.jpg) Ducksch withWerder Bremen in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | BSV Fortuna Dortmund 58 | ||
| 2002–2013 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Borussia Dortmund II | 84 | (36) |
| 2013–2015 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | →SC Paderborn (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | FC St. Pauli | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | →Holstein Kiel (loan) | 49 | (23) |
| 2018–2019 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Hannover 96 | 66 | (32) |
| 2021–2025 | Werder Bremen | 128 | (52) |
| 2025– | Birmingham City | 21 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Germany U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U16 | 5 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U17 | 15 | (4) |
| 2012 | Germany U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2023– | Germany | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:18, 31 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:34, 22 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Marvin Ducksch (German pronunciation:[ˈmaːʁvɪndʊkʃ]; born 7 March 1994) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forEFL Championship clubBirmingham City and was also capped twice by theGermany national team.[2]
Ducksch began playing football at the age of four and was enrolled at the academy of BSV Fortuna Dortmund 58 in 1998, where he was initially trained by his father, Klaus Ducksch, who was the coach of the club at the time. In the 2002–03 season Ducksch was scouted by Borussia Dortmund and enrolled into theBorussia Dortmund academy at the age of eight.[3]
Ducksch, in the first half of the 2011–12 season playing with the BVB Academy U-19, scored 16 goals in 26 games.[4]
In the second half of the 2011–12 season, Ducksch was promoted toDortmund's second team and played his first match with Borussia Dortmund II on 28 January 2012 in a 2–1 victory over the second team ofBayer Leverkusen in theRegionalliga West.[5] After playing a few matches with Borussia Dortmund II in the Regionalliga, Ducksch scored seven goals in five consecutive games scoring braces each againstFortuna Köln,SV Elversberg and single goals againstMainz 05 II,1. FC Köln II andEintracht Frankfurt II.[6] Borussia Dortmund II secured promotion to the3. Liga.
In the 2012–13 season, Ducksch made his professional football debut on 3 August 2012 in a Borussia Dortmund II match againstAlemannia Aachen in the2012–13 3. Liga season,[7][8] and on 18 May 2013, Ducksch scored the only goal in Borussia Dortmund II's 1–0 away victory against the second team ofVfB Stuttgart.[8]
In the 2013–14 Bundesliga season, Ducksch was inducted into the Borussia Dortmund first team and on 3 August 2013, in Borussia Dortmund's first round match of the2013–14 DFB-Pokal and 3–0 victory overSV Wilhelmshaven he scored his first goal for the senior team in his first match for Borussia Dortmund.[2]
In June 2014 he was loaned toSC Paderborn for the 2014–15 season.[9]
On 15 June 2016, Ducksch joined2. Bundesliga sideFC St. Pauli signing a three-year contract until 2019.[10] His unveiling made international headlines whenEwald Lienen, the St. Pauli manager at the time, was unable to make it to the event, so a man in a Lienen mask appeared instead.[11]
In January 2017, Ducksch joinedHolstein Kiel on loan for the second half of the season. In 17 matches, he scored five goals and made four assists contributing to Holstein's promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. In June, his loan was extended for the 2017–18 season.[12] He finished the 2017–18 season with 18 goals and 12 assists in 33 matches while Holstein Kiel finished in third place but missed out on promotion to the Bundesliga in the relegation playoffs.[13][14]
In June 2018, Ducksch joinedFortuna Düsseldorf, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, on a four-year contract.[13]
After only one year at Düsseldorf, it was confirmed on 28 June 2019, that Ducksch had joinedHannover 96 on a three-year contract.[15]
On 25 August 2021, Ducksch transferred toWerder Bremen, signing a three-year contract.[16] Four days later, he scored a brace on his debut, a 3–0 win againstHansa Rostock in the2. Bundesliga.[17]
On 7 August 2025, Ducksch signed a three-season contract withBirmingham City.[18] On 22 November 2025, he scored his first goals for the club, netting a brace in a 4–1 victory overNorwich City.[19]
Ducksch played in 2009 and 2010 for the U15 and U16Germany youth national teams. He debuted for the Germany U17 on 4 September 2010 in an international friendly inStadthagen against Azerbaijan. Ducksch represented the Germany U17 at the2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship where Germany finished runner-up in Serbia.[20] In 2011, he represented the Germany U17 team at the2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which Germany secured a third-place finish in Mexico. Ducksch scored in the group stage of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Ecuador,[21] and then scored once again in the team's 4–0 win in the second round of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against the United States; Ducksch's teammateKoray Günter also scored in the German 4–0 victory.[22]
Ducksch was called for the first time with theGermany national team for thefriendly matches againstTurkey andAustria on 18 and 21 November 2023, respectively.[23][24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | 26 | 12 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 36 | — | — | — | 84 | 36 | |||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| SC Paderborn (loan) | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Holstein Kiel (loan) | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 37 | 19 | ||
| Total | 49 | 23 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 53 | 24 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 15 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 16 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| Total | 66 | 32 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 70 | 34 | ||||
| Werder Bremen | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 20 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 13 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 9 | |||
| Total | 128 | 52 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 134 | 54 | ||||
| Birmingham City | 2025–26 | Championship | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 8 | |
| Career total | 389 | 153 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 412 | 164 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Germany U17
Individual
