Marko Marin

German association football player

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
Personal information
Full name Marko Marin
Date of birth (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Bosanska Gradiška, Yugoslavia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Number 10
Youth career
0000–1996
1996–2005
2005–2007
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

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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.

Honours

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Borussia Mönchengladbach

Country

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Germany

Individual

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  • 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

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Club statistics League CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeTotal
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

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Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
2008 4 1
2009 3 0
2010 4 0
Total 11 1