Marcel Gottschling

Marcel Gottschling (born 14 May 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Wilhelmshaven.

Early life Gottschling was born in Oldenburg. Having previously played for their reserve side, Gottschling made his debut for their first team on 30 November 2013 in a 2–0 Regionalliga Nord win away to Eintracht Braunschweig II. After coming on as a substitute to make his debut in the 70th minute, Gottschling scored his first senior goal in the 89th minute to put Oldenburg 2–0 up. He made his professional debut for Hansa Rostock in the 3. Liga on 25 July 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Michael Gardawski in the 2–1 away defeat to Werder Bremen II. After making 20 league appearances for Hansa Rostock over the 2015–16 season,

In July 2016, Gottschling signed for Regionalliga West side Viktoria Köln on a one-year contract. Gottschling made his debut for the club in a 4–1 defeat at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach II on 6 August 2016. He played in both legs of their promotion play-off match with Carl Zeiss Jena as Viktoria missed out on promotion due to the away-goals rule. He left Viktoria Köln at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract.

He joined SSV Jeddeloh in summer 2018, where he made 28 appearances in the 2017–18 Regionalliga Nord.

After one year at SSV Jeddeloh, Gottschling returned to Viktoria Köln in August 2018. He made 15 league appearances for Viktoria Köln in the 2018–19 season as they finished top and were promoted to the 3. Liga. In June 2019, he extended his contract by a further year. He made 33 league appearances in the 2019–20 3. Liga, and 10 league appearances in the 2020–21 3. Liga. He left the club at the end of the 2021–22 season, having made 16 appearances in all competitions for the club.

In July 2022, he returned to SSV Jeddeloh. Following a red card in a match against TSV Havelse in April 2024, Gottschling was suspended by the club for the rest of the season, and at the end of the season, he was released by the club, having played 41 times and scored 3 goals.