Marwin Hitz

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Marwin Hitz
Hitz with Borussia Dortmund in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-09-18) 18 September 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Basel
Number 1
Youth career
1996–2005 St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 St. Gallen II 38 (0)
2007 → Yverdon-Sport (loan) 0 (0)
2008 → Winterthur (loan) 10 (0)
2008–2009 VfL Wolfsburg II 45 (0)
2008–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 13 (0)
2013–2018 FC Augsburg 141 (1)
2014 FC Augsburg II 1 (0)
2018–2022 Borussia Dortmund 27 (0)
2022– Basel 45 (0)
International career‡
2006 Switzerland U21 2 (0)
2015– Switzerland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2015

Marwin Hitz (born 18 September 1987) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League club Basel and the Switzerland national team.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Born in St. Gallen, Hitz was signed by his hometown club when he was nine years old. He represented the club at youth level, and regularly played for the reserve team from 2005 to 2007. The closest he got to the first team was as a unused substitute in 2005 and 2006. In the 2007–08 season, he went on loan to Yverdon-Sport, and then to Winterthur, ending the season as first-choice goalkeeper at the latter club.

Wolfsburg[edit]

On 2 September 2008, Hitz signed for Bundesliga club Wolfsburg.[2] He mainly played for the reserve team, but he was a unused substitute for two matches in early 2009.[3][4] He made his debut for the first team in a Europa League match against Villarreal,[5] and made his Bundesliga debut in a match against Schalke 04.[6] While at Wolfsburg, he initially deputised for André Lenz and then mid-season signing Diego Benaglio, who he failed to displace. In fact, the six appearances he made during the 2010–11 season (his personal best at the club), was due to Benaglio tearing his abductor muscle and later, not being in the squad.

Augsburg[edit]

Hitz joined Augsburg in the summer of 2013. On 29 March 2014, Mainz 05's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting had a shot that was deflected by Matthias Ostrzolek, which Hitz tipped away onto the post. Ostrzolek, under pressure from Nicolai Müller, tried to clear the rebound, but it caught Hitz in the face, resulting in an own goal.[7]

On 21 February 2015, Hitz scored a stoppage-time equaliser for Augsburg in a league match against Bayer Leverkusen in a 2–2 draw.[8] On 5 December, Hitz intentionally sabotaged the ground near the penalty spot after a penalty was awarded to 1. FC Köln in their match against Augsburg. Anthony Modeste missed the penalty, and Augsburg went on to win the match 1–0. Hitz later apologised for his actions.[9] Hitz was billed €122.92 by 1. FC Köln for the damage he caused to the pitch, which he agreed to pay.[10]

Borussia Dortmund[edit]

On 18 May 2018, Hitz signed a three-year contract with Borussia Dortmund,[11] where he deputised for Roman Bürki. He made two appearances in the league, with his debut on 10 November in a 3–2 win over Bayern Munich,[12] and then late on in the season in a 3–2 win over Fortuna Düsseldorf.[13] On 17 August, the opening day of the season, Hitz started the match against his former club Augsburg. Although he conceded in the first minute to Florian Niederlechner's tap-in, Dortmund went on to win 5–1.[14] Hitz came on for the last twenty minutes after Bürki was injured in a 1–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[15] He kept his place, as Bürki missed the match due to illness, in a 0–0 draw with Schalke 04,[16] and again, for a 3–0 win over Wolfsburg.[17]

Hitz made his first appearance of the 2020–21 season, in a 4–0 win over Freiburg, after Bürki was ruled out with an infection.[18] He played in the next match, a 1–0 win over Hoffenheim, before returning to the bench.[19] On 20 October, during Dortmund's Champions League opener against Lazio, Hitz inadvertently scored an own goal when Luiz Felipe's header was deflected in by the Austrian.[20] From January to May 2021, Hitz had his longest spell as the first-choice goalkeeper, when Bürki had a shoulder injury. His season ended during a 3–2 win against RB Leipzig, after suffering a knee injury.[21][22]

Basel[edit]

On 20 May 2022, Hitz returned to Switzerland and signed a three year contract with Basel under head coach Alexander Frei.[23] After playing in three test games Hitz played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game in the Schützenwiese on 16 July 2022 as Basel drew 1–1 with Winterthur.[24]

International career[edit]

On 10 June 2015, Hitz won his first cap for Switzerland in a 3–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein at Stockhorn Arena in Thun.[25]

Hitz was part of the squad for UEFA Euro 2016, but did not play in any matches for Switzerland at the tournament.[26] Ultimately, his side were eliminated in the second round after losing 5–4 on penalties to Poland.[27]

Personal life[edit]

Hitz has three children with his wife Patricia.[28]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 7 May 2022.[29]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Wolfsburg 2008–09 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2009–10 5 0 0 0 4 0 – 9 0
2010–11 6 0 1 0 – – 7 0
2011–12 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
2012–13 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
Total 13 0 2 0 4 0 – 19 0
FC Augsburg 2013–14 Bundesliga 19 0 1 0 – – 20 0
2014–15 25 1 1 0 – – 26 1
2015–16 33 0 3 0 8 0 – 44 0
2016–17 32 0 2 0 – – 34 0
2017–18 32 0 1 0 – – 33 0
Total 141 1 8 0 8 0 – 157 1
Borussia Dortmund 2018–19 Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 1 0 – 4 0
2019–20 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
2020–21 16 0 5 0 6 0 1 0 28 0
2021–22 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 27 0 10 0 7 0 2 0 46 0
Career total 181 1 20 0 19 0 2 0 222 1

Honours[edit]

Borussia Dortmund

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marwin Hitz". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Wolfsburg Sign Duo". goal.com. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Wolfsburg v Hertha BSC Starting XIs, 21 Feb 2009". goal.com. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ Burt, Mathew (21 February 2009). "Bundesliga Round-Up: Wolfsburg Upset Hamburg, Stuttgart Win Derby". goal.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. ^ Reilly, Patrick (18 February 2010). "Villarreal 2-2 Wolfsburg: Grafite double does damage as Yellow Submarine see red". goal.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. ^ "WOLFSBURG VS. SCHALKE 04 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Three and easy for Mainz". Sky Sports. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Augsburg keeper Marwin Hitz scores late equaliser in Bundesliga". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  9. ^ Christenson, Marcus (6 December 2015). "Hitz and miss: Augsburg keeper apologises for sabotaging penalty spot". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Marwin Hitz: Augsburg keeper billed for damaging penalty spot". 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Borussia Dortmund sign Marwin Hitz". bvb.de. Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA.
  12. ^ "Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. ^ "BORUSSIA DORTMUND VS. FORTUNA DUSSELDORF 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Borussia Dortmund 5–1 Augsburg". BBC Sport. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  15. ^ Thurgood, James (19 October 2019). "Bundesliga: Dortmund topple Gladbach in Battle of the Borussias". dw.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Revierderby: Dreadful Dortmund escape from Schalke with a lucky point". dw.com. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  17. ^ Ford, Matt (2 November 2019). "Bayern Munich thrashed in Frankfurt, Gladbach extend lead, Dortmund go second". dw.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Gio Reyna's hat-trick of assists and brace from Erling Haaland get Borussia Dortmund back to winning ways against Freiburg". bundesliga.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Erling Haaland and Marco Reus combine off the bench to help Borussia Dortmund beat Hoffenheim". bundesliga.com. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  20. ^ Dampf, Andrew (20 October 2020). "Immobile scores 1, sets up 1 in Lazio 3-1 win over Dortmund". Associated Press. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Jadon Sancho fires Borussia Dortmund into the top four and ends RB Leipzig's title challenge". bundesliga.com. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Unfortunately, during Saturday's match Marwin Hitz suffered a right knee capsule injury. Get well soon, Marwin!". Twitter. 9 May 2021.
  23. ^ FC Basel 1893 (20 May 2022). "Marwin Hitz wechselt von Borussia Dortmund zum FCB". Marwin Hitz is moving from Borussia Dortmund to FCB. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 20 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ FC Basel 1893 (16 July 2022). "FC Winterthur - FC Basel 1:1 (1:0)". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "SWITZERLAND 3–0 LIECHTENSTEIN". goal.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Switzerland include three teenagers in final squad for Euro 2016". ESPN FC. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  27. ^ "Switzerland 1–1 Poland (aet, 4–5 on pens)". BBC Sport. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  28. ^ "BVB im Baby-Fieber: Profi zeigt rührendes Foto auf Twitter" (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  29. ^ "M. Hitz". Soccerway.
  30. ^ "RB Leipzig 1–4 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  31. ^ "German Supercup: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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