Marcel Schmelzer

Marcel Schmelzer
Schmelzer with Borussia Dortmund in 2014
Personal information
Full name Marcel Schmelzer
Date of birth (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Magdeburg, East Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1997–2001 Fortuna Magdeburg
2001–2005 1. FC Magdeburg
2005–2007 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Borussia Dortmund II 38 (0)
2008–2022 Borussia Dortmund 258 (3)
Total 296 (3)
International career
2009–2010 Germany U21 11 (0)
2010–2014 Germany 16 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2012 Poland–Ukraine
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Marcel Schmelzer (born 22 January 1988) is a former German football player. He has played for Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.

Biography

Trained at Borussia Dortmund, Marcel Schmelzer made his debut with the reserve team in Regionalliga Nord in 2007. A year later, he made his professional debut in the Bundesliga at the age of 20, replacing the Brazilian Dedê, who was the regular starter on the left side of the defense. He only played in 12 matches during his first professional season, but in the following season, 2009–10, he firmly established himself as the left-back, quickly gaining recognition for his work rate on the field.

He truly broke out during the 2010-11 season when he became one of the best in his position in the Bundesliga and won the German championship with his club Borussia Dortmund. The following season, he won the German championship for a second consecutive time as well as the German Cup. Although he was included in Joachim Löw's German national team for Euro 2012, he didn't play any matches in the tournament, which ended with a 2-1 defeat in the semi-finals against Italy.

In 2012-2013, Borussia Dortmund couldn't compete with Bayern Munich in the league, and they also lost 2-1 to Bayern Munich in the final of a UEFA Champions League, a unique all-German club showdown.

During the 2013-2014 season, Schmelzer suffered several injuries that caused him to miss many matches.

Due to a knee injury, Schmelzer has been sidelined since June 2020 and missed the entire 2020-21 season, not playing any matches. Despite being out of contract after a year on the sidelines, Schmelzer signed a one-year extension with his club in July 2021, even though he is still in the rehabilitation process.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Dortmund II 2005–06 Oberliga Westfalen 10———10
2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 260———260
2008–09 Regionalliga West 100———100
2009–10 3. Liga 10———10
Total 380000000380
Borussia Dortmund 2008–09 Bundesliga 1203010—160
2009–10 28020——300
2010–11 3402070—430
2011–12 2814050—371
2012–13 2903113110462
2013–14 191305010281
2014–15 220406010330
2015–16 26060150—470
2016–17 260517010391
2017–18 180207100271
2018–19 901030—130
2019–20 7100100081
2020–21 0000000000
2021–22 0000000000
Total 2583352702403677
Career total 2963352702404057
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201010
201140
201240
201360
201410
Total160

Honours

Schmelzer (second from left) celebrates winning the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2011.

Borussia Dortmund

Germany U21

References

  1. ↑ "Marcel Schmelzer". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Marcel Schmelzer". Brussia Dortmund. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Marcel Schmelzer » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Marcel Schmelzer at Soccerway