Marcel Lotka
{{short description|Polish footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marcel Lotka
| image = 2022-11-11 Borussia Dortund II gegen FC Erzgebirge Aue (3. Liga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank–173.jpg
| caption = Lotka playing for Dortmund II (2022)
| full_name = Marcel Laurenz Lotka
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Duisburg, Germany
| height = 1.90 m{{cite web |url=https://www.bvb.de/eng/Teams/First-Team/Marcel-Lotka |title=Marcel Lotka |publisher=Borussia Dortmund |access-date=6 August 2022}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Borussia Dortmund
| clubnumber = 35
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = MSV Duisburg
| youthyears2 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs2 = Schalke 04
| youthyears3 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs3 = Rot-Weiss Essen
| youthyears4 = 2017–2020
| youthclubs4 = Bayer Leverkusen
| years1 = 2020–2022
| caps1 = 11
| goals1 = 0
| clubs1 = Hertha BSC II
| years2 = 2021–2022
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| clubs2 = Hertha BSC
| years3 = 2022–
| caps3 = 84
| goals3 = 0
| clubs3 = Borussia Dortmund II
| years4 = 2022–
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| clubs4 = Borussia Dortmund
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam1 = Poland U16
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Poland U17
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam3 = Poland U18
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = Poland U19
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam5 = Poland U20
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2021
| nationalteam6 = Poland U21
| nationalcaps6 = 2
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| club-update = 17 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Marcel Laurenz Lotka (born 25 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Borussia Dortmund.{{cite web|url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=37834|author=Maciej Kusina|website=90minut.pl|title=Marcel Lotka|access-date=18 March 2022}} Born in Germany, he represented Poland as a youth international.
Career
In March 2022, Lotka signed a two-year contract with Borussia Dortmund II,{{Cite web |last=KGaA |first=Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co |title=Borussia Dortmund sign goalkeeper Marcel Lotka for the U23s |url=http://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/Borussia-Dortmund-sign-goalkeeper-Marcel-Lotka-for-the-U23s/ |access-date=19 May 2022 |publisher=Borussia Dortmund}} 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.{{cite news |title=Hertha Berlin may reverse their decision to sell Marcel Lotka to Borussia Dortmund despite already agreeing to the transfer |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/hertha-berlin-may-reverse-their-decision-to-sell-marcel-lotka-to-borussia-dortmund-despite-already-agreeing-to-the-transfer-35032090 |access-date=19 May 2022 |website=OneFootball}} However, this appeal was unsuccessful; in May 2022, Lotka's move to Dortmund was officially confirmed.{{cite web |title=Tauziehen beendet: Hertha lässt Lotka zum BVB ziehen |url=https://www.kicker.de/tauziehen-beendet-hertha-laesst-lotka-zum-bvb-ziehen-4000000042631/transfermeldung |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=kicker |language=de}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|marcel-laurenz-lotka/481723}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Hertha BSC II
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|Regionalliga Nordost |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Hertha BSC
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|Bundesliga |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Borussia Dortmund II
|30 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24
|3. Liga |28 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25
|3. Liga |26 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!84 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 84 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Borussia Dortmund
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 |
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References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.bvb.de/eng/Teams/First-Team/Marcel-Lotka Profile] at the Borussia Dortmund website
- {{Soccerway|marcel-laurenz-lotka/481723}}
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{{Borussia Dortmund squad}}
{{Borussia Dortmund II squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Duisburg
Category:Polish men's footballers
Category:Poland men's youth international footballers
Category:Poland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:German men's footballers
Category:German people of Polish descent
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:FC Schalke 04 players
Category:Rot-Weiss Essen players
Category:Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
Category:Hertha BSC II players
Category:Borussia Dortmund II players
Category:Borussia Dortmund players
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
Category:21st-century Polish sportsmen
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