Marcel Sobottka

Marcel Sobottka

Sobottka with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Number	31
Youth career
–2013	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Schalke 04 II	41	(1)
2015	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	7	(0)
2015–	Fortuna Düsseldorf	200	(14)
International career
2013	Germany U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Marcel Sobottka (born 25 April 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga.[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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04 II	2013–14	Regionalliga West		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

References

1. "Germany - M. Sobottka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
2. "Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Freiburg - 22 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
3. "Sobottka unterschreibt Fünfjahresvertrag bei F95". kicker Online (in German). No. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
4. "Marcel Sobottka - Spielerprofil". DFB (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
5. "Germany - M. Sobottka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

External links

• Marcel Sobottka at Soccerway
• Marcel Sobottka at fussballdaten.de (in German)