Marcel Risse

For the American football player, see Marcel Reece.

Marcel Risse (born 17 December 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has played for Bayer Leverkusen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Mainz 05, 1. FC Köln and Viktoria Köln.^[1][2]

Marcel Risse

Risse in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-12-17) 17 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Cologne, West Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1993–1996	TuS Höhenhaus
1996–2006	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Bayer Leverkusen II	6	(1)
2007–2011	Bayer Leverkusen	3	(0)
2008–2010	→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	32	(0)
2010–2011	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	25	(2)
2010–2011	→ Mainz 05 II (loan)	1	(0)
2011–2013	Mainz 05	31	(2)
2012–2013	Mainz 05 II	2	(0)
2013–2021	1. FC Köln	149	(21)
2020–2021	→ Viktoria Köln (loan)	29	(4)
2021–2023	Viktoria Köln	60	(6)
Total		338	(36)
International career
2008	Germany U19	11	(4)
2008–2009	Germany U20	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Bayer Leverkusen

Risse was born in Cologne. He played for Bayer Leverkusen II during the 2006–07 season where he played in only one match.^[3] During the 2007–08 season, he went on to make his first team debut.^[2] He went on to play in three matches that season.^[4] However, the following season, he went back to playing for the reserve team before moving on loan to 1. FC Nürnberg.^[2] He ended up scoring one goal in five matches for the reserve team in 2008–09 season.^[2]

1. FC Köln

In June 2013, Risse signed a contract with 1. FC Köln.^[5] He ended his first season with 11 goals in 31 matches.^[6] The following season, in 2014–15, Risse scored five goals in 31 matches.^[7] In the 2015–16 season, he scored three goals in 35 matches,^[8] while in the 2016–17 season he scored three goals in 15 matches.^[9]

On 28 April 2018, Risse played in Köln's 3–2 defeat to SC Freiburg, which confirmed his team's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga.^[10] In August 2020, it was announced that Risse would join 3. Liga club FC Viktoria Köln on a loan deal.^[11]

Viktoria Köln

On 8 July 2021, it was reported that 1. FC Köln had terminated Risse's contract and that he would join Viktoria Köln on a permanent basis.^[12]

International career

Risse is a youth international for Germany, having played for both the under-19 and under-20 national teams.^[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental[a]		Other[b]		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II	2006–07	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	—		—		—		1	0	[3]
	2008–09	Regionalliga West	5	1	—		—		—		5	1	[2]
	Total		6	1	—						6	1	—
Bayer Leverkusen	2007–08	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0	[4]
1. FC Nürnberg	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	12	0	0	0	—		1	0	13	0	[2]
	2009–10	Bundesliga	20	0	1	0	—		2	0	23	0	[14]
	Total		32	0	1	0	—		3	0	36	0	—
Mainz 05 (loan)	2010–11	Bundesliga	25	2	1	0	—		—		26	2	[2]
Mainz 05 II (loan)	2010–11	Regionalliga West	1	0	—		—		—		1	0	[2]
Mainz 05	2011–12	Bundesliga	10	1	2	0	2	1	—		14	2	[15]
	2012–13	Bundesliga	21	1	2	0	—		—		23	1	[2]
	Total		31	2	4	0	2	1	—		37	3	—
Mainz 05 II	2012–13	Regionalliga Südwest	2	0	—		—		—		2	0	[2]
1. FC Köln	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	31	9	3	2	—		—		34	11	[6]
	2014–15	Bundesliga	29	5	2	0	—		—		31	5	[7]
	2015–16	Bundesliga	33	3	2	0	—		—		35	3	[8]
	2016–17	Bundesliga	13	2	2	2	—		—		15	4	[9]
	2017–18	Bundesliga	16	1	1	0	1	0	—		18	1	[16]
	2018–19	Bundesliga	21	1	2	1	—		—		23	2	[2]
	2019–20	Bundesliga	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0	[2]
	Total		149	21	13	5	1	0	0	0	163	26	—
Viktoria Köln (loan)	2020–21	3. Liga	29	4	0	0	—		—		29	4
Viktoria Köln	2021–22	3. Liga	34	3	0	0	—		—		34	3
	2022–23	3. Liga	26	3	1	0	—		—		27	3
	Total		60	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	61	6	—
Career Total			338	36	20	5	3	1	3	0	364	42	—

1. Includes UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.
2. Includes relegation, promotion play-off.