Joshua Bitter

Joshua Bitter (born 1 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for MSV Duisburg.^[1]

Joshua Bitter

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Dorsten, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	MSV Duisburg
Number	29
Youth career
2004–2007	FC Rot Weiss Dorsten
2007–2016	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Schalke 04 II	49	(3)
2018–2019	Werder Bremen II	21	(2)
2019–2021	MSV Duisburg	45	(0)
2022	Energie Cottbus	3	(0)
2022–	MSV Duisburg	84	(4)
International career
2015	Germany U19	2	(1)
2016	Germany U20	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:28, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Career

Bitter moved to MSV Duisburg on 6 June 2019.^[2] He made his professional debut for MSV Duisburg in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach.^[3] On 26 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Duisburg at the end of the 2020–21 season.^[4] In January 2022, he joined Energie Cottbus.^[5] He left Cottbus in the summer of 2022 and re-joined MSV Duisburg.^[6] He signed a new contract with Duisburg after the 2024–25 season.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 2 August 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04 II	2016–17	Regionalliga West	22	1	—		22	1
	2017–18	Oberliga Niederrhein	27	2	—		27	2
	Total		49	3	—		49	3
Werder Bremen II	2018–19	Regionalliga Nord	21	2	—		21	2
MSV Duisburg	2019–20	3. Liga	25	0	2	0	27	0
	2020–21	3. Liga	20	0	0	0	20	0
	Total		45	0	2	0	47	0
Energie Cottbus	2021–22	Regionalliga Nordost	3	0	—		3	0
MSV Duisburg	2022–23	3. Liga	30	2	—		30	2
	2023–24	3. Liga	28	2	—		28	2
	2024–25	Regionalliga West	25	0	—		25	0
	2025–26	3. Liga	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		84	4	0	0	84	4
Career total			202	9	2	0	204	9