Marvin Plattenhardt (born 26 January 1992) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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, spending most of his career with

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Club career

1. FC Nürnberg

Plattenhardt started playing for 1. FC Nürnberg II during the 2009–10 season in the Regionalliga Süd. He made nine appearances during the 2009–10 season. He went on to make 21 appearances during the 2010–11 season, eight appearances during the 2011–12 season, and eight appearances during the 2012–13 season. He also played for the first team. He made nine appearances during the 2010–11 season, 11 appearances during the 2011–12 season, 14 appearances during the 2012–13, and 32 appearances during the 2013–14 season.

Hertha BSC

On 20 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with

. During the 2014–15 season, he made 15 appearances for the first team and two appearances for

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 12 December 2015, scoring a free kick in a 4–0 win away to Darmstadt 98. He finished the 2015–16 season with 37 appearances. On 11 March 2017, Plattenhardt scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over

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, his seventh competitive league goal, all of which came from free kicks. He finished the 2016–17 season with 31 appearances. He finished the 2017–18 season with 38 appearances. Plattenhardt scored the winning goal in Hertha's

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relegation playoff with

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, rescuing the team from demotion to the 2. Bundesliga. Plattenhardt announced his retirement from playing in September 2024.

International career

Plattenhardt was first called up to the senior national team in 2017, for the friendly against

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on 6 June 2017, for the 2018 World Cup qualification match against

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on 10 June 2017 and for the 2017 Confederations Cup to be held from 17 June to 2 July 2017, making his debut in a friendly match against

on 6 June 2017. Plattenhardt was named in Germany's final 23-man squad for the

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by Germany manager Joachim Löw on 4 June 2018. On 17 June, he made his

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debut during their 1–0 defeat in the opening match against

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and played for 78 minutes as he was replaced by

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in 79th minute.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Germany U17 *

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Germany *

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References

External links

Marvin Plattenhardt
at the official Hertha BSC website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Plattenhardt, Marvin 1992 births Living people People from Filderstadt Footballers from Stuttgart (region) German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 1. FC Nürnberg II players 1. FC Nürnberg players Hertha BSC players Hertha BSC II players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players 21st-century German sportsmen