Marvin Ducksch

Early career

Ducksch began playing football at the age of four and was enrolled at the academy of BSV Fortuna Dortmund 58 in 1998, where he was initially trained by his father, Klaus Ducksch, who was the coach of the club at the time. In the 2002–03 season Ducksch was scouted by Borussia Dortmund and enrolled into the Borussia Dortmund academy at the age of eight.

Borussia Dortmund

Ducksch, in the first half of the 2011–12 season playing with the BVB Academy U-19, scored 16 goals in 26 games. In the second half of the 2011–12 season, Ducksch was promoted to Dortmund's second team and played his first match with Borussia Dortmund II on 28 January 2012 in a 2–1 victory over the second team of Bayer Leverkusen in the Regionalliga West. After playing a few matches with Borussia Dortmund II in the Regionalliga, Ducksch scored seven goals in five consecutive games scoring braces each against Fortuna Köln, SV Elversberg and single goals against Mainz 05 II, 1. FC Köln II and Eintracht Frankfurt II. Borussia Dortmund II secured promotion to the 3. Liga. In the 2012–13 season, Ducksch made his professional football debut on 3 August 2012 in a Borussia Dortmund II match against Alemannia Aachen in the 2012–13 3. Liga season, and on 18 May 2013, Ducksch scored the only goal in Borussia Dortmund II's 1–0 away victory against the second team of VfB Stuttgart. In the 2013–14 Bundesliga season, Ducksch was inducted into the Borussia Dortmund first team and on 3 August…

Club

As of match played 10 October 2026

International

As of match played 21 November 2023

Ducksch played in 2009 and 2010 for the U15 and U16 Germany youth national teams. He debuted for the Germany U17 on 4 September 2010 in an international friendly in Stadthagen against Azerbaijan. Ducksch represented the Germany U17 at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship where Germany finished runner-up in Serbia. In 2011, he represented the Germany U17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which Germany secured a third-place finish in Mexico. Ducksch scored in the group stage of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Ecuador, and then scored once again in the team's 4–0 win in the second round of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against the United States; Ducksch's teammate Koray Günter also scored in the German 4–0 victory. Ducksch was called for the first time with the Germany national team for the friendly matches against Turkey and Austria on 18 and 21 November 2023, respectively.

On 14 April 2026, while at Birmingham City, Ducksch was charged in relation to an offence of driving with excess alcohol. On 20 May 2026, he was fined £16,000 and banned from driving for 14 months.