Marcel Sobottka

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Marcel Sobottka
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Sobottka with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Youth career
–2013 Schalke 04
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Schalke 04 II 41 (1)
2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 7 (0)
2015–2025 Fortuna Düsseldorf 210 (14)
2024 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 1 (0)
International career
2013 Germany U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025

Marcel Sobottka (born 25 April 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder. [1]

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Club career

Sobottka joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015 from Schalke 04. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 22 August 2015 against SC Freiburg in a 2–1 home defeat replacing Julian Koch after 45 minutes. [2]

In June 2017, he agreed to new five-year contract until 2022. [3]

International career

Sobottka played one cap for the Germany U20 national team in a friendly against the Poland U20. [4]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2024 [5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 II 2013–14 Regionalliga West 0270
2014–15 Regionalliga West141141
Total411411
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 15010160
2016–17 2. Bundesliga28322305
2017–18 2. Bundesliga32420344
2018–19 Bundesliga 14010150
2019–20 Bundesliga18030210
2020–21 2. Bundesliga32520345
2021–22 2. Bundesliga23010240
2022–23 2. Bundesliga25230282
2023–24 2. Bundesliga1303020180
Total200141822022016
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2015–16 Regionalliga West7070
Career total248151822026817

References

  1. Marcel Sobottka at Soccerway
  2. "Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Freiburg - 22 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. "Sobottka unterschreibt Fünfjahresvertrag bei F95". kicker Online (in German). No. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. "Marcel Sobottka - Spielerprofil". DFB (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. "Germany - M. Sobottka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.