Marcel Hilßner

Marcel Hilßner (born 30 January 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Coventry City.[1] He is a former German youth international having represented his nation from U16 to U19 level between 2010 and 2013.

Marcel Hilßner
Personal information
Full name Marcel Hilßner
Date of birth (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995
Place of birth Leipzig, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Coventry City
Youth career
2000–2004 SG Rotation Leipzig
2004–2009 FC Sachsen Leipzig
2009–2015 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Werder Bremen II 78 (19)
2015–2016 Werder Bremen 1 (0)
2016–2017 Dynamo Dresden 8 (0)
2017–2019 Hansa Rostock 39 (6)
2019–2020 SC Paderborn 0 (0)
2020 → Hallescher FC (loan) 14 (2)
2020– Coventry City 0 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Germany U16 6 (4)
2011–2012 Germany U17 11 (1)
2012–2013 Germany U18 6 (2)
2013 Germany U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:52, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Werder Bremen

Hilßner spent his formative years at FC Sachsen Leipzig before being signed by Werder Bremen in 2009.[2] Having impressed at youth level from then on, he was awarded a year extension on a senior contract with the club on 8 June 2015.[2] Hilßner made his senior debut for Bremen on 26 September in a 3–0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, being brought on by manager Viktor Skripnik as a second-half substitute for Levin Öztunalı;[3] it was the only senior appearance he made for the club before joining Dynamo Dresden in 2016. In his last match with Werder Bremen's reserve team, he scored twice in a 2–1 win over VfR Aalen which secured the side's survival in 3. Liga.[4]

Dynamo Dresden

On 25 April 2016, it was announced that Hilßner would be joining Dynamo Dresden on a free transfer at the end of the season and that he had signed a three-year deal with the newly promoted German Second Division side.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 4 November 2016, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Erich Berko in a 3–0 win over Fortuna Düsseldorf.[7] He registered his first assist on 4 April 2017, setting up Erich Berko for the equalizer in Dresden's 2–1 win over Heidenheim.[8][9]

Hansa Rostock

On 7 August 2017, Hilßner joined 3. Liga side Hansa Rostock on a two-year deal.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October, netting in a 2–0 win over VfL Osnabrück.[11] Later in the season, he suffered a torn cruciate ligament which ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign.[12]

SC Paderborn

On 28 May 2019, Hilßner joined SC Paderborn on a two-year deal.[13]

On 28 January 2020, Hilßner was loaned out to Hallescher FC for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[14]

Coventry City FC

Hilßner joined Coventry City FC on 16 July 2020 on a three-year deal.[15]

Career statistics
As of 16 July 2020[16]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2013–14 Regionalliga 252—252
2014–15 2710—1[lower-alpha 1]02810
2015–16 3. Liga 267—267
Total 78190000107919
Werder Bremen 2015–16 Bundesliga 1000—10
Dynamo Dresden 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 8000—80
2017–18 0000—00
Total 8000000080
Hansa Rostock 2017–18 3. Liga 18410—194
2018–19 21210—222
Total 396200000416
Paderborn 07 2019–20 Bundesliga 0000—00
Hallescher (loan) 2019–20 3. Liga 14200—142
Career totals 1402720001014327
  1. Appearance in the 2014–15 Regionalliga Promotion play-offs

References
  1. "Marcel Hilßner". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. "Marcel Hilßner bleibt Werderaner" (in German). Werder Bremen. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. Klemm, Hans-Günter (26 September 2015). "Personalnot verhilft Hilßner und Zander zum Debüt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. "Noch eine Rettung". Weser-Kurier (in German). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. "Dynamo holt die ersten Neuzugänge" [Dynamo brings the first new additions]. Bild (in German). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  6. "Dynamo Dresden verpflichtet Neuzugänge Marc Wachs und Marcel Hilßner für drei Jahre" [Dynamo Dresden sign additions Marc Wachs and Marcel Hilßner for three years]. Wetter (in German). 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. Hofmann, Tina (3 November 2016). "Stefaniak und Teixeira fehlen Dynamo, aber Hilßner erstmals im Kader". TAG24 (in German). Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  8. Ketterl, Johannes (7 April 2017). "Dynamo Dresden: Rückt Marcel Hilßner in die Startelf?". Liga Zwein (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  9. Schlegel, Tim (6 April 2017). "Dynamo's Hilssner: Mein schönster Moment". Bild (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  10. "F.C. Hansa Rostock verpflichtet Flügelflitzer Marcel Hilßner". FuPa (in German). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  11. Boywitt, Marie (25 October 2017). "Flügelflitzer Hilßner will nachlegen". NNN. Retrieved 25 October 2017.(in German)
  12. Boywitt, Marie (27 March 2018). "Einigung mit Henning?" (in German). NNN. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  13. "Fünfter Neuzugang: Der SCP verplifchtet Marcel Hilßner von Hansa Rostock" (in German). NW. 28 May 2019.
  14. "HFC verplifchtet Marcel Hilßner" (in German). Hallescher FC. 28 January 2020.
  15. "TRANSFER: Marcel Hilßner Joins Sky Blues!". 16 July 2020.
  16. "M. Hilßner". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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