Marcel Gaus

Marcel Gaus (born 2 August 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Marcel Gaus

Gaus with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Hagen, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
2001–2007	SV Hilden-Nord
2007–2008	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	34	(11)
2008–2011	Fortuna Düsseldorf[1]	40	(5)
2011–2013	FSV Frankfurt	38	(5)
2013–2017	1. FC Kaiserslautern	88	(12)
2017–2022	FC Ingolstadt	135	(16)
2023–2024	1. FC Saarbrücken	48	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Gaus began his career on youth side for SV Hilden-Nord and joined later in the youth team of Fortuna Düsseldorf. On 12 May 2005, made his debut for Fortuna Düsseldorf II in the Oberliga Nordrhein and his professional debut on 2 August 2008 against Stuttgarter Kickers.^[2]

In January 2023, Gaus signed for 1. FC Saarbrücken on a contract until the end of the season.^[3] Later that year, on 1 November, he scored the winning goal in the 96th minute — 6th minute of stoppage time — which secured a 2–1 victory for Saarbrücken over Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal second round.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2023^[5]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2008–09	3. Liga	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	19	4	0	0	—		19	4
	2010–11		17	1	1	0	—		18	1
	Total		40	5	1	0	0	0	41	5
Fortuna Düsseldorf II	2009–10	Regionalliga West	9	5	—				9	5
	2010–11		11	4	—				11	4
	Total		20	9	0	0	0	0	20	9
FSV Frankfurt	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	29	3	2	0	—		31	3
	2012–13		9	2	0	0	—		9	2
	Total		38	5	2	0	0	0	40	5
FSV Frankfurt II	2011–12	Regionalliga Süd	4	0	—				4	0
	2012–13	Regionalliga Südwest	4	1	—				4	1
	Total		8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	25	3	3	3	—		28	6
	2014–15		10	2	1	0	—		11	2
	2015–16		22	2	1	0	—		23	2
	2016–17		31	5	1	0	—		32	5
	Total		88	12	6	3	0	0	94	15
FC Ingolstadt 04	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	30	2	2	0	—		32	2
	2018–19		20	3	0	0	2[a]	0	22	3
	2019–20	3. Liga	34	5	1	0	3[b]	0	38	5
	2020–21		30	5	1	0	3[c]	1	34	6
	2021–22		21	1	1	0	—		22	1
	Total		135	16	5	0	8	1	148	17
1. FC Saarbrücken	2022–23	3. Liga	14	2	0	0	3[d]	0	17	2
	2023–24		11	1	2	1	0	0	13	2
	Total		25	3	2	1	3	0	30	4
Career totals			354	51	16	4	11	1	381	56

1. Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs
2. Two appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs and one appearance in Bavarian Cup
3. Two appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs and one appearance and a goal in Bavarian Cup
4. Appearances in Saarland Cup