Marcel Hilßner (born 30 January 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Coventry City. He is a former German youth international having represented his nation from U16 to U19 level between 2010 and 2013.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcel Hilßner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Leipzig, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | SG Rotation Leipzig | ||
| 2004–2009 | FC Sachsen Leipzig | ||
| 2009–2015 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Werder Bremen II | 78 | (19) |
| 2015–2016 | Werder Bremen | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Dynamo Dresden | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Hansa Rostock | 39 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | SC Paderborn | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Hallescher FC (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2020– | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2022 | → FSV Zwickau (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U16 | 6 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Germany U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Germany U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2013 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:41, 20 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Hilßner spent his formative years at FC Sachsen Leipzig before being signed by Werder Bremen in 2009.[2] Having impressed at youth level from then on, he was awarded a year extension on a senior contract with the club on 8 June 2015.[2] Hilßner made his senior debut for Bremen on 26 September in a 3–0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, being brought on by manager Viktor Skripnik as a second-half substitute for Levin Öztunalı;[3] it was the only senior appearance he made for the club before joining Dynamo Dresden in 2016. In his last match with Werder Bremen's reserve team, he scored twice in a 2–1 win over VfR Aalen which secured the side's survival in 3. Liga.[4]
On 25 April 2016, it was announced that Hilßner would be joining Dynamo Dresden on a free transfer at the end of the season and that he had signed a three-year deal with the newly promoted German Second Division side.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 4 November 2016, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Erich Berko in a 3–0 win over Fortuna Düsseldorf.[7] He registered his first assist on 4 April 2017, setting up Erich Berko for the equalizer in Dresden's 2–1 win over Heidenheim.[8][9]
On 7 August 2017, Hilßner joined 3. Liga side Hansa Rostock on a two-year deal.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October, netting in a 2–0 win over VfL Osnabrück.[11] Later in the season, he suffered a torn cruciate ligament which ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign.[12]
On 28 May 2019, Hilßner joined SC Paderborn on a two-year deal.[13]
On 28 January 2020, Hilßner was loaned out to Hallescher FC for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[14]
Hilßner joined Coventry City on 16 July 2020 on a three-year deal.[15]
During the 2021 January transfer window, Marcel joined Oldham Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.[16]
On 26 January 2022, Hilßner joined 3. Liga side FSV Zwickau on loan until the end of the season.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 10 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 10 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 19 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dynamo Dresden | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hansa Rostock | 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| Paderborn 07 | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hallescher FC (loan) | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Coventry City | 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| FSV Zwickau (loan) | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 168 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 28 | ||
Coventry City F.C. – current squad | |
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