sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Marcel Schmelzer (German pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛl ˈʃmɛltsɐ]; born 22 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who last played as a left-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, serving as captain from 2016 to 2018. He was capped by Germany at international level.[3] A one-club man, Schmelzer spent his entire professional career at Dortmund.

This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (January 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the German article. Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 9,907 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at [[:de:Marcel Schmelzer]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template {{Translated|de|Marcel Schmelzer}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Marcel Schmelzer

Schmelzer with Borussia Dortmund in 2014.
Personal information
Full name	Marcel Schmelzer[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Magdeburg, East Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1997–2001	Fortuna Magdeburg
2001–2005	1. FC Magdeburg
2005–2007	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Borussia Dortmund II	38	(0)
2008–2022	Borussia Dortmund	258	(3)
National team
2009–2010	Germany U21	11	(0)
2010–2014	Germany	16	(0)
Honours Representing  Germany UEFA European Championship 2012 Poland–Ukraine UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Schmelzer was born in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt. He started his professional career with Borussia Dortmund, making his first appearance on 9 August 2008, in the German Cup first-round match against Rot-Weiss Essen.[4] His first league appearance came in the following week, as he played the final twenty minutes of a 3–2 win at Bayer Leverkusen. Schmelzer had his best season for Borussia Dortmund in the 2010–11 season, where he managed to play every minute of the season for the team who went on to win the Bundesliga that year.

The following season, Schmelzer, who missed the beginning of the Bundesliga due to injury, enjoyed yet another trophy as he helped Dortmund win another Bundesliga title.[5] In addition to being the left back for the team for the entire season, Schmelzer also helped Dortmund secure the DFB Pokal with a 5–2 win against Bayern Munich, making it three titles in two years.

On 11 January 2013, Schmelzer extended his contract with Borussia, which will keep him at the club until 2017.[6]

On 27 July 2013, Schmelzer won the 2013 DFL-Supercup with Dortmund 4–2 against rivals Bayern Munich.[7]

On 25 April 2016, Marcel Schmelzer yet again extended his contract with BVB. He agreed on a five-year deal which will keep him with the black and yellows through 2021.[8]

After the departure of Mats Hummels, Schmelzer was named a candidate to be the new captain. On 14 August 2016, Schmelzer captained his first match against league champions Bayern Munich during the 2–0 defeat of the DFL-Supercup.[9]

On 31 May 2020, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in seven years in a 6–1 win against Paderborn, coming off the bench for Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakimi. Later that day, fans voted him as Man of the Match on the club's official Instagram account.[10] Despite missing virtually the entire 2020–21 season and Dortmund's DFB-Pokal triumph, Schmelzer extended his contract with Dortmund in summer 2021 for another year, although this was primarily to cover medical insurance regarding a long-term knee injury rather than concerning game time.

He retired after 17 seasons as a Borussia Dortmund player and was celebrated after their game against Hertha BSC. Overall he played 258 German top-flight matches.[11]

International career

Schmelzer was called up by the U21 team for the 2009 European Championship, being used regularly, although not as a starter, he played the final five minutes in the final, a 4–0 success against England. For the full national team he made 16 appearances between 2010 and 2014.[12]

Personal life

Schmelzer is married to Jenny Schmelzer.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 June 2022[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other1		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Dortmund II	2005–06	Oberliga Westfalen	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2007–08	Regionalliga Nord	26	0	—		—		—		26	0
	2008–09	Regionalliga West	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2009–10	3. Liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0
Borussia Dortmund	2008–09	Bundesliga	12	0	3	0	1	0	—		16	0
	2009–10		28	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
	2010–11		34	0	2	0	7	0	—		43	0
	2011–12		28	1	4	0	5	0	—		37	1
	2012–13		29	0	3	1	13	1	1	0	46	2
	2013–14		19	1	3	0	5	0	1	0	28	1
	2014–15		22	0	4	0	6	0	1	0	33	0
	2015–16		26	0	6	0	15	0	—		47	0
	2016–17		26	0	5	1	7	0	1	0	39	1
	2017–18		18	0	2	0	7	1	0	0	27	1
	2018–19		9	0	1	0	3	0	—		13	0
	2019–20		7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	1
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		258	3	35	2	70	2	4	0	367	7
Career total			296	3	35	2	70	2	4	0	405	7

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	2010	1	0
	2011	4	0
	2012	4	0
	2013	6	0
	2014	1	0
Total		16	0

Honours

Borussia Dortmund[1]

• Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12
• DFB-Pokal: 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21
• DFL-Supercup: 2013, 2014, 2019
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2012–13

Germany U21[1]

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009

See also

• List of one-club men

References

External links

• Borussia Dortmund profile (in German)
• Marcel Schmelzer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Marcel Schmelzer – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Marcel Schmelzer at National-Football-Teams.com
• Marcel Schmelzer at ESPN FC
• Bundesliga profile

На других языках

---

[de] Marcel Schmelzer

Marcel „Schmelle“ Schmelzer (* 22. Januar 1988 in Magdeburg) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Fußballspieler. Er spielte als Profi ausschließlich für Borussia Dortmund in der Bundesliga, hauptsächlich auf der Position des linken Außenverteidigers. Außerdem wurde er 2009 U21-Europameister und war zwischen 2010 und 2014 A-Nationalspieler.

---

- [en] Marcel Schmelzer

---

[es] Marcel Schmelzer

Marcel Schmelzer (Magdeburgo, Alemania, 22 de enero de 1988) es un exfutbolista alemán que jugaba como defensa y realizó toda su carrera en el Borussia Dortmund.[1]

---

[fr] Marcel Schmelzer

Marcel Schmelzer, né le 22 janvier 1988 à Magdebourg en Allemagne est un ancien footballeur allemand qui a évolué au poste d'arrière latéral gauche.

---

[it] Marcel Schmelzer

Marcel Schmelzer (Magdeburgo, 22 gennaio 1988) è un ex calciatore tedesco, di ruolo difensore.

---

[ru] Шмельцер, Марсель

Ма́рсель Шмéльцер (нем. Marcel Schmelzer; род. 22 января 1988 года, Магдебург, ГДР) — немецкий футболист, левый защитник клуба «Боруссия Дортмунд». Бронзовый призёр чемпионата Европы 2012 года в составе сборной Германии.

---

---