Marvin Ducksch
 Ducksch in action for Borussia Dortmund in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marvin Ducksch | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | BSV Fortuna Dortmund 58 | ||
| 2002–2013 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Borussia Dortmund II | 40 | (15) |
| 2013– | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Germany U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U16 | 5 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U17 | 15 | (4) |
| 2012 | Germany U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2013– | Germany U20 | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:29, 2 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marvin Ducksch (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːʀˈvɪn ˈduːkʃ]; born 7 March 1994) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.[1] Ducksch is considered one of the most promising talents of BVB's youth department. He first came to the club as an eight-year-old. On his competitive debut for Borussia's senior side, Ducksch came on as a substitute and scored his first goal for Dortmund against SV Wilhelmshaven in the DFB-Pokal.
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] After playing a few matches with Borussia Dortmund II in the Regionalliga, Ducksch scored seven goals in five consecutive games scoring braces each against SC Fortuna Köln, SV Elversberg and single goals against the second teams of 1. FSV Mainz 05, 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt.[5] 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,[6][7] 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.[7]
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.[1]
International career
Ducksch played in 2009 and 2010 for the German U-15 and German U-16 national football team. He debuted for the German U-17 national football team on 4 September 2010 in an international friendly in Stadthagen against Azerbaijan U-17 national football team. Ducksch represented the German U-17 national football team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship where Germany finished runner-up in Serbia.[8] In 2011, Ducksch represented the German U-17 national football 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 U-17 national football team,[9] 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 U-17 national football team; Ducksch's team-mate Koray Günter also scored in the German 4–0 victory.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 October 2013.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Other2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Honours
International
- Germany
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Runners-up: 2011
- FIFA Under-17 World Cup Third Place: 2011
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marvin Ducksch" (in German). bvb.de. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Nachtigäller, Petra (5 April 2011). "Marvin Duksch: Der Traum vom Profi-Fußball lebt" [Marvin Duksch: The dream of professional football is alive] (in German). ruhrnachrichten.de. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Fortuna Düsseldorf" (in German). weltfussball.de. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 1-2 Borussia Dortmund II" (in German). weltfussball.de. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ducksch hält Dortmund im Aufstiegsrennen" [Ducksch keeps Dortmund in the promotion race] (in German). kicker.de. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Marvin Ducksch schnuppert bei den BVB-Profis rein" [Marvin Ducksch gets a taste of the pros] (in German). ruhrnachrichten.de. Marvin Ducksch gets a taste of the pros. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Nationalspieler Marvin Ducksch" [International Marvin Ducksch] (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ "Germany 6:1 (1:0) Ecuador". FIFA.com. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Germany 4:0 (3:0) United States". FIFA.com. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ducksch, Marvin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
External links
- Marvin Ducksch at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Marvin Ducksch at transfermarkt.de (German)
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