Marko Marin

Marko Marin (born 13 March 1989 in Bosanska Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia) is a German former football player. He played for Chelsea FC and Germany national team.

Marko Marin
Marko Marin (Sevilla) (cropped).jpg
Marin playing for Sevilla in 2013
Personal information
Full nameMarko Marin[1]
Date of birth13 March 1989
     (aged 37)
[2]
Place of birthBosanska Gradiška,
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Playing positionAttacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
0000–1996SG 01 Hoechst
1996–2005Eintracht Frankfurt
2005–2006Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007Borussia Mönchengladbach II16(3)
2007–2009Borussia Mönchengladbach68(8)
2009–2012Werder Bremen87(8)
2012–2016Chelsea6(1)
2013–2014Sevilla (loan)18(0)
2014–2015Fiorentina (loan)0(0)
2015Anderlecht (loan)6(0)
2015–2016Trabzonspor (loan)24(2)
2016–2018Olympiacos37(11)
2018–2020Red Star Belgrade34(9)
2020–2021Al-Ahli18(1)
2021Al-Raed (loan)10(0)
2021–2022Ferencváros17(2)
Total341(45)
National team
2004–2005Germany U169(0)
2005–2006Germany U1716(5)
2006–2007Germany U184(2)
2007–2009Germany U2112(1)
2008–2010Germany16(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Marko Marin playing for Werder Bremen

At the age of two he and his parents came to Germany. There he started playing football in his local club SG 01 Hoechst and then with Eintracht Frankfurt. In 2006 he went to the Borussia Mönchengladbach youth academy. 2007 he signed his first professional contract with Gladbach. His debut in the first squad was on 31 March 2007 against Eintracht Frankfurt. On 24 June 2009 he was sold for € 8.5 million from Borussia Mönchengladbach to Werder Bremen.

Because he never was contacted by the Bosnian association he decided to play for Germany. He played for the German U21 squad and 26 matches for the National football team. He was part of the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. He came in two times as substitute.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][5][6]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2006–07 Regionalliga Nord 16 3 16 3
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2006–07 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 4 0
2007–08 2. Bundesliga 31 4 2 3 33 7
2008–09 Bundesliga 33 4 2 1 35 5
Total 68 8 4 4 72 12
Werder Bremen 2009–10 Bundesliga 32 4 6 1 12[a] 2 50 7
2010–11 Bundesliga 34 3 2 1 8[b] 1 44 5
2011–12 Bundesliga 21 1 1 0 22 1
Total 87 8 9 2 20 3 116 13
Chelsea 2012–13 Premier League 6 1 3 0 3 0 3[a] 0 1[c] 0 16 1
Sevilla (loan) 2013–14 La Liga 18 0 0 0 12[a] 2 30 2
Fiorentina (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 0 0 0 0 4[a] 2 4 2
Anderlecht (loan) 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 6 0 2 0 8 0
Trabzonspor (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 24 2 5 0 29 2
Olympiacos 2016–17 Super League Greece 14 4 5 0 4[a] 0 23 4
2017–18 Super League Greece 23 7 6 0 7[b] 1 36 8
Total 37 11 11 0 11 1 59 12
Red Star Belgrade 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 22 6 4 0 5[b] 1 31 7
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 12 3 1 0 14[b] 1 27 4
Total 34 9 5 0 19 2 58 11
Al-Ahli Saudi FC 2019–20 Saudi Pro League 9 0 2 1 6[d] 1 17 2
2020–21 Saudi Pro League 8 1 1 0 9 1
Total 17 2 3 1 6 1 26 3
Career total 313 43 42 7 3 0 75 11 1 0 434 61
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Marin goal.
International goal scored by Marko Marin
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 August 2008 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Werder Bremen

Chelsea

Sevilla

Olympiacos

Red Star Belgrade

Ferencváros

Germany U21

Germany

Individual

Marko Marin Media

References

  1. FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by TOYOTA – List of PlayersFédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 M. MarinSoccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. Player Profile: Marko Marin. Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/marko-marin. Retrieved 3 July 2012. 
  4. Marko Marin at Soccerway
  5. Marko Marin. superleaguegreece.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. Marko Marin (Crvena zvezda) - Profil igrača - Rezultati.com (in hr). www.rezultati.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. Germany claim first Under-21 crown (30 June 2009)UEFA. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  8. Germany pip Uruguay to third place (10 July 2010)FIFA.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  9. ritz-Walter-Medaille wurde vor Länderspiel gegen Schweden verliehen (in de) (18 August 2006)DFB. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  10. Ausgezeichnet! Diese Jungstars holten Gold (in de)Kicker. Retrieved 18 July 2014.