Marcel Gaus (born 2 August 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Marcel Gaus
Gaus with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Hagen, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
2001–2007 SV Hilden-Nord
2007–2008 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 34 (11)
2008–2011 Fortuna Düsseldorf[1] 40 (5)
2011–2013 FSV Frankfurt 38 (5)
2013–2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern 88 (12)
2017–2022 FC Ingolstadt 135 (16)
2023–2024 1. FC Saarbrücken 48 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Gaus began his career on youth side for SV Hilden-Nord and joined later in the youth team of Fortuna Düsseldorf. On 12 May 2005, made his debut for Fortuna Düsseldorf II in the Oberliga Nordrhein and his professional debut on 2 August 2008 against Stuttgarter Kickers.[2]

In January 2023, Gaus signed for 1. FC Saarbrücken on a contract until the end of the season.[3] Later that year, on 1 November, he scored the winning goal in the 96th minute — 6th minute of stoppage time — which secured a 2–1 victory for Saarbrücken over Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal second round.[4]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 November 2023[5]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2008–09 3. Liga 4 0 0 0 4 0
2009–10 2. Bundesliga 19 4 0 0 19 4
2010–11 17 1 1 0 18 1
Total 40 5 1 0 0 0 41 5
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 9 5 9 5
2010–11 11 4 11 4
Total 20 9 0 0 0 0 20 9
FSV Frankfurt 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 29 3 2 0 31 3
2012–13 9 2 0 0 9 2
Total 38 5 2 0 0 0 40 5
FSV Frankfurt II 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 4 0 4 0
2012–13 Regionalliga Südwest 4 1 4 1
Total 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 25 3 3 3 28 6
2014–15 10 2 1 0 11 2
2015–16 22 2 1 0 23 2
2016–17 31 5 1 0 32 5
Total 88 12 6 3 0 0 94 15
FC Ingolstadt 04 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 30 2 2 0 32 2
2018–19 20 3 0 0 2[a] 0 22 3
2019–20 3. Liga 34 5 1 0 3[b] 0 38 5
2020–21 30 5 1 0 3[c] 1 34 6
2021–22 21 1 1 0 22 1
Total 135 16 5 0 8 1 148 17
1. FC Saarbrücken 2022–23 3. Liga 14 2 0 0 3[d] 0 17 2
2023–24 11 1 2 1 0 0 13 2
Total 25 3 2 1 3 0 30 4
Career totals 354 51 16 4 11 1 381 56
  1. ^ Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Two appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs and one appearance in Bavarian Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs and one appearance and a goal in Bavarian Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Saarland Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Marcel Gaus" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Gaus, Marcel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. ^ "FCS VERPFLICHTET MARCEL GAUS" [FCS SIGNS MARCEL GAUS]. www.fc-saarbruecken.de (in German). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Blamage perfekt! Saarbrückens Gaus schießt Bayern raus" (in German). Sportschau. 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ Marcel Gaus at Soccerway
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