Marcel Schmelzer

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Marcel Schmelzer

Schmelzer with Borussia Dortmund in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Marcel Schmelzer[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Magdeburg, East Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1997–2001	Fortuna Magdeburg
2001–2005	1. FC Magdeburg
2005–2007	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Borussia Dortmund II	38	(0)
2008–2022	Borussia Dortmund	258	(3)
Total		296	(3)
International career
2009–2010	Germany U21	11	(0)
2010–2014	Germany	16	(0)
Medal record Representing  Germany UEFA European Championship 2012 Poland–Ukraine UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Marcel Schmelzer (German pronunciation: [maʁˈsɛl ˈʃmɛltsɐ]; born 22 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who spent his entire career for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, serving as captain from 2016 to 2018. Mainly deployed as a left-back, he was capped by Germany at international level.^[3]