Marco Richter

Marco Richter
Richter in 2022
Personal information
Full name Marco Richter[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997
Place of birth Friedberg, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 22
Youth career
–2004 SV Ried 1951
2004–2012 Bayern Munich
2012–2016 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 FC Augsburg II 61 (42)
2017–2021 FC Augsburg 97 (12)
2021–2023 Hertha BSC 62 (11)
2023– Mainz 05 20 (1)
2024–2025 → Hamburger SV (loan) 27 (1)
2025–2026 → Darmstadt 98 (loan) 30 (2)
International career
2017 Germany U20 1 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U21 8 (3)
2021 Germany Olympic 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2019
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026

Marco Richter (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁko ˈʁɪçtɐ];[3][4] born 24 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.[5]

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.[6] After eight seasons in Munich he joined the FC Augsburg academy,[7] 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.[6] 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.[8][9][10][11]

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 an 87th-minute substitute for Kevin Danso in a 2–2 draw against TSG Hoffenheim. On 4 February 2018, Richter made his first professional goal in a 3–0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt.[12]

Hertha BSC

On 9 August 2021, Richter signed for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[13]

Mainz 05

On 22 August 2023, Richter transferred to Bundesliga club Mainz 05 following Hertha BSC's relegation.[14] On 28 August 2024, Richter moved on loan to Hamburger SV in 2. Bundesliga.[15] On 31 July 2025, Richter was loaned by Darmstadt 98, returning to 2. Bundesliga.[16]

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.

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Augsburg II 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 11——11
2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 187—2[a]0207
2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 2723——2723
2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 149——149
2019–21 Regionalliga Bayern 11——11
Total 6141—206341
FC Augsburg 2017–18 Bundesliga 12100—121
2018–19 Bundesliga 25441—295
2019–20 Bundesliga 31410—324
2020–21 Bundesliga 29300—293
Total 971251—10213
Hertha BSC 2021–22 Bundesliga 305211[b]0336
2022–23 Bundesliga 29600—296
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 3012—42
Total 621133106614
Mainz 05 2023–24 Bundesliga 20110—211
2026–27 Bundesliga 0000—00
Total 20110—211
Hamburger SV (loan) 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 27110—281
Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 30220—322
Career total 297681243031272

Honours

Germany U21

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Marco Richter". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Marco Richter at WorldFootball.net
  6. 1 2 "Ein schwieriger Wechsel". augsburger-allgemeine.de (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. ↑ ""Bayern-Treffer"-Kandidat Marco Richter vom FC Augsburg II im Porträt". bfv.de (in German). BFV. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Marco Richter und das Spiel seines Lebens". fupa.net (in German). FUPA. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Richter: Hier spricht der Sieben-Tore-Mann!". fussball.de (in German). Media Sportservice West. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Zu gut für die Anzeigetafel". sueddeutsche.de (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Koo bestraft biedere Frankfurter bei Fabians Comeback". Kicker (in German). Kicker. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Hertha BSC sign Marco Richter | Hertha BSC". www.herthabsc.com. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Marco Richter joins 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Hertha BSC". www.herthabsc.com. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Auf Leihbasis: Marco Richter wechselt zum HSV" [On loan: Marco Richter moves to HSV] (in German). Hamburger SV. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Auf Leihbasis: Lilien verpflichten Richter" [On loan: Lilies sign Richter] (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "M. Richter". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  18. ↑ UEFA.com (30 June 2019). "Spain beat Germany for fifth U21 title". UEFA. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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