| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldenburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Wilhelmshaven | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | VfB Oldenburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | VfB Oldenburg II | 23 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | VfB Oldenburg | 32 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Hansa Rostock | 20 | (0) |
| 2016 | Hansa Rostock II | 9 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Viktoria Köln | 26 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | SSV Jeddeloh | 31 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | Viktoria Köln | 58 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Waldhof Mannheim | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | SSV Jeddeloh | 41 | (3) |
| 2025– | SV Wilhelmshaven | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:35, 26 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Marcel Gottschling (born 14 May 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Wilhelmshaven.
Gottschling joined the academy of hometown club VfB Oldenburg in 2002. [2] Having previously played for their reserve side, [3] Gottschling made his debut for their first team on 30 November 2013 in a 2–0 Regionalliga Nord win away to Eintracht Braunschweig II. [4] After coming on as a substitute to make his debut in the 70th minute, Gottschling scored his first senior goal in the 89th minute to put Oldenburg 2–0 up. [4] He made 8 appearances for Oldenburg's first team, scoring once, across the 2013–14 season. [1] He played 24 times for Oldenburg during the 2014–15 season, scoring two goals. [1]
Gottschling joined 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock on a three-year contract. [5] He made his professional debut for Hansa Rostock in the 3. Liga on 25 July 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Michael Gardawski in the 2–1 away defeat to Werder Bremen II. [1] [6] After making 20 league appearances for Hansa Rostock over the 2015–16 season, [1] he left the club at the end of the season despite having two years remaining on his contract. [7] [8]
In July 2016, Gottschling signed for Regionalliga West side Viktoria Köln on a one-year contract. [9] Gottschling made his debut for the club in a 4–1 defeat at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach II on 6 August 2016. [1] He played 26 times for Viktoria across the regular season as they finished first and qualified for the promotion play-offs. [1] [10] He played in both legs of their promotion play-off match with Carl Zeiss Jena as Viktoria missed out on promotion due to the away-goals rule. [1] [11] [12] He left Viktoria Köln at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract. [13]
He joined SSV Jeddeloh in summer 2018, [14] where he made 28 appearances in the 2017–18 Regionalliga Nord. [1] On 25 August 2018, his contract at SSV Jeddeloh was terminated by mutual consent after three league appearances in the 2018–19 season. [1] [15]
After one year at SSV Jeddeloh, Gottschling returned to Viktoria Köln in August 2018. [16] He made 15 league appearances for Viktoria Köln in the 2018–19 season as they finished top and were promoted to the 3. Liga. [1] [17] In June 2019, he extended his contract by a further year. [18] He made 33 league appearances in the 2019–20 3. Liga, and 10 league appearances in the 2020–21 3. Liga. [1]
On 14 January 2021, Gottschling signed for Waldhof Mannheim following the termination of his contract at Viktoria Köln. [19] [20] He left the club at the end of the 2021–22 season, having made 16 appearances in all competitions for the club. [21] [22]
In July 2022, he returned to SSV Jeddeloh. [23] Following a red card in a match against TSV Havelse in April 2024, Gottschling was suspended by the club for the rest of the season, [24] and at the end of the season, he was released by the club, [25] having played 41 times and scored 3 goals. [22]
In July 2025, Gottschling signed for SV Wilhelmshaven. [26]