| Marcel Wenig | |
| Full Name: | Marcel Thomas Wenig |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthclubs1: | TSV Mühlhof |
| Youthyears2: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Bayern Munich |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Bayern Munich II |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Eintracht Frankfurt II |
| Caps2: | 43 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10 October 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 12:10, 12 December 2023 (UTC) |
Marcel Thomas Wenig (el|Μαρσέλ Τόμας Βένιγκ; born 4 May 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Being a product from 1. FC Nürnberg's academy, Wenig signed for Bayern Munich, aged 13. He joined the U15s team and rose through the ranks to the reserves team, FC Bayern Munich II. In the 2021–22 season he appeared three times in the Regionalliga Bayern, scoring a goal for Bayern II.
In February 2022, the midfielder signed for Eintracht Frankfurt his professional terms until 30 June 2025 and joins the Bundesliga team's first squad.[1] Being utilised primarily in the Eintracht reserves team, Eintracht Frankfurt II in the 5th tier Hessenliga and the U19 team in the UEFA Youth League, Wenig debuted in the Bundersliga as a substitute in October 2022 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
On 8 January 2024, Wenig returned to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on loan until the end of the season.[2] Just two days later, he suffered an ACL injury in a friendly game.[3]
Wenig was capped for Germany U18 in late March 2022 for test matches. In September 2022 he was called up for Germany U19 and played three matches in the Euro qualifiers. He is also eligible for Greece through his mother.On 8 November 2023 he received his first international call-up for Greece U21[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bayern Munich II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2022–23 | Hessenliga | 19 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 8 | — | — | 38 | 8 | |||||
| Nürnberg (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |||