Marcel Lotka
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93173.jpg) Lotka playing for Borussia Dortmund II in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcel Laurenz Lotka | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Duisburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Energie Cottbus | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MSV Duisburg | |||
| 2014–2015 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 2015–2017 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 2017–2020 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Hertha BSC II | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Hertha BSC | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Borussia Dortmund II | 84 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Energie Cottbus | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Poland U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Poland U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Poland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Poland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Poland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Poland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:07, 20 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Marcel Laurenz Lotka (born 25 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus.[2] Born in Germany, he represented Poland as a youth international.
Career
[edit]In March 2022, Lotka signed a two-year contract with Borussia Dortmund II,[3] starting in the 2022–23 season, but after several games in the starting line-up of Hertha BSC with positive acclaim, the Berlin-based club started exploring options to reverse the deal and keep the player for the next season.[4] However, this appeal was unsuccessful; in May 2022, Lotka's move to Dortmund was officially confirmed.[5]
On 9 July 2025, he signed with 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.[6]
On 15 June 2026, Lotka moved to 3. Liga club Energie Cottbus.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 14 March 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nordost | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nordost | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Hertha BSC | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 0 | — | — | — | 84 | 0 | |||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Energie Cottbus | 2026–27 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Marcel Lotka". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ Maciej Kusina. "Marcel Lotka". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Borussia Dortmund sign goalkeeper Marcel Lotka for the U23s". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Hertha Berlin may reverse their decision to sell Marcel Lotka to Borussia Dortmund despite already agreeing to the transfer". OneFootball. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Tauziehen beendet: Hertha lässt Lotka zum BVB ziehen". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "FORTUNA VERPFLICHTET MARCEL LOTKA".
- ↑ Galiński, Tomasz (15 June 2026). "Polak zmienił klub w Niemczech. O poprzednim sezonie chciałby zapomnieć". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ Marcel Lotka at Soccerway
External links
[edit]
- Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website
- Marcel Lotka at Soccerway
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