Marcel Sobottka Explained

Marcel Sobottka (born 25 April 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the .^[1]

Club career

Sobottka joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015 from Schalke 04. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 22 August 2015 against SC Freiburg in a 2–1 home defeat replacing Julian Koch after 45 minutes.^[2]

In June 2017, he agreed to new five-year contract until 2022.^[3]

International career

Sobottka played one cap for the Germany U20 national team in a friendly against the Poland U20.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2024^[5]

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Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Other		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04 II	2013–14	Regionalliga West	27		0	—		—		27	0
	2014–15	Regionalliga West	14	1	—		—		14	1
	Total		41	1	—		—		41	1
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	15	0	1	0	—		16	0
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	28	3	2	2	—		30	5
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	32	4	2	0	—		34	4
	2018–19	Bundesliga	14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	18	0	3	0	—		21	0
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	32	5	2	0	—		34	5
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	25	2	3	0	—		28	2
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	13	0	3	0	2	0	18	0
	Total		200	14	18	2	2	0	220	16
Fortuna Düsseldorf II	2015–16	Regionalliga West	7	0	—		—		7	0
Career total			248	15	18	2	2	0	268	17

Notes and References

1. Web site: Germany - M. Sobottka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. soccerway.com. 20 December 2015.
2. Web site: Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Freiburg - 22 August 2015 - Soccerway. soccerway.com. 20 December 2015.
3. News: Sobottka unterschreibt Fünfjahresvertrag bei F95. 20 June 2017. kicker Online. 20 June 2017. German.
4. Web site: Marcel Sobottka - Spielerprofil . DFB . 5 May 2022 . de.
5. Web site: Germany - M. Sobottka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway . 2023-08-08 . int.soccerway.com.