Marc Rzatkowski

Marc Rzatkowski (born 2 March 1990) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for New York Red Bulls in MLS.

Marc Rzatkowski
Rzatkowski with Red Bull Salzburg in 2016
Personal information
Full name Marc Rzatkowski
Date of birth (1990-03-02) 2 March 1990
Place of birth Bochum, West Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
Number 90
Youth career
1993–1998 SV Langendreer 04
1998–2009 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 VfL Bochum II 42 (8)
2010–2013 VfL Bochum 29 (4)
2011–2012 → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 37 (4)
2013–2016 FC St. Pauli 85 (12)
2016–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 12 (2)
2018 → New York Red Bulls (loan) 24 (2)
2019– New York Red Bulls 28 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2019

Career

VfL Bochum

Rzatkowski was born in Bochum, West Germany.[1] In his early youth, Rzatkowski played for the Bochum east district team SV Langendreer 04. In 1998, he started playing for the VfL Bochum youth team until 2009.[2] Rzatkowski then signed a contract for VfL Bochum II in 2009. Only one year later he signed his first contract as a professional with the VfL Bochum. His first game as a professional player was on the seventh match day (2 October 2010) against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. He came into the game as a substitute for Roman Prokoph (67th minute). In his second match he made his first appearance in the starting squad and scored the third goal (80th minute) in a 3–0 victory against SC Paderborn 07 during the home match on 26 November 2010. He also played against Union Berlin and VfL Osnabrück in his first season with the first team.

Arminia Bielefeld

For the 2011/12 season Rzatkowski was sent on loan to Arminia Bielefeld.[3] On 27 August 2011 Rzatkowski scored his first goal for Arminia Bielefeld in a 2–2 draw with SSV Jahn Regensburg.[4] On 15 October he scored the loan goal for Bielefeld in a 1–0 victory over Kickers Offenbach.[5] In his one year at the club Rzatkowski made 37 league appearances scoring 4 goals and providing 8 assists. He also helped the club capture the Westphalia Cup, scoring 4 goals in five matches during the competition. By reaching the final, they also qualified for the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal.

Return to Bochum

After a successful season with Bielefeld, Rzatkowski returned to Bochum. He scored his first goal back with the club on 30 October 2012 in a 3–1 victory over TSV Havelse in a DFB Pokal match.[6] On 18 November 2012 Rzatkowski scored his first two league goals of the season for Bochum in a 5–2 victory over SV Sandhausen.[7] He ended his season appearing in 25 league matches scoring 3 goals and providing 11 assists.

St. Pauli
Rzatkowski with St. Pauli

Rzatkowski signed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli in January 2013. He joined the club in the summer transfer window, becoming a key player for the team.[8] On 13 September 2014 Rzatkowski scored his first goal for St. Pauli, the eventual game winner, in a 2–1 victory over FSV Frankfurt.[9] On 5 April 2014 Rzatkowski scored a late winner in a 3–2 victory over SV Sandhausen.[10]

On 12 February 2016 Rzatkowski scored the lone goal for St. Pauli in a 1–0 victory over RB Leipzig.[11] The following match day, 19 February, he also scored in a 3–1 loss to FSV Frankfurt. He went on to score in a third consecutive league match on 28 February in a 2–0 victory over MSV Duisburg.[12] At the conclusion of the 2015/16 season Rzatkowski was honored by Kicker as the best defensive midfielder in 2. Bundesliga.[13]

RB Salzburg

On 10 June 2016, Rzatkowski joined Austrian Bundesliga club, FC Red Bull Salzburg on a four-year deal.[14] On 21 September 2016, Rzatkowski scored his first goal for Salzburg in a 7–1 victory over SC Mannsdorf in the ÖFB-Cup.[15] On 23 October 2016 he scored his first goal in the Austrian Bundesliga in a 5–1 victory over SKN St. Pölten.[16] On 19 July 2017, Rzatkowski opened the scoring for Salzburg in a 3–0 victory over Hibernians F.C. in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[17]

New York Red Bulls

On 31 January 2018 it was announced that Rzatkowski was joining the New York Red Bulls on loan for the 2018 season.[18] On 22 February 2018 Rzatkowski made his debut for New York, coming on in the second half in a 1–1 draw against CD Olimpia in the first leg of the round of 16 match of the CONCACAF Champions League.[19] On 13 March 2018, Rzatkowski scored the eventual game winning goal for New York in a 3–1 victory over Club Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League, helping the club advance to semifinals of the Champions League for the first time.[20] On 14 July 2018, Rzatkowski scored his first two MLS goals in a 3–2 win over Sporting Kansas City.[21]

On 24 January 2019, Rzatkowski joined New York on a permanent basis.[22]

Statistics
As of 19 Aug 2019[23]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Westphalian Cup UEFA Total
2009–10VfL Bochum IIRegionalliga West328—----328
2010–11100—----100
2010–11VfL Bochum2. Bundesliga4100----41
2011–12Arminia Bielefeld3. Liga3741054--438
2012–13VfL Bochum2. Bundesliga25341----294
2013–14FC St. Pauli32210----332
2014–1525320----273
2015–1628711----298
Total Germany 193289254--20734
2016–17FC Red Bull SalzburgAustrian Bundesliga7121--40132
2017–185121--71143
Total Austria 12242--111275
2018New York Red BullsMajor League Soccer242203041333
2019 282101030332
Total United States 524304070665
Career total 257341649418230044

Honours

Club

Red Bull Salzburg

New York Red Bulls

  • MLS Supporters' Shield (1): 2018

References
  1. "Marc Rzatkowski: "Höchste Hürde liegt noch vor mir"".
  2. "Auf "Ratschi" folgt nun "Ratsche"" (in German). reviersport.de. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. "Bielefeld leiht Rzatkowski aus". reviersport.de (in German). 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. "Rzatkowski sichert Arminia einen Punkt". kicker.de (in German). 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. "Rzatkowski sendet ein Bielefelder Lebenszeichen". kicker.de (in German). 15 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  6. "Rzatkowski entspannt Bochums Nerven". kicker.de (in German). 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  7. "Rzatkowski markiert Finale des VfL-Torreigens". kicker.de (in German). 18 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  8. "Marc Rzatkowski kommt im Sommer". FC St. Pauli. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  9. "Rzatkowski sorgt für St. Paulis glücklichen Sieg". kicker.de (in German). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  10. "Rzatkowski beendet die wilde Hatz". kicker.de (in German). 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  11. "Der FC St. Pauli ringt RB Leipzig nieder". bundesliga.com (in German). 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. "Ein gelungener Angriff: Rzatkowski ist zur Stelle". kicker.de (in German). 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  13. "Salzburg statt St. Pauli: Rzatkowski will Titel". kicker.de (in German). 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  14. "Herzlich willkommen, Marc!". Red Bull Salzburg.
  15. "ÖFB-Cup: Red Bull Salzburg gab sich keine Blöße". sn.at (in German). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  16. "Red Bull Salzburg feiert 5:1-Gala in St. Pölten". krone.at (in German). 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  17. "Salzburg ease past Hibs in Champions League". timesofalta.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  18. "Red Bulls Add Marc Rzatkowski on Loan from Red Bull Salzburg". newyorkredbulls.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  19. "MATCH RECAP, Leg 1: CD Olimpia 1, New York Red Bulls 1". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  20. "Red Bulls Moving On to SCCL Semis, Defeat Tijuana, 3–1". newyorkredbulls.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  21. "New York Red Bulls 3, Sporting Kansas City 2". mlssoccer.com. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  22. https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2019/01/24/new-york-red-bulls-add-marc-rzatkowski-new-mls-contract
  23. "Rzatkowski, Marc" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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