Marcus Piossek

Marcus Piossek
Piossek with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Lippstadt, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SC Westfalia Herne
Number 7
Youth career
–2004 SV Lippstadt
2004–2008 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Borussia Dortmund II 57 (6)
2010–2011 Rot Weiss Ahlen 35 (7)
2011–2012 Karlsruher SC 0 (0)
2012–2013 VfL Osnabrück 36 (8)
2013–2015 Preußen Münster 72 (14)
2015–2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern 9 (2)
2015–2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 3 (0)
2016–2017 SC Paderborn 30 (3)
2017–2019 Sportfreunde Lotte 25 (2)
2019–2023 SV Meppen 70 (8)
2023 TuS Bövinghausen 16 (1)
2024– SC Westfalia Herne 14 (1)
International career
2009 Germany U20 1 (0)
2009 Poland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024

Marcus Piossek (born 21 July 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SC Westfalia Herne. Born in Germany, he has represented both Germany and Poland at youth level.

Club career

Born in Lippstadt, Piossek first played for SV Lippstadt 08 as a youth, before moving to Borussia Dortmund in 2004. From the 2006–07 season, he was sporadically deployed in the second senior team in the Regionalliga. On 25 July 2009, he made his professional debut in the 3. Liga in the season opener 4–3 defeat at Wacker Burghausen.[1]

In June 2010, he moved to Rot Weiss Ahlen on a one-year contract.[2] After 2010–11 season, he joined 2.Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC.[3]

In 2017, Sportfreunde Lotte announced the signing of Piossek on a two-year contract from SC Paderborn.[4]

International career

In 2009 Piossek was appointed for the first time in a selection team of the German Football Association. He played one game for Germany under-20s against Switzerland, before switching his allegiance to Poland. On 17 November 2009, he made his single appearance for the Poland under-21 team against Romania.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Holzer toppt Tyrala". kicker Online. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ Marcus Piossek w Rot Weiss Ahlen 5 September 2010, 90minut.pl
  3. ^ 2. Bundesliga: Nowy klub utalentowanego polskiego pomocnika 16 May 2011, sportowefakty.pl
  4. ^ "Lotte verpflichtet Piossek und Schulze" (in German). Rheinische Post. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ^ U-21: Rumunia 2:1 Polska 17 November 2009, 90minut.pl