Marcel Schäfer

Marcel Schäfer (born 7 June 1984 in Aschaffenburg) is a former German footballer.

 Career 
Schäfer came to the youth teams of 1860 Munich when he was 16 years old. In 2003 he played his first and only Bundesliga match for Munich. After the 2003–04 Bundesliga season, 1860 Munich was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. Schäfer played for Munich for three more years.

In 2007 he went back to the Bundesliga and came to VfL Wolfsburg. They won their first German Championship in 2009.

Schäfer plays for the German national football team since the year 2008. His first international match was against England on 19 November 2008.

 Career statistics 

 Club performance League Cup Continental Total  Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total 1860 Munich Bundesliga 2003–04 1 0 0 0 — 1 0  2. Bundesliga 2004–05 27 2 1 0 28 2  1860 Munich II Regionalliga Süd 2004–05 7 3 — 7 3  1860 Munich 2. Bundesliga 2005–06 32 1 3 0 35 1  2006–07 31 0 1 0 32 0  1860 Munich totals 91 3 5 0 0 0 96 3 — 1860 Munich II totals 7 3 — 7 3 — VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga 2007–08 29 6 3 0 — 32 6  2008–09 34 0 4 1 8 0 46 1  2009–10 32 0 2 0 12 0 46 0  2010–11 34 0 2 1 — 36 1  2011–12 34 5 1 0 35 5  2012–13 31 0 4 0 35 0  2013–14 21 1 4 1 25 2  2014–15 16 2 2 0 15 0  2015–16 21 1 2 0 15 0  VfL Wolfsburg II Regionalliga Nord 2013–14 2 1 — 2 1  VfL Wolfsburg totals 223 12 21 3 25 0 268 15 — VfL Wolfsburg II totals 2 1 — 2 1 — Career totals 323 19 26 3 25 0 373 22 —

 Honours 

 Club 
VfL Wolfsburg
 Bundesliga: 2008–09
 DFB-Pokal: 2014–15
 DFL-Supercup: 2015

 Individual 
Lower Saxony Footballer of the Year: 2009
United Soccer League Best XI: 2017

 References 

 Other websites 
 Marcel Schäfer's website  (in German)
 Marcel Schäfer on fussballdaten.de (in German)

Category:1984 births
Category:Living people
Category:German footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Bavaria