- Marvin Matip
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Marvin Matip Personal information Full name Marvin Job Matip Date of birth 21 September 1985 Place of birth Bochum, West Germany Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club FC Ingolstadt 04 Number 34 Youth career 1992–1994 SC Weitmar 45 1994–2004 VfL Bochum Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2005 VfL Bochum II 33 (3) 2004–2005 VfL Bochum 1 (0) 2005–2006 1. FC Köln II 3 (1) 2005–2010 1. FC Köln 87 (1) 2010 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 13 (1) 2010– FC Ingolstadt 04 35 (2) National team‡ 2004–2007 Germany U-21 22 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2009Marvin Matip (born 25 September 1985 in Bochum) is a German professional footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04.
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Career
Club career
Matip began his career with VfL Bochum, but moved to 1. FC Köln in 2005. On 1 February 2010, he was loaned to Karlsruher SC.[1]
International career
Matip represented German youth sides at Under 19 and Under-21 level in competitions including the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but was called up to the Cameroon national side in 2007 after announcing his desire to represent Cameroon.[2] However, his career with Cameroon was delayed after the correct paperwork was not filed with FIFA in time.[3]
Personal life
Matip was born to a Cameroonian father and a German mother, and as such is eligible to represent either nation.[4]
He is also the cousin of Joseph-Désiré Job.[5] His father Jean is a former footballer and his brother Joel Matip currently plays for FC Schalke 04.
References
- ^ Alexander Haubrichs and Markus Krücken (1 February 2010). "Sturm-Juwel Ionita im Anflug, Matip geht" (in German). express.de. http://www.express.de/sport/fussball/fc-koeln/sturm-juwel-ionita-im-anflug--matip-geht/-/3192/1174928/-/index.html. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Cologne's Marvin Matip called up by Cameroon". ESPN. 17 May 2007. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=431107&. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ^ "Cameroon blunder over Matip". BBC. 20 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6674847.stm. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ^ "Football without borders in the Lowlands". FIFA.com. 30 June 2005. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=9102/news/newsid=98967.html. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ^ "Marvin Matip – der Löwe von der Ruhr" (in German). FIFA.com. 14 December 2004. http://de.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=9102/news/newsid=95682.html. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
External links
- Marvin Matip – FIFA competition record
- Marvin Matip at worldfootball.net
- Marvin Matip at fussballdaten.de (German)
FC Ingolstadt 04 – current squad 1 Kirschstein · 3 Schäfer · 4 Pisot · 5 Manuel Hartmann · 6 Leitl · 7 Knasmüllner · 8 Haas · 9 Moritz Hartmann · 10 Gerber · 13 Ikeng · 14 Dedola · 15 Fink · 16 Buchner · 18 Bambara · 19 Metzelder · 20 Andersen · 21 Özcan · 22 Akaïchi · 23 Buddle · 25 Gërçaliu · 27 Sommerer · 31 Caiuby · 33 Biliškov · 34 Matip · 37 Görlitz · Manager: Möhlmann
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- German footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- German people of Cameroonian descent
- Cameroonian footballers
- VfL Bochum players
- VfL Bochum II players
- 1. FC Köln players
- 1. FC Köln II players
- Karlsruher SC players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- German football defender, 1980s birth stubs
- Cameroonian football biography stubs
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