020). "KSC bestätigt: Wanitzek verlängert Vertrag bis 2024". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Marvin Wanitzek Personenprofil".
  4. ↑ "Marvin Wanitzek". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Marvin Wanitzek". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Marvin Wanitzek » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 4 April 2016.