Marvin Schwäbe (born 25 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.

Marvin Schwäbe
Schwäbe with 1. FC Köln in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Dieburg, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
1. FC Köln
Number 1
Youth career
SC Hassia Dieburg
Kickers Offenbach
2010–2013 Eintracht Frankfurt
2013–2014 TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Eintracht Frankfurt II 9 (0)
2013–2015 TSG Hoffenheim II 40 (0)
2015–2018 TSG Hoffenheim 0 (0)
2015–2016VfL Osnabrück (loan) 38 (0)
2016–2018Dynamo Dresden (loan) 56 (0)
2018–2021 Brøndby 105 (0)
2021– 1. FC Köln 89 (0)
International career
2015–2017 Germany U21 4 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:24, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:25, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

He came to Cologne from Brøndby for the 2021 season. Before that, he had been with Hoffenheim, but mainly on loan to other German clubs.[2][3] He has been capped by Germany at youth level.

Club career

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Early career

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A goalkeeper, Schwäbe started his career at local club SC Hassia Dieburg before moving to Kickers Offenbach. In 2009, he was picked up by Eintracht Frankfurt. On 5 October 2012, while still an active part of the youth team, he made his first call-up for the second team in the 3–1 loss to Wormatia Worms in the Regionalliga Südwest.

Hoffenheim

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In 2013, Schwäbe was signed by Hoffenheim and played for their second team the following season, also in the Regionalliga Südwest while playing for the club's under-19 side. With the latter he won the German Under 19 championship. For the 2014–15 Bundesliga season, he was promoted to the first team while still making appearances for the second team.

Schwäbe joined 3. Liga club Osnabrück on loan for the 2015–16 season. On 25 July 2015, he made his 3. Liga debut in the 0–0 match against Erzgebirge Aue.

In the 2016–17 season, Schwäbe was loaned out once again, this time to 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden. On 6 August 2016, he made his 2. Bundesliga debut in the 1–1 match against 1. FC Nürnberg. On 19 May 2017, the loan was extended for one season more.[4]

Brøndby

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After the 2017–18 season, Schwäbe returned to Hoffenheim, where he was signed by Danish Superliga side Brøndby as a replacement for Frederik Rønnow who had in turn been signed by Eintracht Frankfurt. Schwäbe signed a three-year deal with the club.[3] At Brøndby, he grew out to become the undisputed starter in goal, both under fellow German Alexander Zorniger, and later under head coach Niels Frederiksen.[5] During his stint in Denmark, he was rumoured to return to German football multiple times, included interest from Stuttgart in 2019 and 2020, but a move did not materialise both times.[5][6][7]

On 1 June 2021 Schwäbe confirmed, that he would leave Brøndby at the end of his contract on 30 June 2021.[8]

1. FC Köln

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On 1 July 2021, it was reported that Schwäbe had joined Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln on a free transfer to become the backup to starting goalkeeper Timo Horn.[9] He made his debut on 8 August in the DFB-Pokal match against Carl Zeiss Jena, where his team won after a penalty-shootout.[10] He became the starting goalkeeper for Köln in the 2021–22 season.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2015–16 3. Liga 38 0 4 0 42 0
Dynamo Dresden (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 33 0 2 0 35 0
2017–18 25 0 1 0 26 0
Total 58 0 3 0 61 0
Brøndby 2018–19 Danish Superliga 37 0 3 0 4 0 44 0
2019–20 36 0 2 0 6 0 44 0
2020–21 32 0 1 0 33 0
Total 105 0 6 0 10 0 0 0 121 0
1. FC Köln 2021–22 Bundesliga 21 0 3 0 24 0
2022–23 34 0 0 0 8 0 42 0
2023–24 34 0 2 0 0 0 36 0
Total 89 0 5 0 8 0 0 0 102 0
Career total 290 0 18 0 18 0 0 0 326 0

Honours

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Brøndby

Germany

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Marvin Schwäbe | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Schwäbe, Marvin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Marvin Schwäbe signs for Brøndby IF". brondby.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Dresden leiht Schwäbe ein weiteres Jahr aus" (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b Hoffskov, Ole (6 July 2020). "Avis: Her er Brøndbys pris på Marvin Schwäbe". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. ^ Dau-Jensen, Henning (29 June 2020). "Marvin Schwäbe vor Rückkehr nach Deutschland". Nordschleswiger (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2020. Nach einer starken Superliga-Saison will der Bundesliga-Aufsteiger VfB Stuttgart den Brøndby-Keeper verpflichten.
  7. ^ Mones, Simon (27 July 2020). "VfB Stuttgart: Dänen-Keeper wieder eine Option". echo24.de (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. ^ Schwäbe bekræfter: Forlader Brøndby, eb.dk, 1 June 2021
  9. ^ "Marvin Schwäbe kommt zum 1. FC Köln". General-Anzeiger (in German). July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Carl Zeiss Jena vs. FC Cologne - 8 August 2021 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Soccer-Brondby beat Nordsjaelland to clinch Danish league title". Yahoo Sports. Reuters. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Sechs Klubs vertreten: Die kicker-Elf der Saison 2021/22". kicker.de (in German). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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