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Marcel Schmelzer

Marcel Schmelzer

Defender - Left-Back  at Retired
Age38
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.80 m
Footleft
BornJanuary 22, 1988
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

3
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Borussia Dortmund
top club · 367 apps

Career highs

€10.00m
peak value · 2013
top transfer fee
2
best season · 12/13
int'l / penalties
450Appearances
9Goals
36Assists
55Yellow cards
1Red cards
110Full matches (90′)
Full nameMarcel Schmelzer
Date of birth1988-01-22 (38 yrs)
Place of birthMagdeburg, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2022-07-01
Contract expires
AgentRelatives
OutfitterNike
Jul 2022
Transfer: Bor. Dortmund → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
97 games missed
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Apr 2020
Injury: unknown
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Borussia Dortmund
8 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Borussia Dortmund
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Borussia Dortmund
27 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
Jul 2016
16/17 — Borussia Dortmund
39 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Borussia Dortmund
47 matches · 0 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Borussia Dortmund
33 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Borussia Dortmund
28 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Borussia Dortmund
46 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Borussia Dortmund
37 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Borussia Dortmund
43 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Borussia Dortmund II, Borussia Dortmund
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund II
26 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: B. Dortmund II → Bor. Dortmund
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Borussia Dortmund II
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: B. Dortmund U19 → B. Dortmund II
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Borussia Dortmund U19
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
05/06 — Borussia Dortmund II, Borussia Dortmund U19
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Magdeburg U17 → B. Dortmund U19
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2003
Transfer: 1.FC Magdeburg → Magdeburg U17
03/04 · Transfer
Aug 2002
Transfer: F. Magdeb. Yth. → 1.FC Magdeburg
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,941 min
Minutes played by club
Borussia Dortmund 61.5%
Borussia Dortmund II 0.0%
Borussia Dortmund U19 38.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Borussia Dortmund 12 08/09 19/20 367 7 34 6,109
Borussia Dortmund II 4 05/06 09/10 38 0 2 0
Borussia Dortmund U19 2 05/06 06/07 45 2 0 3,832

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€2.5M4€5M6€7.5M8€10M05/06 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund U19)105/0606/07 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund U19)106/0707/0808/09 — 3 assists308/0909/10 — 1 assists109/1010/11 — 4 assists410/1111/12 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)11/12 — 4 assists511/1212/13 — 2 goals (Borussia Dortmund)12/13 — 3 assists512/1313/14 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)13/14 — 4 assists513/1414/15 — 2 assists214/1515/16 — 8 assists815/1616/17 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)16/17 — 4 assists516/1717/18 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)17/18 — 1 assists217/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/20 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)19/20 — 1 assists219/2007/08 — €50K08/09 — €500K09/10 — €1M10/11 — €5.5M11/12 — €7.5M12/13 — €7.5M13/14 — €10M14/15 — €10M15/16 — €7M16/17 — €9M17/18 — €9M18/19 — €5M19/20 — €2.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 1105/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/20

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/20
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
19/20 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 7 1 1 0 0 61
19/20 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 9 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 18 0 0 3 0 0
17/18 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 4 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Borussia Dortmund 3 1 0 0 0 225
16/17 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 26 0 1 3 0 0
16/17 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 7 0 3 2 0 0
16/17 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 5 1 0 0 0 360
16/17 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 26 0 5 2 0 0
15/16 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 6 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Borussia Dortmund 11 0 2 1 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Borussia Dortmund 4 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 22 0 2 4 0 0
14/15 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 6 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 4 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 19 1 3 1 0 1,589
13/14 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 5 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 3 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 29 0 1 3 1 0
12/13 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 13 1 2 1 0 1,170
12/13 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 3 1 0 0 0 270
12/13 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 28 1 4 4 0 2,434
11/12 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 5 0 0 3 0 0
11/12 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 4 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 34 0 3 3 0 0
10/11 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Borussia Dortmund 5 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Borussia Dortmund 2 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 3. Liga Borussia Dortmund II 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 28 0 1 5 0 0
09/10 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 12 0 1 1 0 0
08/09 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 3 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 RL West Borussia Dortmund II 10 0 2 1 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Regionalliga Nord Borussia Dortmund II 26 0 0 2 0 0
06/07 U19-Bundesliga West Borussia Dortmund U19 24 1 0 3 0 2,033
05/06 Oberliga Westfalen Borussia Dortmund II 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 U19-Bundesliga West Borussia Dortmund U19 21 1 0 4 0 1,799
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2002-08-01 F. Magdeb. Yth. 1.FC Magdeburg Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 1.FC Magdeburg Magdeburg U17 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Magdeburg U17 B. Dortmund U19 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 B. Dortmund U19 B. Dortmund II Transfer 50000
08/09 2008-07-01 B. Dortmund II Bor. Dortmund Transfer 50000
22/23 2022-07-01 Bor. Dortmund Retired Transfer 500000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
16/17 Thigh problems 2017-05-29 2017-06-15 18 0
17/18 Torn lateral ankle ligament 2017-07-17 2017-08-28 43 4
17/18 Ankle injury 2017-09-11 2017-10-16 36 7
17/18 Rest 2017-10-19 2017-10-23 5 1
17/18 Calf injury 2018-01-04 2018-02-19 47 7
18/19 Bone edema 2018-09-28 2018-12-09 73 14
18/19 muscular problems 2018-12-12 2018-12-16 5 1
18/19 muscular problems 2018-12-19 2018-12-23 5 1
18/19 infection 2019-02-01 2019-02-06 6 2
18/19 Knock 2019-02-28 2019-03-03 4 1
19/20 strain 2019-10-18 2019-11-10 24 7
19/20 Torn muscle fiber 2019-12-04 2020-01-26 54 7
19/20 muscular problems 2020-04-26 2020-05-10 15 0
19/20 Knee problems 2020-06-19 2020-07-14 26 2
20/21 Knee surgery 2020-07-15 2022-06-30 716 97
Current€500k
Peak€10.00m
Low
Δ since start+€450k
€2.50m€5.00m€7.50m€10.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Lukasz Piszczek 2 1 0
Kevin Großkreutz 2 0 0
Marco Reus 2 3 0
Shinji Kagawa 2 2 0
Mario Götze 2 2 0
Robert Lewandowski 2 4 0
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2 10 0
İlkay Gündoğan 2 0 0
Roman Bürki 2 0 0
Julian Weigl 2 0 0
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2 0 0
Matthias Ginter 2 0 0
Christian Pulisic 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
05/06 U19-Bundesliga West Borussia Dortmund U19 1 21
19/20 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 1 7
06/07 U19-Bundesliga West Borussia Dortmund U19 1 24

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 5 26
11/12 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 4 28
10/11 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 3 34

Teams faced most often by Marcel Schmelzer's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Real Madrid 14 5 3 6 23 25 -2 36%
Bayern München 14 4 2 8 12 27 -15 29%
Werder Bremen 13 9 2 2 30 14 +16 69%
Bayer Leverkusen 12 6 3 3 27 14 +13 50%
VfL Wolfsburg 12 8 2 2 32 12 +20 67%
Bor. Mönchengladbach 12 8 2 2 27 11 +16 67%
FC Schalke 04 12 4 5 3 18 13 +5 33%
1. FSV Mainz 05 12 9 1 2 25 12 +13 75%
FC Augsburg 12 7 5 0 32 13 +19 58%
1899 Hoffenheim 12 5 2 5 20 22 -2 42%
SC Freiburg 12 9 3 0 32 7 +25 75%
Eintracht Frankfurt 10 6 3 1 27 13 +14 60%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
18/19 13 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 27 225 4 0 0 1.6
16/17 39 360 5 0 0 1.25
15/16 47 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 33 0 5 0 0 0
13/14 28 1,589 3 0 0 0.17
12/13 46 1,440 5 0 1 0.38
11/12 37 2,434 7 0 0 0.26
10/11 43 0 4 1 0 0
09/10 31 0 5 0 0 0
08/09 26 0 4 0 0 0
07/08 26 0 2 0 0 0
06/07 24 2,033 3 1 0 0.18
05/06 22 1,799 4 0 0 0.2

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
258 apps
3 G
23 A
DFB-Pokal
35 apps
2 G
0 A
U19-Bundesliga West
45 apps
2 G
0 A
Champions League
44 apps
1 G
7 A
Europa League
19 apps
1 G
2 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
0 G
2 A
RL West
10 apps
0 G
2 A
Regionalliga Nord
26 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Marcel Schmelzer

Who is Marcel Schmelzer?

Marcel Schmelzer is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Retired.

How old is Marcel Schmelzer?

Marcel Schmelzer is 38 years old. He was born on January 22, 1988 in Magdeburg.

What position does Marcel Schmelzer play?

Marcel Schmelzer plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Marcel Schmelzer play for?

Marcel Schmelzer currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Marcel Schmelzer scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Marcel Schmelzer has scored 9 goals in 450 appearances.