Marcel Franke
Centre-back · Karlsruher SC · №28
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Karlsruher SC
FC Nurnberg
2. Bundesliga
|
0:1 | |
Karlsruher SC
Energie Cottbus
2. Bundesliga
|
0:3 | |
Hannover 96
Karlsruher SC
2. Bundesliga
|
2:2 | |
Preussen Munster
Karlsruher SC
DFB Pokal
|
1:2 | |
FC Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher SC
2. Bundesliga
|
0:0 | |
Karlsruher SC
Arminia Bielefeld
2. Bundesliga
|
2:1 | |
SV Elversberg
Karlsruher SC
2. Bundesliga
|
3:0 | |
|
Karlsruher SC
Arminia Bielefeld
2. Bundesliga
|
4:1 | |
FC Schalke 04
Karlsruher SC
2. Bundesliga
|
1:0 | |
Karlsruher SC
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
2. Bundesliga
|
3:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 2025 | 8 |
| 2. Bundesliga | 2026 | 5 |
| DFB Pokal | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
Marcel Franke came up through the Dynamo Dresden academy, spending twelve years there before breaking into the senior team for the 2012/2013 season. From there he moved through Hallescher FC and SpVgg Greuther Fürth before a switch to Norwich City in 2017 in a deal reported to be worth around €2 million.
After a 4-0 defeat away at Millwall in August 2017, Franke was dropped from the first team, and Norwich sent him back to Germany on loan, first to Dynamo Dresden and then to SV Darmstadt 98. He left Norwich for good in 2019, joining Hannover 96 on a permanent basis for a fee reported between €500,000 and €1 million.
At Hannover, Franke was shown a straight red card for a professional foul against Heidenheim in November 2019.
Franke has never been capped by Germany at any level and has not won a major trophy or individual award during his career.
Career path
- 2023 — 2027 — now Karlsruher SC 134 matches
- 2020 — 2022 Hannover 96 81 matches
- 2019 SV Darmstadt 98 27 matches
- 2011 — 2018 SG Dynamo Dresden 19 matches
- 2018 Norwich City 8 matches
- 2018 Norwich City U21 2 matches
- 2016 — 2017 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 57 matches
- 2016 SpVgg Greuther Fürth II 1 match
- 2014 — 2015 Hallescher FC 71 matches
- 2011 — 2013 Dynamo Dresden II 36 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Karlsruher SC | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 362 |
| 26/27 | Karlsruher SC | DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | Karlsruher SC | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 539 |
| 25/26 | Karlsruher SC | DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 24/25 | Karlsruher SC | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 588 |
| 24/25 | Karlsruher SC | DFB Pokal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 275 |
| 23/24 | Karlsruher SC | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 702 |
| 23/24 | Karlsruher SC | DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Karlsruher SC | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 584 |
| 22/23 | Karlsruher SC | DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 210 |
| 21/22 | Hannover 96 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 485 |
| 21/22 | Hannover 96 | DFB Pokal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 20/21 | Hannover 96 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 148 |
| 20/21 | Hannover 96 | DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 19/20 | Hannover 96 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 642 |
| 19/20 | Hannover 96 | DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 221 |
| 18/19 | SV Darmstadt 98 | DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 440 |
| 17/18 | Norwich City | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 17/18 | Norwich City | EFL Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
| 17/18 | Norwich City U21 | Premier League 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 16/17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 775 |
| 16/17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | DFB Pokal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 15/16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 974 |
| 15/16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth II | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 15/16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 14/15 | Hallescher FC | 3. Liga | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 855 |
| 14/15 | Hallescher FC | Landespokal Sachsen-Anhalt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 255 |
| 13/14 | Hallescher FC | 3. Liga | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 198 |
| 12/13 | Dynamo Dresden II | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 890 |
| 12/13 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| 11/12 | Dynamo Dresden II | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 115 |
| 10/11 | Dynamo Dresden II | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 10/11 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | Karlsruher SC | 134 | 6 | 4 | 11 543 | |
| Total | Hannover 96 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 6 905 | |
| Total | Hallescher FC | 71 | 7 | 2 | 6 308 | |
| Total | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 57 | 2 | 2 | 5 109 | |
| Total | Dynamo Dresden II | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 155 |
Transfers
Transfers- 22/23 Hannover 96 Karlsruher SC
- 19/20 Norwich Hannover 96 €1.00M
- 18/19 Darmstadt 98 Norwich
- 18/19 Norwich Darmstadt 98 €100.00K
- 17/18 Dynamo Dresden Norwich
- 17/18 Norwich Dynamo Dresden
- 17/18 Greuther Fürth Norwich €3.00M
- 15/16 Hallescher FC Greuther Fürth
- 13/14 Dynamo Dresden Hallescher FC
- 10/11 D. Dresden U17 Dynamo Dresden
- 08/09 D. Dresden Yth. D. Dresden U17
