Marcus Piossek

Marcus Piossek is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for BV Herne-Süd. Born in Germany, he has represented both Germany and Poland at youth level.

Club career

Born in Lippstadt, Piossek first played for SV [Lippstadt 08] as a youth, before moving to Borussia Dortmund in 2004. From the 2006–07 season, he was sporadically deployed in the second senior team in the Regionalliga. On 25 July 2009, he made his professional debut in the 3. Liga in the season opener 4–3 defeat at Wacker Burghausen.
In June 2010, he moved to Rot Weiss Ahlen on a one-year contract. After 2010–11 season, he joined 2.Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC.
In 2017, Sportfreunde Lotte announced the signing of Piossek on a two-year contract from SC Paderborn.

International career

In 2009 Piossek was appointed for the first time in a selection team of the German Football Association. He played one game for Germany national [under-20 football team|Germany under-20s] against Switzerland, before switching his allegiance to Poland. On 17 November 2009, he made his single appearance for the Poland under-21 team against Romania.