Marko Marin
Marko Marin (born 13 March 1989 in Bosanska Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia) is a German football player. He plays for Chelsea FC and Germany national team.
Marko Marin | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marko Marin | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Bosanska Gradiška, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea FC | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2005 2005–2007 –1996 | SG 01 Höchst Eintracht Frankfurt Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 2007–2009 2009–2012 2012–2016 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015 2015–2016 2016–2018 2018–2019 2020- | Borussia Mönchengladbach II Borussia Mönchengladbach Werder Bremen Chelsea F.C. Sevilla F.C. ACF Fiorentina RSC Anderlecht Trabzonspor Olympiacos F.C. Red Star Belgrade al-Ahli SC | ||
National team | |||
2007– 2008– | Germany U-21 Germany | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
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 26matches for the National football team. He was part of the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. He came in two times as substitute.
Honours
Club
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
Country
- Germany
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2009
- FIFA World Cup: Third place – Bronze medal (2010)
Individual
- Fritz-Walter-Medal 2006 in Silver (Category U17)
- Fritz-Walter-Medal 2007 in Gold (Category U18)
The Fritz Walter medal is presented by the DFB to the three best youth players of Germany.
Club career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
2006/07 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | Regionalliga Nord | 16 | 3 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
2007/08 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 33 | 5 | ||
2008/09 | 1. Bundesliga | 33 | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | 35 | 7 | ||
2009/10 | Werder Bremen | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 7 | |
2010/11 | ||||||||||
2012/2013 | Chelsea | |||||||||
2013/2014 | ||||||||||
Total | 116 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 136 | 22 |
International career statistics
Germany national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2008 | 4 | 1 |
2009 | 3 | 0 |
2010 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 1 |