Marcel Ruszel (born June 21, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Stal Stalowa Wola.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 21, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stal Stalowa Wola | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Sockers FC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 2021–2022 | FC Cincinnati | ||
| 2022–2024 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 8 | (1) |
| 2024– | Stal Stalowa Wola | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Poland U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Poland U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | United States U19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 27, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 28, 2023 | |||
Early life
editRuszel started playing and watching football with his father at a young age.[2]
Club career
editIn 2021, Ruszel almost joined the youth academy of German side 1. FC Koln, but the coronavirus pandemic hindered the transfer.[3] In 2022, he joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Torino, where he was regarded as one of the youth team's most important players.[4]
On August 27, 2024, Ruszel joined Polish second-tier club Stal Stalowa Wola.[5]
International career
editRuszel represented Poland internationally at youth level, helping the under-16 team team win tournaments in Israel and Finland.[6] In 2022, he switched his allegiance to the United States.[7]
Personal life
editRuszel has an older sister.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Marcel Ruszel" (in Polish). Stal Stalowa Wola. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ ""Debiut nie jest sprawą odległą"". onet.pl.
- ^ "Marcel Ruszel – Gazeta Wyborcza article".
- ^ "Marcel Ruszel – Sprint e Sport article".
- ^ "Marcel Ruszel w Stali" (in Polish). Stal Stalowa Wola. August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Marcel Ruszel: Chcę grać jak Lionel Messi". polska-pilka.pl.
- ^ "U-19 MYNT SET FOR SLOVENIA NATIONS CUP AGAINST MALTA, CROATIA AND SCOTLAND". United States Soccer Federation. September 16, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Marcel Ruszel: Urodziłem się w Chicago, natomiast mój dziadzio mieszkał w Cierpiszu i grał w Stali Łańcut". nowiny24.pl. January 22, 2020.
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