Marcel Schmelzer

Marcel Schmelzer (German pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛl ˈʃmɛltsɐ]; born 22 January 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund as a left back, serving as captain from 2016 to 2018. He has been capped by Germany at international level.[2] A one-club man, Schmelzer has spent his entire professional career at Dortmund.

Marcel Schmelzer
Schmelzer with Borussia Dortmund in 2014
Personal information
Full name Marcel Schmelzer[1]
Date of birth (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988
Place of birth Magdeburg, East Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 29
Youth career
1997–2001 Fortuna Magdeburg
2001–2005 1. FC Magdeburg
2005–2007 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Borussia Dortmund II 37 (0)
2008– Borussia Dortmund 258 (3)
National team‡
2009–2010 Germany U21 11 (0)
2010–2014 Germany 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:18, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

Club career
Borussia Dortmund players (From Left to Right: Marco Stiepermann, Marcel Schmelzer, Mats Hummels and Kevin Großkreutz) celebrate winning the Bundesliga in 2011

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.[3] 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.[4] 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 3 titles in 2 years.

On 11 January 2013, Schmelzer extended his contract with Borussia, which will keep him at the club until 2017.[5]

On 27 July 2013, Schmelzer won the 2013 DFL-Supercup with Dortmund 4–2 against rivals Bayern Munich.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

On 31 May 2020, he scored his first 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.[9]

International career
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.

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 June 2020[10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOther1Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Dortmund II2007–08Regionalliga Nord260—260
2008–09Regionalliga West100100
2009–103. Liga1010
Totals370—370
Borussia Dortmund2008–09Bundesliga1203010—160
2009–1028020—300
2010–113402070430
2011–122814050371
2012–132903113110462
2013–14191305010281
2014–15220406010330
2015–1626060150—470
2016–17260517010391
2017–18180207100271
2018–19901030—130
2019–207100100081
Totals2583352702403677
Career totals2953352702404047

International
As of 5 March 2014[1]
Germany
YearAppsGoals
201010
201140
201240
201360
201410
Total160

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

Club
Borussia Dortmund[1]

International
Germany U21[1]

See also

References
  1. Marcel Schmelzer at Soccerway
  2. "Marcel Schmelzer". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. "Valdez vollendet Arbeitssieg". kicker.de (in German). 9 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  4. "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.
  5. "BVB extend contract of Marcel Schmelzer until 2017". Borussia Dortmund Official Website. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  6. "Dortmund prevail over Bayern in Supercup thriller". bundesliga.com. 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  7. "Borussia Dortmund und Marcel Schmelzer verlängern Zusammenarbeit bis 2021". Borussia Dortmund (in German). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  8. "Deutscher Supercup, 2016, Finale" (in German). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  9. "Today's Man of the Match was _______! 🏅".
  10. "Marcel Schmelzer » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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