Marvin Stefaniak (born 3 February 1995) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...

Career

Beginnings and Dynamo Dresden

Stefaniak began his career as a youth with

SC Borea Dresden SC Borea Dresden are a German association football club from the city of Dresden, Saxony. The club dropped the name ''FV Dresden-Nord'' on 1 July 2007 and adopted its current name to help encourage new sponsorship support. Boreas is the Greek g ...

before joining

Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, are a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...

in 2011. He was promoted to the first team two years later, and made his debut in February 2014, as a substitute for Adam Sušac in a 3–2 defeat to

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt also fielded a rather successfu ...

in the 2. Bundesliga.

VfL Wolfsburg

On 14 September 2016,

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

announced the signing of Stefaniak from Dynamo Dresden for the following season for a transfer fee of €2 million. On 1 July 2017, Stefaniak left Dynamo Dresden to join his new club, Wolfsburg. In May 2019, Greuther Fürth signed Stefaniak on a two-season loan deal. Following a largely underwhelming first season, Fürth tried to end the loan prematurely in July 2020, but was denied. On 5 October 2020, the last day of the 2020 summer transfer window, Stefaniak re-joined former club

on loan for the 2020–21 season. His loan to Greuther Fürth was cut short.

Würzburger Kickers

On 17 January 2022, Stefaniak joined

Würzburger Kickers Würzburger Kickers is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria. In pre-World War II football, the club competed briefly at the highest level in the Bezirksliga Bayern, and during the war, in the Gauliga Bayern. Post-war, ...

. He made 14 league appearances for the club, as they suffered relegation to the

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Erzgebirge Aue

Stefaniak moved to 3. Liga club

on 3 June 2022, signing a one-year deal with an option for an additional season.

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* 1995 births Living people People from Hoyerswerda Association football midfielders German footballers Germany youth international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Dynamo Dresden II players Dynamo Dresden players VfL Wolfsburg players 1. FC Nürnberg players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Würzburger Kickers players FC Erzgebirge Aue players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Footballers from Saxony {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub