Marvin Matip

Marvin Matip

Personal information
Full name	Marvin Job Matip
Date of birth	21 September 1985 (1985-09-21)
Place of birth	Bochum, West Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Ingolstadt 04
Number	34
Youth career
1992–1994	SC Weitmar 45
1994–2004	VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2005	VfL Bochum II	33	(3)
2004–2005	VfL Bochum	1	(0)
2005–2006	1. FC Köln II	3	(1)
2005–2010	1. FC Köln	87	(1)
2010	→ Karlsruher SC (loan)	13	(1)
2010–	FC Ingolstadt 04	48	(2)
National team‡
2004–2007	Germany U-21	22	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:19, 20 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2009

Marvin Matip (born 25 September 1985 in Bochum) is a German footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04.

Career

Club career

Matip began his career with VfL Bochum, but moved to 1. FC Köln in 2005. On 1 February 2010, he was loaned to Karlsruher SC.

International career

Matip represented German youth sides at Under 19 and Under-21 level in competitions including the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but was called up to the Cameroon national side in 2007 after announcing his desire to represent Cameroon. However, his career with Cameroon was delayed after the correct paperwork was not filed with FIFA in time.

Personal life

Matip was born to a Cameroonian father and a German mother, and as such is eligible to represent either nation.

He is also the cousin of Joseph-Désiré Job. His father Jean is a former footballer and his brother Joel Matip currently plays for FC Schalke 04.

External links

• Marvin Matip – FIFA competition record
• Marvin Matip at worldfootball.net
• Marvin Matip at fussballdaten.de (German)