Marwin Hitz

Marwin Hitz

200px Hitz playing for Augsburg in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Marwin Hitz
Date of birth	(1987-09-18) 18 September 1987
Place of birth	St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	FC Augsburg
Number	35
Youth career
1996–2005	St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	St. Gallen II	38	(0)
2007	→ Yverdon Sport (loan)	2	(0)
2008	→ Winterthur (loan)	15	(0)
2008–2009	VfL Wolfsburg II	45	(0)
2008–2013	VfL Wolfsburg	13	(0)
2013–	FC Augsburg	70	(1)
2014	FC Augsburg II	1	(0)
International career‡
2006	Switzerland U21	2	(0)
2015–	Switzerland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2015

Marwin Hitz (born 18 September 1987) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga. Hitz scored a stoppage-time equalizer in a league match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 21 February 2015 (2–2).

International career

On 10 June 2015, he won his first cap for Switzerland in a 3–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein at Stockhorn Arena in Thun.

Pitch sabotaging incident

On 5 December 2015, Hitz intentionally sabotaged the ground near the penalty spot after a penalty was awarded to 1. FC Köln in their match against Augsburg. Anthony Modeste missed the penalty, and Augsburg went on to win the match 1–0. Hitz later apologised for his actions. Hitz was billed €122.92 by 1. FC Köln for the damage he caused to the pitch, which he agreed to pay.

Honours

• Bundesliga: 2008–09

External links

• Marwin Hitz at Soccerway
• Marwin Hitz profile at Fussballdaten