Marcel Lorber

Marcel Lorber
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Maribor, Slovenia[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Domžale
Number 55
Youth career
–2018 Rogaška[4]
2018–2021 Aluminij
2021–2023 Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Maribor 32 (2)
2024– Domžale 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Slovenia U18 9 (0)
2022–2023 Slovenia U19 12 (0)
2023– Slovenia U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2024

Marcel Lorber (born 26 April 2004) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Domžale.

Club career

Born in Maribor,[2] Lorber spent his youth in Cerovec pod Bočem in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina, and started his football career at local club Rogaška.[4] At the age of 14, he moved to Aluminij, before joining Maribor in 2021.[4][5] After initially spending two years playing for Maribor's under-19 team, he made his senior debut with the "Purples" in a Slovenian Cup round of 16 match against Rudar Velenje on 8 March 2023, which Maribor won 4–0.[4][6] He scored his first senior goal against Mura on 7 October 2023, helping his team to a 3–1 victory.[2][7]

Lorber had a breakthrough season in 2023–24, making 26 appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, although his season was cut short by injury in January.[8] He ended the season with 37 appearances as Maribor finished as the league's runners-up, behind Celje.[1]

International career

Lorber is a Slovenia youth international, having represented the country at the under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.[9][10]

Personal life

In an interview, Lorber stated that he has been a fan of Maribor since childhood and always wanted to play for the club.[4][11] He has two younger brothers, Žan and Anej, who are also footballers.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Slovenia – M. Lorber – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Nejedly, Gorazd (7 November 2023). "S ponižnostjo se pride daleč, Marcel v tej sezoni izpustil le eno tekmo". Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Marcel Lorber". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Valant, Simon (10 November 2023). "Marcel Lorber: Slatinčan, ki navdušuje v dresu Maribora. Kaj o njem pravi Šimundža?". Kozjansko.info (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ Cotič, Luka (11 November 2023). "Marcel Lorber: O tujini še ne razmišljam (VIDEO)". Šport TV (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Rudar se je Mariboru dobro upiral v prvem polčasu, na koncu pa visoko izgubil: Vipotnik dvakrat, Lorber debitiral". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Marcel Lorber » PrvaLiga 2023/2024". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Marcel Lorber je nova moč Maribora, ki se prebuja: Prejšnji konec tedna je v dveh dneh nastopil celo na dveh tekmah". Nogomania (in Slovenian). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Marcel Lorber » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "The talented Marcel Lorber has pushed aside his troubles and will be in Maribor's squad for the first time this year: The teenager doesn't hide that he's had a very challenging period behind him". Planet Nogomet. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ^ Šparavec, Simon (2 February 2024). "Še poleti ne bi verjel, da je to možno". Navijaška cona (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Po stopinjah svojega starejšega brata: Anej Lorber kot Marcel Lorber, tudi on se je po slovesu od Rogaške odločil za Aluminij". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ Burazer, Matic (2 November 2023). "Lorber hvaležen za priložnost, zdaj pa želi le še dodatno napredovati". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 17 July 2024.