Marvin Plattenhardt

Marvin Plattenhardt (born 26 January 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back, spending most of his career with Hertha BSC.^[5]

Marvin Plattenhardt

Plattenhardt with Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Marvin Plattenhardt[1]
Date of birth	(1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth	Filderstadt,[3] Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1999–2005	1. FC Frickenhausen
2005–2006	FV Nürtingen
2006–2008	SSV Reutlingen
2008–2010	1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	1. FC Nürnberg II	46	(0)
2010–2014	1. FC Nürnberg	63	(2)
2014–2023	Hertha BSC	215	(6)
2014	Hertha BSC II	2	(0)
Total		326	(8)
International career
2008–2009	Germany U17	24	(0)
2009–2010	Germany U18	6	(0)
2010–2011	Germany U19	12	(0)
2011–2013	Germany U20	7	(0)
2012–2014	Germany U21	7	(0)
2017–2018	Germany	7	(0)
Medal record Representing  Germany UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

1. FC Nürnberg

Plattenhardt started playing for 1. FC Nürnberg II during the 2009–10 season in the Regionalliga Süd.^[6] He made nine appearances during the 2009–10 season.^[7] He went on to make 21 appearances during the 2010–11 season, eight appearances during the 2011–12 season, and eight appearances during the 2012–13 season.^[6] He also played for the first team.^[6] He made nine appearances during the 2010–11 season,^[6] 11 appearances during the 2011–12 season,^[6] 14 appearances during the 2012–13,^[6] and 32 appearances during the 2013–14 season.^[8]

Hertha BSC

On 20 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Hertha BSC.^[9] During the 2014–15 season, he made 15 appearances for the first team and two appearances for reserve team.^[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 12 December 2015, scoring a free kick in a 4–0 win away to Darmstadt 98.^[10] He finished the 2015–16 season with 37 appearances.^[11] On 11 March 2017, Plattenhardt scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Borussia Dortmund, his seventh competitive league goal, all of which came from free kicks.^[12] He finished the 2016–17 season with 31 appearances.^[13] He finished the 2017–18 season with 38 appearances.^[14] Plattenhardt scored the winning goal in Hertha's 2022 relegation playoff with Hamburger SV, rescuing the team from demotion to the 2. Bundesliga.^[15]

Plattenhardt announced his retirement from playing in September 2024.^[16]

International career

Plattenhardt was first called up to the senior national team in 2017, for the friendly against Denmark on 6 June 2017, for the 2018 World Cup qualification match against San Marino on 10 June 2017 and for the 2017 Confederations Cup to be held from 17 June to 2 July 2017,^[17] making his debut in a friendly match against Denmark on 6 June 2017.^[18] Plattenhardt was named in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup by Germany manager Joachim Löw on 4 June 2018.^[19] On 17 June, he made his World Cup debut during their 1–0 defeat in the opening match against Mexico and played for 78 minutes as he was replaced by Mario Gómez in 79th minute.^[20]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Nürnberg II	2009–10	Regionalliga Süd	9	0	—		—		—		9	0	[7]
	2010–11	Regionalliga Süd	21	0	—		—		—		21	0	[6]
	2011–12	Regionalliga Süd	8	0	—		—		—		8	0	[6]
	2012–13	Regionalliga Bayern	8	0	—		—		—		8	0	[6]
	Total		46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	0	—
1. FC Nürnberg	2010–11	Bundesliga	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0	[6]
	2011–12	Bundesliga	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0	[6]
	2012–13	Bundesliga	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1	[6]
	2013–14	Bundesliga	31	1	1	0	—		—		32	1	[8]
	Total		63	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	66	2	—
Hertha BSC II	2014–15	Regionalliga Nordost	2	0	—		—		—		2	0	[6]
Hertha BSC	2014–15	Bundesliga	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0	[6]
	2015–16	Bundesliga	33	2	4	0	—		—		37	2	[11]
	2016–17	Bundesliga	27	3	2	0	2[a]	0	—		31	3	[13]
	2017–18	Bundesliga	33	0	2	0	3[a]	0			38	0	[14]
	2018–19	Bundesliga	22	1	3	1	—		—		25	2
	2019–20	Bundesliga	17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
	2021–22	Bundesliga	21	0	2	0	—		2[b]	1	25	1
	2022–23	Bundesliga	31	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
	Total		215	6	17	1	5	0	2	1	239	8	—
Career total			326	8	20	1	5	0	2	1	353	10	—

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 17 June 2018^[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	2017	5	0
	2018	2	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Germany U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2009^[22]

Germany

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017^[23]

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
2. "Marvin Plattenhardt: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
3. "Marvin Plattenhardt: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
4. "Marvin Plattenhardt". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
5. "Plattenhardt, Marvin" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
6. "Marvin Plattenhardt » Club matches". World Football. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
7. "Marvin Plattenhardt". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
8. "Marvin Plattenhardt". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
9. "Marvin Plattenhardt wechselt nach Berlin". herthabsc.de. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
10. "Vedad Ibisevic bags brace as Hertha Berlin hammer Darmstadt". ESPN FC. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
11. "Marvin Plattenhardt". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
12. "Thomas Tuchel laments Dortmund's wastefulness after Hertha loss". ESPN FC. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
13. "Marvin Plattenhardt". Kicker (in German). kicker. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
14. "Marvin Plattenhardt". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
15. "Marvin Plattenhardt the hero as Hertha Berlin beat Hamburg to stay in the Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
16. "Ex-Nationalspieler Plattenhardt beendet Karriere" [Ex-national player Plattenhardt ends care]. Kicker (in German). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
17. "Leipzig's Demme, Hoffenheim's Demirbay and Wagner, Hertha's Plattenhardt and Gladbach's Stindl all included in Germany squad for Confederations Cup". bundesliga.com. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
18. "Deutsche B-Elf spielt remis in Dänemark" [German B-Eleven draws against Denmark] (in German). ARD. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
19. "Germany announce final World Cup squad, with Manuel Neuer, without Leroy Sané". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
20. "Germany 0–1 Mexico – FIFA World Cup 2018 Live". Whoscored.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
21. Marvin Plattenhardt at National-Football-Teams.com
22. "Final: Netherlands 1–2 Germany: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
23. "Match report: Chile – Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.

External links

• Marvin Plattenhardt at the official Hertha BSC website
• Marvin Plattenhardt at WorldFootball.net
• Marvin Plattenhardt at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Marvin Plattenhardt at Soccerway