Marco Richter

Marco Richter (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɐ̯ko ˈʁɪçtɐ];[1][2] born 24 November 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for FC Augsburg.[3]

Marco Richter

Personal information
Date of birth	24 November 1997
Place of birth	Friedberg, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	FC Augsburg
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2004	SV Ried 1951
2004–2012	Bayern Munich
2012–2016	FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	FC Augsburg II	61	(41)
2017–	FC Augsburg	77	(10)
National team^‡
2017	Germany U20	1	(0)
2018–2019	Germany U21	8	(3)
Honours UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2019
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2019

Club career

Early years

Born in Friedberg, Bavaria, Richter started his career with local side SV Ried 1951. After being scouted by German giants Bayern Munich on a talent day, he played for their youth department between 2004 and 2012.[4] After eight seasons in Munich he joined the FC Augsburg academy,[5] and on 22 May 2015 he made his debut for the Augsburg reserves in a 2–1 loss to the FC Ingolstadt 04 reserves in the German fourth division. In the following season, he scored seven goals in 16 regular season appearances and two relegation matches. Concurrently, with 24 goals in 16 appearances for the FC Augsburg Under-19 team, Richter helped secure promotion to the Under 19 Bundesliga.[4] In the 2016–17 season for the reserves, Richter scored 23 goals in 27 appearances, making him third on the topscorer list for the season. On 30 July 2016, he attracted nationwide attention when the FC Augsburg reserves won 12–0 over SV Seligenporten, with Richter scoring seven goals in the match.[6][7][8][9]

FC Augsburg

After impressing for the reserve team, Richter was called up for the senior squad and made his Bundesliga debut on 14 October 2017, coming on as a 87th minute substitute for Kevin Danso in a 2–2 draw against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. On 4 February 2018, Richter made his first professional goal in a 3–0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt.[10] His first brace also came against Frankfurt, on 14 April 2019, in a 3–1 away win.

International career

Richter made his debut for the Germany under-21 team on 7 September 2018 in a 3–0 win over Mexico. His first goals for the side came during the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship against Denmark, which Germany won 3–1.

Honours

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Runner-up 2019

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2020[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Augsburg II	2014–15	Regionalliga Bayern	1	1	—		—		1	1
	2015–16		18	7	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	7
	2016–17		27	23	—		—		27	23
	2017–18		14	9	—		—		14	9
	2019–21		1	1	—		—		1	1
	Total		61	41	—		2	0	63	41
FC Augsburg	2017–18	Bundesliga	12	1	0	0	—		12	1
	2018–19		25	4	4	1	—		29	5
	2019–20		31	4	1	0	—		6	1
	2020–21		9	1	0	0	—		9	1
	Total		77	10	5	1	—		82	11
Career total			138	51	5	1	2	0	145	52

1. Appearances in the Regionalliga relegation play-offs

References

1. Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. p. 735. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
2. Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 734, 875. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
3. "Marco Richter". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
4. "Ein schwieriger Wechsel". augsburger-allgemeine.de (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
5. ""Bayern-Treffer"-Kandidat Marco Richter vom FC Augsburg II im Porträt". bfv.de (in German). BFV. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
6. "Marco Richter und das Spiel seines Lebens". fupa.net (in German). FUPA. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
7. "Richter: Hier spricht der Sieben-Tore-Mann!". fussball.de (in German). Media Sportservice West. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
8. "Marco Richter: Jetzt greift der Sieben-Tore-Mann bei den Profis an". augsburger-allgemeine.de (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
9. "Zu gut für die Anzeigetafel". sueddeutsche.de (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
10. "Koo bestraft biedere Frankfurter bei Fabians Comeback". kicker.de (in German). Kicker. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
11. "M. Richter". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

External links

• Marco Richter at WorldFootball.net