Marcel Thomas Wenig (Greek: Μαρσέλ Τόμας Βένιγκ; born 4 May 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcel Thomas Wenig | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuremberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Mühlhof | |||
| –2017 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2017–2022 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Bayern Munich II | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 43 | (9) |
| 2022– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:10, 12 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBayern Munich
editBeing a product from 1. FC Nürnberg's academy, Wenig signed for Bayern Munich, aged 13. He joined the U15s team and rose through the ranks to the reserves team, FC Bayern Munich II. In the 2021–22 season he appeared three times in the Regionalliga Bayern, scoring a goal for Bayern II.
Eintracht Frankfurt
editIn February 2022, the midfielder signed for Eintracht Frankfurt his professional terms until 30 June 2025 and joins the Bundesliga team's first squad.[1] Being utilised primarily in the Eintracht reserves team, Eintracht Frankfurt II in the 5th tier Hessenliga and the U19 team in the UEFA Youth League, Wenig debuted in the Bundersliga as a substitute in October 2022 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Loan to 1. FC Nürnberg
editOn 8 January 2024, Wenig returned to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on loan until the end of the season.[2] Just two days later, he suffered an ACL injury in a friendly game.[3]
International career
editWenig was capped for Germany U18 in late March 2022 for test matches. In September 2022 he was called up for Germany U19 and played three matches in the Euro qualifiers. He is also eligible for Greece through his mother. On 8 November 2023 he received his first international call-up for Greece U21[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 3 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2022–23 | Hessenliga | 19 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 38 | 8 | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||||
| Nürnberg (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | ||
- Notes
References
edit- ^ "Marcel Wenig kommt aus München". Eintracht Frankfurt (in German). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Eintracht verleiht Marcel Wenig" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Wenig reist mit Knieverletzung ab" [Wenig leaves with a knee injury] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Κλήσεις Εθνικής Ελπίδων
External links
edit- Marcel Wenig – UEFA competition record (archive)
