Marcel Lotka

Marcel Lotka of Energie Cottbus was born in Duisburg, Poland on 25 May 2001 (age 25).

Marcel Lotka, born on 25 May 2001 (age 25), is a Polish goalkeeper with Energie Cottbus, where he wears the number 1 shirt. An imposing 6ft 3in (1.90m), he is valued at around £1m by Transfermarkt.

His first proper senior league run came at Hertha BSC in 2021-22, when he made 10 league appearances. That gave him a foothold, but the main body of his career so far has been built elsewhere.

Borussia Dortmund II has shaped his record more than any other club. Across three seasons there, Lotka made 84 league appearances, giving him a substantial run of football in a setting that tends to be practical rather than glamorous. For a developing goalkeeper, that volume matters.

By 2026-27 he was with Energie Cottbus and had made 2 league appearances in the 2. Bundesliga. His career to this point is that of a Polish goalkeeper who has moved from early exposure at Hertha to a long Dortmund II spell, before taking on another senior role at Cottbus.

📈 Key stats and insights

Marcel Lotka has started both of Energie Cottbus's opening two 2. Bundesliga matches in 2026-27

Marcel Lotka is 25 and is valued at €1.30m

Marcel Lotka joined Energie Cottbus on a free transfer in July 2026

Marcel Lotka moved from Borussia Dortmund to Fortuna Dusseldorf on a free transfer in July 2025

Last updated 20 August 2026. Send feedback

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Goalkeeper
Primary Position

Marcel Lotka

GK

1.9m (6ft 2in)
Height: 1
Squad Number: 85kg (13st 5lb)
Weight: 25 May 2001 (age 25)
Date of Birth: Duisburg
Birthplace: Poland 🇵🇱
Country of Birth: Energie Cottbus
Team: £1m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value: 30 June 2025 (1y 3m)
Contract Expires

📊 Season stats

Team: Energie Cottbus
2. Bundesliga 2026 - 2027
Games: 4
Starting: 4
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

In the 2026-27 2. Bundesliga Lotka has made 2 appearances, both starts, and is credited with 0 goals, 0 yellow cards and 0 red cards – those two starts in the opening rounds indicate he is currently involved in Energie Cottbus's matchday plans.

📋 Career stats

Team: Energie Cottbus
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Games: 4
Goals: -

Team: Fortuna Dusseldorf
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Games: 2
Goals: -

Team: Borussia Dortmund II
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Games: 26
Goals: -

Team: Borussia Dortmund II
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Games: 28
Goals: -

Team: Borussia Dortmund II
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Games: 30
Goals: -

Team: Hertha BSC
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Games: 10
Goals: -

Lotka is 25, Polish and plays as a goalkeeper for Energie Cottbus; his career has taken him through Bayer Leverkusen, Hertha BSC, Borussia Dortmund and Fortuna Dusseldorf before his current registration, a sequence of moves between September 2020 and July 2026 that reflects multiple short-term spells at German clubs and a present market value of €1.30m.

💰 Transfers

Team: Energie Cottbus
1 July 2026
From: Fortuna Dusseldorf
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Fortuna Dusseldorf
9 July 2025
From: Borussia Dortmund
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Borussia Dortmund
1 July 2022
From: Hertha BSC
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Hertha BSC
9 September 2020
From: Bayer Leverkusen
Type: Undisclosed

Lotka joined Energie Cottbus from Fortuna Dusseldorf on a free transfer in July 2026; earlier moves include a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Fortuna Dusseldorf in July 2025, a free transfer from Hertha BSC to Borussia Dortmund in July 2022, and a September 2020 move from Bayer Leverkusen to Hertha BSC for an undisclosed fee – the record is dominated by free transfers after an earlier undisclosed transaction.

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