| Birth Date: | 1993 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dresden, Germany |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Karlsruher SC |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | 1998–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dynamo Dresden |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Dynamo Dresden II |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Dynamo Dresden |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Hallescher FC |
| Caps3: | 68 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Greuther Fürth |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Norwich City |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Dynamo Dresden (loan) |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Hannover 96 |
| Caps8: | 74 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022– |
| Clubs9: | Karlsruher SC |
| Caps9: | 61 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 22 May 2024 |
Marcel Franke (born 5 April 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Karlsruher SC since 2022.[1]
Franke is a product of Dynamo Dresden's youth setup, and was promoted to the first team in 2010. He made his debut in March 2011, when he replaced Sascha Pfeffer in a 3. Liga match against SV Wehen Wiesbaden. In Summer 2013 he was signed for Hallescher FC by former Dynamo Dresden coach Sven Köhler.[2]
In July 2017, he signed for Norwich City on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.[3] [4] He made his debut for them in the opening game of the 2017–18 season, a 1–1 draw with Fulham, playing at centre half along with fellow debutant Christoph Zimmermann.[5] He played in the first seven games of the season (five in the Championship and two in the EFL Cup) but was dropped after a 4–0 defeat at Millwall,[6] with Timm Klose 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 in the EFL Cup in September,[7] 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.[8]
On 27 June 2018, Franke joined SV Darmstadt 98 on a season-long loan.[9] On 26 June 2019, Norwich City announced that Franke had joined Hannover 96.[10]
Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Franke joined Karlsruher SC on a three-year contract.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dynamo Dresden | 2010–11[12] | 3. Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Hallescher FC | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 68 | 6 | |||||
| Greuther Fürth | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 2 | |||||
| Norwich City | 2017–18 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 150 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 8 | |||