 Hitz withBorussia Dortmund in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | St. Gallen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2005 | St. Gallen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | St. Gallen II | 38 | (0) |
| 2007 | →Yverdon-Sport (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Winterthur (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 45 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | VfL Wolfsburg | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | FC Augsburg | 141 | (1) |
| 2014 | FC Augsburg II | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | 27 | (0) |
| 2022– | Basel | 100 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2015 | |||
Marwin Hitz (born 18 September 1987) is a Swiss professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forSwiss Super League clubBasel and theSwitzerland national team.
Born inSt. Gallen, Hitz was signed by hishometown club when he was nine years old. He represented the club at youth level, and regularly played for the reserve team from 2005 to 2007. The closest he got to the first team was as a unused substitute in 2005 and 2006. In the 2007–08 season, he went on loan toYverdon-Sport, and then toWinterthur, ending the season as first-choice goalkeeper at the latter club.
On 2 September 2008, Hitz signed forBundesliga clubVfL Wolfsburg.[2] He mainly played for thereserve team, but he was a unused substitute for two matches in early 2009.[3][4] He made his debut for the first team in aEuropa League match against the Spanish teamVillarreal,[5] and made his Bundesliga debut in a match againstSchalke 04.[6] While at Wolfsburg, he initially deputised forAndré Lenz and then mid-season signingDiego Benaglio, who he failed to displace. In fact, the six appearances he made during the2010–11 season (his personal best at the club), was due to Benaglio tearing hisabductor muscle and later, not being in the squad.
Hitz joinedFC Augsburg in the summer of 2013. On 29 March 2014,Mainz 05'sEric Maxim Choupo-Moting had a shot that was deflected byMatthias Ostrzolek, which Hitz tipped away onto the post. Ostrzolek, under pressure fromNicolai Müller, tried to clear the rebound, but it caught Hitz in the face, resulting in an own goal.[7]
On 21 February 2015, Hitzscored a stoppage-time equaliser for Augsburg in a league match againstBayer Leverkusen in a 2–2 draw.[8] On 5 December, Hitz intentionally sabotaged the ground near the penalty spot after a penalty was awarded to1. FC Köln in their match against Augsburg.Anthony Modeste missed the penalty, and Augsburg went on to win the match 1–0. Hitz later apologised for his actions.[9] Hitz was billed €122.92 by 1. FC Köln for the damage he caused to the pitch, which he agreed to pay.[10]
On 18 May 2018, Hitz signed a three-year contract withBorussia Dortmund,[11] where he deputised forRoman Bürki. He made two appearances in the league, with his debut on 10 November in a 3–2 win overBayern Munich,[12] and then late on inthe season in a 3–2 win overFortuna Düsseldorf.[13] On 17 August, the opening day ofthe season, Hitz started the match against his former clubAugsburg. Although he conceded in the first minute toFlorian Niederlechner's tap-in, Dortmund went on to win 5–1.[14] Hitz came on for the last twenty minutes after Bürki was injured in a 1–0 win overBorussia Mönchengladbach.[15] He kept his place, as Bürki missed the match due to illness, in a 0–0 draw withSchalke 04,[16] and again, for a 3–0 win overVfL Wolfsburg.[17]
Hitz made his first appearance of the2020–21 season, in a 4–0 win overFreiburg, after Bürki was ruled out with an infection.[18] He played in the next match, a 1–0 win overHoffenheim, before returning to the bench.[19] On 20 October, during Dortmund's Champions League opener againstLazio, Hitz inadvertently scored an own goal whenLuiz Felipe's header was deflected in by the Austrian.[20] From January to May 2021, Hitz had his longest spell as the first-choice goalkeeper, when Bürki had a shoulder injury. His season ended during a 3–2 win againstRB Leipzig, after suffering a knee injury.[21][22]
On 20 May 2022, Hitz returned to Switzerland and signed a three-year contract withBasel under head coachAlexander Frei.[23] After playing in three test games Hitz played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game in theSchützenwiese on 16 July 2022 as Basel drew 1–1 withWinterthur.[24]
On 10 June 2015, Hitz won his first cap forSwitzerland in a 3–0 friendly win overLiechtenstein atStockhorn Arena inThun.[25]
Hitz was part of the squad forUEFA Euro 2016, but did not play in any matches for Switzerland at the tournament.[26] Ultimately, his side were eliminated in the second round after losing 5–4 on penalties toPoland.[27]
Hitz has three children with his wife Patricia.[28]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| St. Gallen | 2003–04 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Yverdon-Sport (loan) | 2007–08 | Swiss Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Winterthur (loan) | 2007–08 | Swiss Challenge League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | 45 | 0 | ||||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| FC Augsburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 141 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 157 | 1 | ||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| Basel | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 52 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 100 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 126 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 341 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 408 | 1 | |||
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