Marcel Franke (born 5 April 1993) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

since 2022.

Career

Franke is a product of

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

's youth setup, and was promoted to the first team in 2010. He made his debut in March 2011, when he replaced

Sascha Pfeffer Sascha Pfeffer (born 19 October 1986) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. He joined Dynamo Dresden from SC Borea Dresden in August 2007, and left for Chemnitzer FC five years later. After ...

in a

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match against

SV Wehen Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The club was previously known as ''SV Wehen'' but added ''Wiesbaden'' to its name during the summer of 2007. They left their previous ground, the Taunusstein, t ...

. In Summer 2013 he was signed for

Hallescher FC Hallescher FC, formerly known as Hallescher FC Chemie, is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga, the fourth highest l ...

by former Dynamo Dresden coach

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. In July 2017, he signed for

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for them in the opening game of the 2017–18 season, a 1–1 draw with

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, playing at centre half along with fellow debutant Christoph Zimmermann. He played in the first seven games of the season (five in the

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and two in the

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) but was dropped after a 4–0 defeat at

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, with

Timm Klose Timm Klose (born 9 May 1988) is a Swiss former professional Association football, footballer who last played as Centre back for FC Basel, Basel U21 in the Swiss Promotion League. He used to play for the Switzerland national football team, Switzer ...

having returned from injury and the club signing Grant Hanley. Although he came on as a late substitute for Klose in a 3–1 win over

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

in the EFL Cup in September, it was announced in December that he would be returning to Dynamo Dresden on loan in the January transfer window for the remainder of the season. On 27 June 2018, Franke joined

SV Darmstadt 98 Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V., commonly known as Darmstadt 98 (), is a German professional association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919, the association was bri ...

on a season-long loan. On 26 June 2019, Norwich City announced that Franke had joined

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Franke joined

on a three-year contract.

Career statistics

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* * 1993 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football defenders Dynamo Dresden players Dynamo Dresden II players Hallescher FC players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Norwich City F.C. players SV Darmstadt 98 players Hannover 96 players Karlsruher SC players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players English Football League players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England German expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Dresden 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub