Marcel Lotka

Marcel Lotka
	Lotka playing for Dortmund II (2022)
Personal information
Full name	Marcel Laurenz Lotka
Date of birth	25 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Duisburg, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Number	35
Youth career
	MSV Duisburg
2014–2015	Schalke 04
2015–2017	Rot-Weiss Essen
2017–2020	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Hertha BSC II
2021–2022	Hertha BSC
2022–	Borussia Dortmund II
2022–	Borussia Dortmund
International career
2016–2017	Poland U16
2017–2018	Poland U17
2018–2019	Poland U18
2019	Poland U19
2021–2022	Poland U20
2021	Poland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Marcel Laurenz Lotka (born 25 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Borussia Dortmund.^[2] Born in Germany, he represented Poland as a youth international.

Career

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]

References

^ "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.

External links

Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website
Marcel Lotka at Soccerway

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[1] "Marcel Lotka". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[90minut-2] Maciej Kusina. "Marcel Lotka". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[3] KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Borussia Dortmund sign goalkeeper Marcel Lotka for the U23s". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[4] "Hertha Berlin may reverse their decision to sell Marcel Lotka to Borussia Dortmund despite already agreeing to the transfer". OneFootball. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[5] "Tauziehen beendet: Hertha lässt Lotka zum BVB ziehen". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2022.

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