Marvin Kaleta

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Marvin Kaleta
Personal information
Full name Marvin Marvellous Kaleta [1]
Date of birth (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Manchester, England [1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 21
Youth career
–2020 Manchester City
2020–2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2024– → Motherwell (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Marvin Marvellous Kaleta (born 14 September 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, on loan from Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Career

Born in Manchester, Kaleta began his career with Manchester City, before he joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy, in 2020. [1] He signed his first professional contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 18 July 2022. [3]

After signing his deal, Kaleta featured for Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 in the EFL Trophy Group stage game against Port Vale in October 2022, as he replaced Harry Birtwistle in the 64th minute. [4]

In September 2023, Kaleta played the full 90 minutes in the EFL Trophy against Notts County, which resulted in a 2–1 for Wolves U21's. [5]

Two months later, in November 2023, Kaleta played 20 minutes as a substitute as he came on for Leon Chiwome in the 70th minute in 4–1 away defeat against Derby County, which was also an EFL Trophy game. [6]

On 15 July 2024, Kaleta joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on a season-long loan, [7] and he made his professional debut for the side on 28 July, coming on for Shane Blaney during a 0–0 draw against Partick Thistle in the Scottish League Cup. Partick Thistle would go onto win the Penalty shoot-out however. [8] He made his second appearance in the same competition the following month, coming on as a substitute once again, this time he replaced Zach Robinson in the 74th minute; as Motherwell beat Kilmarnock 1–0 in the knockout rounds. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers U-21s
2022–23 [11] ————1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2023–24 [12] ————2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total———3030
Motherwell (loan) 2024–25 [13] Scottish Premiership 1000300040
Career total1000303070
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marvin Kaleta". academy.wolves.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Marvin Kaleta". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kaleta signs first professional contract". wolves.co.uk. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Port Vale 2–0 Wolves U21". soccerway.com. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Notts County 1–2 Wolves U21". BBC Sport. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Derby County 4–1 Wolves U21". dcfc.co.uk. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Kaleta seals Motherwell move". wolves.co.uk. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Motherwell vs Partick Thistle". SPFL. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Motherwell vs Kilmarnock". SPFL. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Marvin Kaleta at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Games played by Marvin Kaleta in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Marvin Kaleta in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Marvin Kaleta in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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