Marcel Franke

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Marcel Franke
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Franke in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Dresden, Germany
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Karlsruher SC
Number 28
Youth career
1998–2010 Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Dynamo Dresden II 36 (4)
2010–2013 Dynamo Dresden 8 (0)
2013–2015 Hallescher FC 68 (6)
2015–2017 Greuther Fürth 53 (2)
2017–2019 Norwich City 5 (0)
2018Dynamo Dresden (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019Darmstadt 98 (loan) 25 (2)
2019–2022 Hannover 96 74 (0)
2022– Karlsruher SC 91 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025

Marcel Franke (born 5 April 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Karlsruher SC since 2022. [1]

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Career

Franke is a product of Dynamo Dresden's youth setup, and was promoted to the first team in 2010. He made his debut in March 2011, when he replaced Sascha Pfeffer in a 3. Liga match against SV Wehen Wiesbaden. In Summer 2013 he was signed for Hallescher FC by former Dynamo Dresden coach Sven Köhler. [2]

In July 2017, he signed for Norwich City on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee. [3] [4] He made his debut for them in the opening game of the 2017–18 season, a 1–1 draw with Fulham, playing at centre half along with fellow debutant Christoph Zimmermann. [5] He played in the first seven games of the season (five in the Championship and two in the EFL Cup) but was dropped after a 4–0 defeat at Millwall, [6] with Timm Klose having returned from injury and the club signing Grant Hanley. Although he came on as a late substitute for Klose in a 3–1 win over Brentford in the EFL Cup in September, [7] it was announced in December that he would be returning to Dynamo Dresden on loan in the January transfer window for the remainder of the season. [8]

On 27 June 2018, Franke joined SV Darmstadt 98 on a season-long loan. [9] On 26 June 2019, Norwich City announced that Franke had joined Hannover 96. [10]

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Franke joined Karlsruher SC on a three-year contract. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Dresden 2010–11 [12] 3. Liga 600060
2011–12 [12] 2. Bundesliga 000000
2012–13 [12] 200020
Total800080
Hallescher FC 2013–14 [12] 3. Liga36200362
2014–15 [12] 32400324
Total68600686
Greuther Fürth 2015–16 [12] 2. Bundesliga22010230
2016–17 [12] 31230342
Total53240572
Norwich City 2017–18 [13] Championship 5000300080
Dynamo Dresden (loan) 2017–18 [12] 2. Bundesliga160160
Career total15084030001588

References

  1. "Franke, Marcel" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. "Zweiter HFC-Neuzugang: Marcel Franke kommt aus Dresden" (in German). hallescherfc.de. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. Davitt, Paddy (14 July 2017). "Norwich City confirm Marcel Franke signing". Eastern Daily Press . Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. "Franke wechselt zu Norwich City". kicker Online. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. Freezer, David (6 August 2017). "Fulham 1 Norwich City 1: Nelson Oliveira's strike salvages a fine point in Daniel Farke's first match in charge of the Canaries". The Pink'un . Retrieved 13 January 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. Freezer, David (26 August 2017). "Millwall 4 Norwich City 0 match report". Eastern Daily Press . Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. "Brentford 1–3 Norwich City". BBC Sport . 19 September 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  8. "Norwich City confirm Dynamo Dresden will sign Marcel Franke on loan in January". Eastern Daily Press . 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  9. "Marcel Franke joins Darmstadt on loan". Norwich City FC. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  10. Marcel Franke joins Hannover, canaries.co.uk, 26 June 2019
  11. "Hannovers Kapitän Franke verteidigt künftig beim KSC". Kicker (in German). kicker. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "M. Franke". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  13. "Games played by Marcel Franke in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.