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Marvin Wanitzek

Marvin Wanitzek
Wanitzek in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bruchsal, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Karlsruher SC
Number 10
Youth career
FV Ubstadt
0000–2010 TSG Hoffenheim
2010–2012 FC Astoria Walldorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 FC Astoria Walldorf 28 (7)
2013–2017 VfB Stuttgart II 96 (15)
2015–2017 VfB Stuttgart 1 (0)
2017– Karlsruher SC 239 (49)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Marvin Wanitzek (born 7 May 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Wanitzek joined VfB Stuttgart in July 2013 from FC Astoria Walldorf. On 28 October 2015, he made his debut for the first team in the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal against Carl Zeiss Jena. He had his first Bundesliga appearance with Stuttgart on 29 November 2015 against Borussia Dortmund.

In June 2017, he signed for 3. Liga club Karlsruher SC on a three-year deal until 2020.[1] In 2018–19 season, he promoted with Karlsruher SC to the 2. Bundesliga. In January 2020, he agreed a contract extension until summer 2024.[2]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Wanitzek is of Polish descent.[3]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total Other Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Astoria Walldorf 2012–13 Verbandsliga Baden 28 7 28 7
VfB Stuttgart II 2013–14 3. Liga 34 3 34 3 [4]
2014–15 29 5 29 5 [5]
2015–16 17 3 17 3 [6]
2016–17 Regionalliga Südwest 15 4 15 4 [6]
Total 95 15 0 0 0 0 95 15
VfB Stuttgart 2015–16 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 2 0 [6]
Karlsruher SC 2017–18 3. Liga 37 3 1 0 2 0 40 3 [6]
2018–19 37 6 1 0 38 6 [6]
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 34 5 3 1 0 0 37 6 [6]
2020–21 33 6 1 0 0 0 34 6 [6]
2021–22 32 9 4 1 0 0 36 10 [6]
2022–23 34 10 2 1 0 0 36 11 [6]
2023–24 15 4 1 0 0 0 16 4 [6]
Total 222 43 13 3 2 0 237 46
Career total 346 65 14 3 2 0 362 68

References

  1. ^ "Bis 2020: KSC holt Wanitzek vom VfB". kicker.de (in German). 17 June 2017.
  2. ^ Dankert, René (7 January 2020). "KSC bestätigt: Wanitzek verlängert Vertrag bis 2024". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Marvin Wanitzek Personenprofil".
  4. ^ "Marvin Wanitzek". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Marvin Wanitzek". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Marvin Wanitzek » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 4 April 2016.