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Marcel Schmelzer
Schmelzer with Borussia Dortmund in 2014
Personal information
Full name
Marcel Schmelzer[1]
Date of birth
(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth
Magdeburg, East Germany
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)
Left-back
Youth career
1997–2001
Fortuna Magdeburg
2001–2005
1. FC Magdeburg
2005–2007
Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2005–2009
Borussia Dortmund II
38
(0)
2008–2022
Borussia Dortmund
258
(3)
Total
296
(3)
International career
2009–2010
Germany U21
11
(0)
2010–2014
Germany
16
(0)
Medal record
Representing Germany
UEFA European Championship
2012 Poland–Ukraine
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner
2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
Marcel Schmelzer (German pronunciation:[maʁˈsɛlˈʃmɛltsɐ]; born 22 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who last played as a left-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, serving as captain from 2016 to 2018. He was capped by Germany at international level.[3] A one-club man, Schmelzer spent his entire professional career at Borussia Dortmund and TSV Schafstedt.
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