Marcel Gottschling (born 14 May 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Waldhof Mannheim.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Oldenburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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– | Waldhof Mannheim | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2021 | |||
Gottschling was born in Oldenburg.[1]
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]
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