Marco Stiepermann (born 9 February 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Regionalliga West club Wuppertaler SV.
Stiepermann with Energie Cottbus in 2013 | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Marco Stiepermann[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 31) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Dortmund, Germany | |||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Wuppertaler SV | |||||||||
Number | 22 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
1998–2010 | Borussia Dortmund | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2009–2011 | Borussia Dortmund II | 33 | (4) | |||||||
2009–2012 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | (1) | |||||||
2011–2012 | → Alemannia Aachen (loan) | 21 | (2) | |||||||
2011–2012 | → Alemannia Aachen II (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||
2012–2014 | Energie Cottbus | 56 | (7) | |||||||
2013 | → Energie Cottbus II | 2 | (1) | |||||||
2014–2016 | Greuther Fürth | 61 | (9) | |||||||
2015 | → Greuther Fürth II | 1 | (1) | |||||||
2016–2017 | VfL Bochum | 31 | (1) | |||||||
2017–2021 | Norwich City | 104 | (11) | |||||||
2021–2022 | SC Paderborn | 16 | (3) | |||||||
2022– | Wuppertaler SV | 1 | (0) | |||||||
National team | ||||||||||
2005–2006 | Germany U15 | 5 | (2) | |||||||
2006–2007 | Germany U16 | 11 | (5) | |||||||
2007–2008 | Germany U17 | 11 | (1) | |||||||
2008–2009 | Germany U18 | 12 | (0) | |||||||
2009–2010 | Germany U19 | 11 | (2) | |||||||
2010–2011 | Germany U20 | 3 | (1) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2022 |
Stiepermann began his career 1998 in the youth of Borussia Dortmund and was in the 2008–09 season promoted to the reserve team.[2][3] He earned his first professional cap for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga against VfL Wolfsburg on 13 December 2009[4] and scored in the return match on 1 May 2010 his first Bundesliga goal against VfL Wolfsburg.[5]
On 24 May 2011, Stiepermann joined Alemannia Aachen on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.
On 29 May 2012, Stiepermann moved to Energie Cottbus, signed a contract until June 2015.[6] The transfer fee was believed to be €200,000.[7]
After Cottbus were relegated from the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2013–14 season, Stiepermann used a release clause to leave the club on a free transfer. He signed a three-year contract with fellow 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[8]
On 16 June 2016, Stiepermann joined VfL Bochum.[9]
On 6 August 2017, Stiepermann joined Championship club Norwich City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[10]
Stiepermann had a troubled first season in England, moved out to play left-back for much of the season before a Hernia prematurely ended his first term with Norwich.[11]
After rumors of a potential return to Germany before the 2018/19 season,[12] Stiepermann played a crucial role in Norwich's surprise Championship winning season; contributing with 10 goals and 8 assists as he returned to his preferred attacking midfielder position.
In May 2019, he signed a new three-year contract[13] but a disappointing season in the Premier League followed as Norwich were instantly relegated back to the Championship.
During Norwich’s title-winning 2020/21 EFL Championship season, Stiepermann played a very limited part. This was due to illness as well as the permanent signing of Kieran Dowell from Everton, who was preferred in the attacking midfield role. On 1 July 2021, it was announced that Stiepermann’s contract with the club had been cancelled by mutual consent.
On 17 August 2021, Stiepermann returned to Germany, signing a one-year deal with SC Paderborn.[14]
In summer 2022, Stiepermann joined Regionalliga West club Wuppertaler SV.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 3. Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 25 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
Total | 33 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
Borussia Dortmund | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Alemannia Aachen II | 2011–12 | NRW-Liga | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Alemannia Aachen | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
Energie Cottbus II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nordost | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Energie Cottbus | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
2013–14 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |||
Total | 56 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 59 | 7 | |||
Greuther Fürth II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Greuther Fürth | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |
2015–16 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |||
Total | 61 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 63 | 9 | |||
VfL Bochum | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | |
Norwich City | 2017–18[17] | Championship | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
2018–19[18] | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 10 | ||
2019–20[19] | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2020–21[20] | Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Total | 104 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 115 | 12 | ||
SC Paderborn | 2021–22[21] | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | |
Career total | 332 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 350 | 41 |
Norwich City
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