Marvin Ducksch

Marvin Ducksch

Ducksch with Werder Bremen in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Dortmund, Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Werder Bremen
Number	7
Youth career
1998–2002	BSV Fortuna Dortmund 58
2002–2013	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Borussia Dortmund II	84	(36)
2013–2015	Borussia Dortmund	6	(0)
2014–2015	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	9	(1)
2016–2018	FC St. Pauli	10	(1)
2017–2018	→ Holstein Kiel (loan)	49	(23)
2018–2019	Fortuna Düsseldorf	16	(1)
2019–2021	Hannover 96	66	(32)
2021–	Werder Bremen	111	(48)
International career^‡
2009	Germany U15	2	(1)
2009–2010	Germany U16	5	(4)
2010–2011	Germany U17	15	(4)
2012	Germany U18	1	(1)
2023–	Germany	2	(0)
Medal record  Germany Runner-up UEFA Under-17 Championship 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:31, 21 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:34, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Marvin Ducksch (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːʁvɪn dʊkʃ]; born 7 March 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and the Germany national team.^[2]

Club career

Early career

Ducksch began playing football at the age of four and was enrolled at the academy of BSV Fortuna Dortmund 58 in 1998, where he was initially trained by his father, Klaus Ducksch, who was the coach of the club at the time. In the 2002–03 season Ducksch was scouted by Borussia Dortmund and enrolled into the Borussia Dortmund academy at the age of eight.^[3]

Borussia Dortmund

Ducksch is regarded as one of the great hopeful talents of the BVB academy system and while he was enrolled in the BVB academy, he showed his good goal instinct and sharp goal scoring; in the first half of the 2011–12 season playing with the BVB academy U-19, Ducksch played 26 games and scored 16 goals.^[4]

In the second half of the 2011–12 season, Ducksch was promoted to Dortmund's second team and played his first match with Borussia Dortmund II on 28 January 2012 in a 2–1 victory over the second team of Bayer Leverkusen in the Regionalliga West.^[5] After playing a few matches with Borussia Dortmund II in the Regionalliga, Ducksch scored seven goals in five consecutive games scoring braces each against Fortuna Köln, SV Elversberg and single goals against Mainz 05 II, 1. FC Köln II and Eintracht Frankfurt II.^[6] Borussia Dortmund II secured promotion to the 3. Liga.

In the 2012–13 season, Ducksch made his professional football debut on 3 August 2012 in a Borussia Dortmund II match against Alemannia Aachen in the 2012–13 3. Liga season,^[7][8] and on 18 May 2013, Ducksch scored the only goal in Borussia Dortmund II's 1–0 away victory against the second team of VfB Stuttgart.^[8]

In the 2013–14 Bundesliga season, Ducksch was inducted into the Borussia Dortmund first team and on 3 August 2013, in Borussia Dortmund's first round match of the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal and 3–0 victory over SV Wilhelmshaven he scored his first goal for the senior team in his first match for Borussia Dortmund.^[2]

In June 2014 he was loaned to SC Paderborn for the 2014–15 season.^[9]

FC St. Pauli

On 15 June 2016, Ducksch joined 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli signing a three-year contract until 2019.^[10] His unveiling made international headlines when Ewald Lienen, the St. Pauli manager at the time, was unable to make it to the event, so a man in a Lienen mask appeared instead.^[11]

Holstein Kiel loan

In January 2017, Ducksch joined Holstein Kiel on loan for the second half of the season. In 17 matches, he scored five goals and made four assists contributing to Holstein's promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. In June, his loan was extended for the 2017–18 season.^[12] He finished the 2017–18 season with 18 goals and 12 assists in 33 matches while Holstein Kiel finished in third place but missed out on promotion to the Bundesliga in the relegation playoffs.^[13][14]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

In June 2018, Ducksch joined Fortuna Düsseldorf, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, on a four-year contract.^[13]

Hannover 96

After only one year at Düsseldorf, it was confirmed on 28 June 2019, that Ducksch had joined Hannover 96 on a three-year contract.^[15]

Werder Bremen

On 25 August 2021, Ducksch transferred to Werder Bremen, signing a three-year contract.^[16] Four days later, he scored a brace on his debut, a 3–0 win against Hansa Rostock in the 2. Bundesliga.^[17]

International career

Ducksch played in 2009 and 2010 for the U15 and U16 Germany youth national teams. He debuted for the Germany U17 on 4 September 2010 in an international friendly in Stadthagen against Azerbaijan. Ducksch represented the Germany U17 at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship where Germany finished runner-up in Serbia.^[18] In 2011, he represented the Germany U17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which Germany secured a third-place finish in Mexico. Ducksch scored in the group stage of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Ecuador,^[19] and then scored once again in the team's 4–0 win in the second round of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against the United States; Ducksch's teammate Koray Günter also scored in the German 4–0 victory.^[20]

Ducksch was called for the first time with the Germany national team for the friendly matches against Turkey and Austria on 18 and 21 November 2023, respectively.^[21][22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024^[23][24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Dortmund II	2011–12	Regionalliga West	18	7	—		—		18	7
	2012–13	3. Liga	12	2	—		—		12	2
	2013–14	3. Liga	26	12	—		—		26	12
	2015–16	Regionalliga West	28	15	—		—		28	15
	Total		84	36	—		—		84	36
Borussia Dortmund	2013–14	Bundesliga	6	0	2	1	0	0	8	1
SC Paderborn (loan)	2014–15	Bundesliga	9	1	0	0	—		9	1
FC St. Pauli	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	10	1	2	1	—		12	2
Holstein Kiel (loan)	2016–17	3. Liga	16	5	—		—		16	5
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	33	18	2	1	2[a]	0	37	19
	Total		49	23	2	1	2	0	53	24
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2018–19	Bundesliga	16	1	3	3	—		19	4
Hannover 96	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	28	15	1	0	—		29	15
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	34	16	2	0	—		36	16
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	4	1	1	2	—		5	3
	Total		66	32	4	2	—		70	34
Werder Bremen	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	29	20	0	0	—		29	20
	2022–23	Bundesliga	34	12	1	0	—		35	12
	2023–24	Bundesliga	33	12	1	1	—		34	13
	2024–25	Bundesliga	15	4	3	1	—		18	5
	Total		111	48	5	2	—		116	50
Career total			351	142	18	10	2	0	371	152

1. Appearances in 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 21 November 2023^[25]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany
	2023	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Germany U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2011
• FIFA Under-17 World Cup third place: 2011

Individual

• 2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2017–18

References

1. "Marvin Ducksch". SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
2. "Statistik-Center: Marvin Ducksch" (in German). dfb.de. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
3. Nachtigaller, Petra (5 April 2011). "Marvin Duksch: Der Traum vom Profi-Fußball lebt". Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
4. "Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Fortuna Düsseldorf" (in German). weltfussball.de. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
5. "Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 1-2 Borussia Dortmund II" (in German). weltfussball.de. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
6. "Ducksch hält Dortmund im Aufstiegsrennen" [Ducksch keeps Dortmund in the promotion race] (in German). kicker.de. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
7. "Vier Monate Pause für BVB-Talent Ducksch" [Four months break for BVB talent Ducksch] (in German). kicker.de. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
8. "Marvin Ducksch schnuppert bei den BVB-Profis rein" [Marvin Ducksch gets a taste of the pros] (in German). ruhrnachrichten.de. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
9. "Ducksch stürmt vom BVB an die Pader" (in German). SC Paderborn. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
10. "BVB-Stürmer Ducksch Witzig! Falscher Lienen präsentiert neuen St. Pauli-Spieler" (in German). SC Paderborn. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
11. "St Pauli manager misses unveiling of new signing, so club use man in mask". 15 June 2016.
12. "Kiel leiht Ducksch ein weiteres Jahr aus". kicker Online (in German). 1 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
13. "Nach Funkels Tipps: Ducksch wird Fortune". kicker Online (in German). 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
14. ""Klar besser": Kiel zwischen Frust und Stolz". kicker Online (in German). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
15. Ducksch unterschreibt bis 2022, bild.de, 28 June 2019
16. "Zurück zu Anfang: Torjäger Ducksch wechselt nach Bremen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
17. Bode, Hanno (29 August 2021). "Traumeinstand für Ducksch bei Werder-Sieg gegen Hansa Rostock". NDR (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
18. "U 17-Junioren: Marvin Ducksch" [U 17-Junior's: Marvin Ducksch] (in German). DFB. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015.
19. "Germany 6:1 (1:0) Ecuador". FIFA.com. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
20. "Germany 4:0 (3:0) United States". FIFA.com. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
21. "Zwei Neulinge und drei Rückkehrer für Berlin und Wien" (in German). German Football Association. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
22. "Team" (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
23. "M. Ducksch". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
24. "Marvin Ducksch" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
25. "Marvin Ducksch". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2023.

External links

• Marvin Ducksch at Soccerway
• Marvin Ducksch at kicker (in German)
• Marvin Ducksch – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Marvin Ducksch – UEFA competition record (archive)