Marcel Risse (born 17 December 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has played for Bayer Leverkusen,

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, Mainz 05,

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ballspi ...

and Viktoria Köln.

Club career

Bayer Leverkusen

Risse was born in Cologne. He played for Bayer Leverkusen II during the 2006–07 season where he played in only one match. During the 2007–08 season, he went on to make his

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debut. He went on to play in three matches that season. However, the following season, he went back to playing for the reserve team before moving on loan to

. He ended up scoring one goal in five matches for the reserve team in 2008–09 season.

1. FC Köln

In June 2013, Risse signed a contract with

. He ended his first season with 11 goals in 31 matches. The following season, in 2014–15, Risse scored five goals in 31 matches. In the 2015–16 season, he scored three goals in 35 matches, while in the 2016–17 season he scored three goals in 15 matches. On 28 April 2018, Risse played in Köln's 3–2 defeat to SC Freiburg, which confirmed his team's relegation to the

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. In August 2020, it was announced that Risse would join

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club

FC Viktoria Köln FC Viktoria Köln is a German association football club from the city of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 3. Liga. History Founded in 1904 as ''FC Germania Kalk'' it is one of the oldest football clubs in the city. In 1 ...

on a loan deal.

Viktoria Köln

On 8 July 2021, it was reported that 1. FC Köln had terminated Risse's contract and that he would join Viktoria Köln on a permanent basis.

International career

Risse is a youth international for Germany, having played for both the under-19 and

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national teams.

Career statistics

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* Living people 1989 births German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FC Köln players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players FC Viktoria Köln players {{germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub