Marcel Lorber (born 26 April 2004) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Domžale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, Slovenia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Domžale | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Rogaška[4] | ||
| 2018–2021 | Aluminij | ||
| 2021–2023 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Maribor | 32 | (2) |
| 2024– | Domžale | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Slovenia U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Slovenia U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Slovenia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Maribor,[2] Lorber spent his youth in Cerovec pod Bočem in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina, and started his football career at local club Rogaška.[4] At the age of 14, he moved to Aluminij, before joining Maribor in 2021.[4][5] After initially spending two years playing for Maribor's under-19 team, he made his senior debut with the "Purples" in a Slovenian Cup round of 16 match against Rudar Velenje on 8 March 2023, which Maribor won 4–0.[4][6] He scored his first senior goal against Mura on 7 October 2023, helping his team to a 3–1 victory.[2][7]
Lorber had a breakthrough season in 2023–24, making 26 appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, although his season was cut short by injury in January.[8] He ended the season with 37 appearances as Maribor finished as the league's runners-up, behind Celje.[1]
International career
editLorber is a Slovenia youth international, having represented the country at the under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.[9][10]
Personal life
editIn an interview, Lorber stated that he has been a fan of Maribor since childhood and always wanted to play for the club.[4][11] He has two younger brothers, Žan and Anej, who are also footballers.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Slovenia – M. Lorber – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Nejedly, Gorazd (7 November 2023). "S ponižnostjo se pride daleč, Marcel v tej sezoni izpustil le eno tekmo". Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Marcel Lorber". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Valant, Simon (10 November 2023). "Marcel Lorber: Slatinčan, ki navdušuje v dresu Maribora. Kaj o njem pravi Šimundža?". Kozjansko.info (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Cotič, Luka (11 November 2023). "Marcel Lorber: O tujini še ne razmišljam (VIDEO)". Šport TV (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Rudar se je Mariboru dobro upiral v prvem polčasu, na koncu pa visoko izgubil: Vipotnik dvakrat, Lorber debitiral". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Marcel Lorber » PrvaLiga 2023/2024". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Marcel Lorber je nova moč Maribora, ki se prebuja: Prejšnji konec tedna je v dveh dneh nastopil celo na dveh tekmah". Nogomania (in Slovenian). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Marcel Lorber » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "The talented Marcel Lorber has pushed aside his troubles and will be in Maribor's squad for the first time this year: The teenager doesn't hide that he's had a very challenging period behind him". Planet Nogomet. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Šparavec, Simon (2 February 2024). "Še poleti ne bi verjel, da je to možno". Navijaška cona (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Po stopinjah svojega starejšega brata: Anej Lorber kot Marcel Lorber, tudi on se je po slovesu od Rogaške odločil za Aluminij". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Burazer, Matic (2 November 2023). "Lorber hvaležen za priložnost, zdaj pa želi le še dodatno napredovati". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
External links
edit- Marcel Lorber at NZS (in Slovene)