Marcel Risse

Marcel Risse is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has played for Bayer Leverkusen, 1. FC Nürnberg, 1. [FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05], 1. FC Köln and Viktoria Köln.

Club career

Risse was born in Cologne. He played for Bayer Leverkusen II during the 2006–07 season where he played in only one match. During the 2007–08 [Bayer 04 Leverkusen season|2007–08 season], he went on to make his first team debut. He went on to play in three matches that season. However, the following season, he went back to playing for the reserve team before moving on loan to 1. FC Nürnberg. He ended up scoring one goal in five matches for the reserve team in 2008–09 season.

In June 2013, Risse signed a contract with 1. FC Köln. He ended his 2013–14 1. FC [Köln season|first season] with 11 goals in 31 matches. The following season, in 2014–15, Risse scored five goals in 31 matches. In the 2015–16 season, he scored three goals in 35 matches, while in the 2016–17 season he scored three goals in 15 matches.
On 28 April 2018, Risse played in Köln's 3–2 defeat to SC Freiburg, which confirmed his team's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga. In August 2020, it was announced that Risse would join 3. Liga club FC Viktoria Köln on a loan deal.

On 8 July 2021, it was reported that 1. FC Köln had terminated Risse's contract and that he would join Viktoria Köln on a permanent basis.

Risse is a youth international for Germany, having played for both the Germany [national youth football team|under-19] and under-20 football team|under-20] national teams.