Marcel Schmelzer

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Marcel Schmelzer
Schmelzer with Borussia Dortmund in 2014
Personal information
Full name Marcel Schmelzer[1]
Date of birth (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Magdeburg, East Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
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 place 2012 Poland–Ukraine
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Marcel Schmelzer (German pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛl ˈʃmɛltsɐ]; born 22 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who last played as a left-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, serving as captain from 2016 to 2018. He was capped by Germany at international level.[3] A one-club man, Schmelzer spent his entire professional career at Borussia Dortmund and TSV Schafstedt.

Club career[edit]

Schmelzer was born in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt. He started his professional career with Borussia Dortmund, making his first appearance on 9 August 2008, in the German Cup first-round match against Rot-Weiss Essen.[4] His first league appearance came in the following week, as he played the final twenty minutes of a 3–2 win at Bayer Leverkusen. Schmelzer had his best season for Borussia Dortmund in the 2010–11 season, where he managed to play every minute of the season for the team who went on to win the Bundesliga that year.

The following season, Schmelzer, who missed the beginning of the Bundesliga due to injury, enjoyed yet another trophy as he helped Dortmund win another Bundesliga title.[5] In addition to being the left back for the team for the entire season, Schmelzer also helped Dortmund secure the DFB-Pokal with a 5–2 win against Bayern Munich, making it three titles in two years.

On 11 January 2013, Schmelzer extended his contract with Borussia, which will keep him at the club until 2017.[6]

On 27 July 2013, Schmelzer won the 2013 DFL-Supercup with Dortmund 4–2 against rivals Bayern Munich.[7]

On 25 April 2016, Marcel Schmelzer yet again extended his contract with BVB. He agreed on a five-year deal which will keep him with the black and yellows through 2021.[8]

After the departure of Mats Hummels, Schmelzer was named a candidate to be the new captain. On 14 August 2016, Schmelzer captained his first match against league champions Bayern Munich during the 2–0 defeat of the DFL-Supercup.[9]

On 31 May 2020, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in seven years in a 6–1 win against Paderborn, coming off the bench for Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakimi. Later that day, fans voted him as Man of the Match on the club's official Instagram account.[10] Despite missing virtually the entire 2020–21 season and Dortmund's DFB-Pokal triumph, Schmelzer extended his contract with Dortmund in summer 2021 for another year, although this was primarily to cover medical insurance regarding a long-term knee injury rather than concerning game time.

He retired after 17 seasons as a Borussia Dortmund player and was celebrated after their game against Hertha BSC. Overall he played 258 German top-flight matches.[11]

International career[edit]

Schmelzer playing for Germany

Schmelzer was called up by the U21 team for the 2009 European Championship, being used regularly, although not as a starter, he played the final five minutes in the final, a 4–0 success against England. For the full national team he made 16 appearances between 2010 and 2014.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Schmelzer is married to Jenny Schmelzer.[13]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 30 June 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund II 2005–06 Oberliga Westfalen 1 0 — — — 1 0
2007–08 Regionalliga Nord 26 0 — — — 26 0
2008–09 Regionalliga West 10 0 — — — 10 0
2009–10 3. Liga 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
Borussia Dortmund 2008–09 Bundesliga 12 0 3 0 1 0 — 16 0
2009–10 28 0 2 0 — — 30 0
2010–11 34 0 2 0 7 0 — 43 0
2011–12 28 1 4 0 5 0 — 37 1
2012–13 29 0 3 1 13 1 1[a] 0 46 2
2013–14 19 1 3 0 5 0 1[a] 0 28 1
2014–15 22 0 4 0 6 0 1[a] 0 33 0
2015–16 26 0 6 0 15 0 — 47 0
2016–17 26 0 5 1 7 0 1[a] 0 39 1
2017–18 18 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 27 1
2018–19 9 0 1 0 3 0 — 13 0
2019–20 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 258 3 35 2 70 2 4 0 367 7
Career total 296 3 35 2 70 2 4 0 405 7
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2010 1 0
2011 4 0
2012 4 0
2013 6 0
2014 1 0
Total 16 0

Honours[edit]

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

Borussia Dortmund[1]

Germany U21[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Marcel Schmelzer at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Marcel Schmelzer". Brussia Dortmund. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Marcel Schmelzer". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Valdez vollendet Arbeitssieg". kicker.de (in German). 9 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Löw: "My compliments go to Jürgen Klopp"" (in German). bundesliga.de. 22 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. ^ "BVB extend contract of Marcel Schmelzer until 2017". Borussia Dortmund Official Website. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Dortmund prevail over Bayern in Supercup thriller". bundesliga.com. 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Borussia Dortmund und Marcel Schmelzer verlängern Zusammenarbeit bis 2021". Borussia Dortmund (in German). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Deutscher Supercup, 2016, Finale" (in German). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Today's Man of the Match was _______! 🏅". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  11. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (11 October 2022). "Marcel Schmelzer - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  12. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (11 October 2022). "Marcel Schmelzer - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Borussia Dortmund Champions Party - DFB Cup Final". Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Marcel Schmelzer » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

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