Mark-Alexander Uth (born 24 August 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He also made one appearance with the German national team.

Club career

Youth Uth started playing football at TuS Langel, a small club based in the south of Cologne. Having joined 1. FC Köln in 2004, he left in 2007 for Viktoria Köln.

1. FC Köln II In 2009, he returned to 1. FC Köln and was promoted to the second team playing in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West in 2010. After good performances there, he became a member of the first team's squad for the 2011–12 Bundesliga season, but did not make an appearance. Because the club had several further young strikers, it was decided that Uth could leave the club.

SC Heerenveen In May 2012, it was announced that Uth had signed for SC Heerenveen on a three-year contract.

He scored a hat-trick while playing on loan for Heracles Almelo in their match against RKC Waalwijk on 28 September 2013.

1899 Hoffenheim He signed for Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in July 2015. Depending on the source, the transfer fee paid to Heerenveen was reported as €2 to 3 million.

Schalke 04 In January 2018, it was announced that Uth would move to Schalke 04 on a free transfer in summer. He signed a contract until 2022.

In January 2020, it was announced that Köln had signed Uth from Schalke 04 on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.

Return to 1. FC Köln Uth again returned to 1. FC Köln in summer 2021, signing on a two-year contract after Schalke's relegation from the Bundesliga.https://www.kicker.de/keine-abloese-keine-abfindung-uth-wechselt-wieder-nach-koeln-806311/artikel

On 4 May 2025, Uth announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the current season. On 18 May 2025, Uth played his last professional career game and scored a goal against Kaiserslautern at the 2024–25 2. Bundesliga final round.

International career Uth has earned one cap for the Germany U20 team. In a 3–2 victory versus Switzerland on 6 September 2010 he was put in for Cenk Tosun in the 65th minute.

On 5 October 2018, Uth was called up to the Germany national team for the first time, featuring in the squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against the Netherlands and France.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1. FC Köln II2009–10Regionalliga West30–––302010–11Regionalliga West237–––2372011–12Regionalliga West159–––159Total4116–––4116SC Heerenveen2012–13Eredivisie3000–21512014–15Eredivisie321510–453720Total351510–664221Heracles Almelo (loan)2013–14Eredivisie28832––31101899 Hoffenheim2015–16Bundesliga25800––2582016–17Bundesliga22711––2382017–18Bundesliga31142053–3817Total78293153–86331899 Hoffenheim II2016–17Regionalliga Südwest11–––11Schalke 042018–19Bundesliga2024151–2942019–20Bundesliga8010––902020–21Bundesliga20310––213Total4856151–597Schalke 04 II2019–20Regionalliga West10–––101. FC Köln (loan)2019–20Bundesliga155–––1551. FC Köln2021–22Bundesliga30530——3352022–23Bundesliga301110—512023–24Bundesliga11021——131Total59106210—6612Career total2918419611466325100

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGermany201810Total10

Honours 1. FC Köln 2. Bundesliga: 2024–25

References

External links

Mark Uth at Voetbal International