Marcel Hilßner (born 30 January 1995) is a German professional

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who plays as a winger for FC Verden 04. He is a former German youth international having represented his nation from U16 to U19 level between 2010 and 2013.

Club career

Werder Bremen

Hilßner spent his formative years at

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before being signed by Werder Bremen in 2009. Having impressed at youth level from then on, he was awarded a year extension on a senior contract with the club on 8 June 2015. Hilßner made his senior debut for Bremen on 26 September in a 3–0 loss to

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, being brought on by manager Viktor Skripnik as a second-half substitute for

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; it was the only senior appearance he made for the club before joining

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in 2016. In his last match with Werder Bremen's reserve team, he scored twice in a 2–1 win over

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which secured the side's survival in

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Dynamo Dresden

On 25 April 2016, it was announced that Hilßner would be joining

on a free transfer at the end of the season and that he had signed a three-year deal with the newly promoted German

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side. He made his debut for the club on 4 November 2016, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Erich Berko in a 3–0 win over

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

. He registered his first assist on 4 April 2017, setting up Erich Berko for the equalizer in Dresden's 2–1 win over Heidenheim.

Hansa Rostock

On 7 August 2017, Hilßner joined

side

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on a two-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October, netting in a 2–0 win over

VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its Association football, football section. The footba ...

. Later in the season, he suffered a torn

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which ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign.

SC Paderborn

On 28 May 2019, Hilßner joined

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on a two-year deal. On 28 January 2020, Hilßner was loaned out to

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 ...

for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.

Coventry City

Hilßner joined

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on 16 July 2020 on a three-year deal. On 31 January 2023, Hilßner left Coventry without even managing to make a single senior appearance.

Loan to Oldham Athletic

During the 2021 January transfer window, Marcel joined

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on loan for the remainder of the

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Loan to FSV Zwickau

On 26 January 2022, Hilßner joined

side

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on loan until the end of the season.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hilssner, Marcel 1995 births Living people Footballers from Leipzig German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football wingers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players English Football League players SV Werder Bremen II players SV Werder Bremen players Dynamo Dresden players FC Hansa Rostock players SC Paderborn 07 players Hallescher FC players Coventry City F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players FSV Zwickau players BSG Chemie Leipzig (1997) players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century German sportsmen