Mark Uth
{{short description|German footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mark Uth
| full_name = Mark-Alexander Uth
| image = 2021 Mark Uth 2 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Uth with 1. FC Köln in 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cologne, Germany
| position = Forward
| currentclub = 1. FC Köln
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}–2004
| youthclubs1 = TuS Langel
| youthyears2 = 2004–2007
| youthclubs2 = 1. FC Köln
| youthyears3 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs3 = FC Viktoria Köln
| youthyears4 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs4 = 1. FC Köln
| years1 = 2010–2012
| clubs1 = 1. FC Köln II
| caps1 = 41
| goals1 = 16
| years2 = 2012–2015
| clubs2 = SC Heerenveen
| caps2 = 35
| goals2 = 15
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = → Heracles Almelo (loan)
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2015–2018
| clubs4 = 1899 Hoffenheim
| caps4 = 78
| goals4 = 29
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = 1899 Hoffenheim II
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2018–2021
| clubs6 = Schalke 04
| caps6 = 48
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2019
| clubs7 = Schalke 04 II
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020
| clubs8 = → 1. FC Köln (loan)
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2021–
| clubs9 = 1. FC Köln
| caps9 = 49
| goals9 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = Germany U20
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2 = Germany
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 24 December 2024
| nationalteam-update = 13 October 2018
}}
Mark-Alexander Uth (born 24 August 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga 2 club 1. FC Köln. He also made one appearance with the German national team.
Club career
=Youth=
Uth started playing football at TuS Langel, a small club based in the south of Cologne. Having joined 1. FC Köln in 2004, he left in 2007 for Viktoria Köln.
=1. FC Köln II=
In 2009, he returned to 1. FC Köln and was promoted to the second team playing in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West in 2010. After good performances there, he became a member of the first team's squad for the 2011–12 Bundesliga season, but did not make an appearance. Because the club had several further young strikers, it was decided that Uth could leave the club.
=SC Heerenveen=
In May 2012, it was announced that Uth had signed for SC Heerenveen on a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.fc-koeln.de/news/detailansicht/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4843&cHash=18e5935d1a049aab18e13071039a8001|title=Mark Uth wechselt zum SC Heerenveen|publisher=fc-koeln.de|date=10 May 2012|access-date=4 August 2014}}
He scored a hat-trick while playing on loan for Heracles Almelo in their match against RKC Waalwijk on 28 September 2013.
=1899 Hoffenheim=
He signed for Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in July 2015. Depending on the source, the transfer fee paid to Heerenveen was reported as €2 to 3 million.{{cite news|last1=Enzenauer|first1=Mark|title=Bei 1899 Hoffenheim sorgt Mark Uth für flexiblen Angriff|url=https://www.rnz.de/sport/regionalsport_artikel,-Sport-Regional-Bei-1899-Hoffenheim-sorgt-Mark-Uth-fuer-flexiblen-Angriff-_arid,111421.html|access-date=9 January 2018|work=Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung|date=10 July 2015|language=de}}{{cite news|title=Uth signs for Hoffenheim|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/uth-signs-hoffenheim|access-date=9 January 2018|work=FourFourTwo|date=2 July 2015}}{{cite news|title=Nach dem Deadline-Day: Alle Transfers der Fußball-Bundesliga|url=https://www.shz.de/sport/fussball/nach-dem-deadline-day-alle-transfers-der-fussball-bundesliga-id10598261.html|access-date=9 January 2018|work=shz.de|date=1 September 2015|language=de}}{{cite web|title=Transfermarkt: Mark Uth wechselt zur TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|url=http://www.t-online.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/id_74589440/transfermarkt-mark-uth-wechselt-zur-tsg-1899-hoffenheim.html|website=t-online.de|access-date=9 January 2018|language=de|date=2 July 2015}}
=Schalke 04=
In January 2018, it was announced that Uth would move to Schalke 04 on a free transfer in summer. He signed a contract until 2022.{{cite news|title=Transfer news: Hoffenheim's Mark Uth to join Schalke on a free|url=http://www.dw.com/en/transfer-news-hoffenheims-mark-uth-to-join-schalke-on-a-free/a-41871548|access-date=9 January 2018|work=Deutsche Welle|date=9 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=Uth wechselt im Sommer zu Schalke 04|url=https://www.kicker.de/uth-wechselt-im-sommer-zu-schalke-04-714515/artikel|access-date=9 January 2018|work=kicker Online|date=9 January 2018|language=de}}
==Loan to 1. FC Köln==
In January 2020, it was announced that Köln had signed Uth from Schalke 04 on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|url=https://bulinews.com/news/4224/official-k%C3%B6ln-sign-mark-uth-loan|title=FC Köln sign Mark Uth on loan|website=BuliNews|date=3 January 2020|access-date=25 February 2020}}
International career
Uth has earned one cap for the Germany U20 team. In a 3–2 victory versus Switzerland on 6 September 2010 he was put in for Cenk Tosun in the 65th minute.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=504295&spielid=76&action=schema&teama=Schweiz&teamb=Deutschland |title=Schweiz – Deutschland 2:3 (0:2) |publisher=dfb.de |date=6 September 2010 |access-date=4 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814170232/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=504295&spielid=76&action=schema&teama=Schweiz&teamb=Deutschland |archive-date=14 August 2014 }}
On 5 October 2018, Uth was called up to the Germany national football team for the first time, featuring in the squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against the Netherlands and France.{{cite news|title=Mark Uth wins first Germany call up for Nations League clashes|date=5 October 2018|access-date=8 October 2018|work=dw.com|publisher=Deutsche Welle|first=Matt|last=Pearson|url=https://www.dw.com/en/mark-uth-wins-first-germany-call-up-for-nations-league-clashes/a-45768423}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 18 May 2024}}{{cite web|title=Mark Uth » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mark-uth/2/|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=9 January 2018}}
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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes Eredivisie play-offs}} !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rowspan="4"|1. FC Köln II
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | ||||
2010–11
|Regionalliga West |23 | 7 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 7 | ||||
2011–12
|Regionalliga West |15 | 9 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 9 | ||||
colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 16 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 41 | 16 | ||||
rowspan="3"|SC Heerenveen
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
2014–15
|Eredivisie |32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | ||
colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 15 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 6 | 42 | 21 | ||
Heracles Almelo (loan)
|Eredivisie |28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 10 | |||
rowspan="4"|1899 Hoffenheim
|25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 8 | |||
2016–17
|Bundesliga |22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 8 | |||
2017–18
|Bundesliga |31 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | 38 | 17 | ||
colspan="2"|Total
!78 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | 86 | 33 | ||
1899 Hoffenheim II
|1 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 1 | ||||
rowspan="4"|Schalke 04
|Bundesliga |20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 4 | ||
2019–20
|Bundesliga |8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 0 | |||
2020–21
|Bundesliga |20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 3 | |||
colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 59 | 7 | ||
Schalke 04 II
|Regionalliga West |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
1. FC Köln (loan)
|Bundesliga |15 | 5 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 5 | ||||
rowspan="4"|1. FC Köln
|Bundesliga |30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 5 | |||
2022–23
|Bundesliga |3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | ||
2023–24
|Bundesliga |11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | |||
colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 66 | 12 | ||
colspan="3"|Career total
!291 | 84 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 325 | 100 |
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=International=
{{updated|13 October 2018}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Germany
|2018 | 1 | 0 | |
colspan="2"|Total | 1 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [https://www.vi.nl/spelers/mark-uth/profiel Mark Uth] at Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}}
- {{fussballdaten}}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{1. FC Köln squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uth, Mark}}
Category:Footballers from Cologne
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:Germany men's international footballers
Category:1. FC Köln II players
Category:FC Viktoria Köln players
Category:SC Heerenveen players
Category:Heracles Almelo players
Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Category:FC Schalke 04 players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands