Marcel Sobottka

Marcel Sobottka (born 25 April 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder.^[1]

Marcel Sobottka

Sobottka with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender, defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2013	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Schalke 04 II	41	(1)
2015	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	7	(0)
2015–2025	Fortuna Düsseldorf	210	(14)
2024	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	1	(0)
International career
2013	Germany U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025

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