Marvin Schwäbe (born 25 April 1995) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club 1. FC Köln. He came to Cologne from Brøndby for the 2021 season. Before that, he had been with

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, but mainly on loan to other German clubs. He has been capped by

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at youth level.

Club career

Early career

, Schwäbe started his career at local club SC Hassia Dieburg before moving to

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. In 2009, he was picked up by

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. On 5 October 2012, while still an active part of the youth team, he made his first call-up for the second team in the 3–1 loss to

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in the

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Hoffenheim

In 2013, Schwäbe was signed by

and played for their second team the following season, also in the Regionalliga Südwest while playing for the club's under-19 side. With the latter he won the German Under 19 championship. For the

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season, he was promoted to the first team while still making appearances for the second team. Schwäbe joined 3. Liga club

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on loan for the 2015–16 season. On 25 July 2015, he made his 3. Liga debut in the 0–0 match against

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. In the 2016–17 season, Schwäbe was loaned out once again, this time to 2. Bundesliga club

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. On 6 August 2016, he made his 2. Bundesliga debut in the 1–1 match against 1. FC Nürnberg. On 19 May 2017, the loan was extended for one season more.

Brøndby

After the 2017–18 season, Schwäbe returned to Hoffenheim, where he was signed by

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side Brøndby as a replacement for Frederik Rønnow who had in turn been signed by

. Schwäbe signed a three-year deal with the club. At Brøndby, he grew out to become the undisputed starter in goal, both under fellow German

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, and later under head coach

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. During his stint in Denmark, he was rumoured to return to German football multiple times, included interest from

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in 2019 and 2020, but a move did not materialise both times. On 1 June 2021 Schwäbe confirmed, that he would leave Brøndby at the end of his contract on 30 June 2021.

1. FC Köln

On 1 July 2021, it was reported that Schwäbe had joined Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln on a free transfer to become the backup to starting goalkeeper

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. He made his debut on 8 August in the

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match against Carl Zeiss Jena, where his team won after a penalty-shootout.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Brøndby *

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Germany *

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Individual * ''

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'' Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwabe, Marvin German footballers 1995 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Germany under-21 international footballers German expatriate footballers People from Dieburg Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region) Footballers from Hesse Eintracht Frankfurt II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players VfL Osnabrück players Dynamo Dresden players Brøndby IF players 1. FC Köln players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Danish Superliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark German expatriate sportspeople in Denmark