{{short description|German footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mario Engels | image = Engels, Mario FSV Frankfurt 15-16 WP.jpg | caption = Engels in 2015 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Troisdorf, Germany | height = 1.85 m<ref name="kicker">{{kicker|mario-engels}}</ref> | position = Winger | currentclub = Heracles Almelo | clubnumber = 8 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SV Allner-Bödingen | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = TuS Mondorf | youthyears3 = 2008–2012 | youthclubs3 = 1. FC Köln | years1 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = 1. FC Köln II | caps1 = 49 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2014–2016 | clubs2 = FSV Frankfurt | caps2 = 43 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = Śląsk Wrocław | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Śląsk Wrocław II | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2017–2019 | clubs5 = Roda JC | caps5 = 55 | goals5 = 24 | years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = SV Sandhausen | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2020–2022 | clubs7 = Sparta Rotterdam | caps7 = 65 | goals7 = 5 | years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = Tokyo Verdy | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2023– | clubs9 = Heracles Almelo | caps9 = 89 | goals9 = 10 | club-update = 21 May 2026 }} '''Mario Engels''' (born 22 October 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch {{Dutch football updater|HeraclesA}} club Heracles Almelo.
==Club career== Engels began his career with SV Allner-Bödingen and later played for TuS Mondorf before moving to 1. FC Köln's academy in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Loer |first1=Christian |last2=Werner |first2=Lars |title=Mario Engels über FC-Legende Stephan: Mein Vater war immer mein Vorbild |url=https://www.ksta.de/sport/1-fc-koeln/1-fc-koeln-stephan-und-mario-engels-sprechen-im-interview-ueber-ihre-enge-beziehung-zueinander-145962 |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger |date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520072457/https://www.ksta.de/sport/1-fc-koeln/1-fc-koeln-stephan-und-mario-engels-sprechen-im-interview-ueber-ihre-enge-beziehung-zueinander-145962 |archive-date=20 May 2023 |language=de}}</ref> In 2012, he was promoted to the second team's squad, competing in Regionalliga West.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nach FC-Ansage: Sohn von Klub-Legende träumte von Vertrag, dann der "Schlag ins Gesicht" |url=https://www.express.de/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln/1-fc-koeln-mario-engels-spricht-offen-ueber-geplatzten-traum-100722 |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=EXPRESS |date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714143748/https://www.express.de/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln/1-fc-koeln-mario-engels-spricht-offen-ueber-geplatzten-traum-100722 |archive-date=14 July 2022 |language=de}}</ref> On 5 May 2012, he made his senior debut against SV Elversberg, replacing Lucas Musculus in the 74th minute of a 2–1 away loss.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spielschema {{!}} SV Elversberg – 1. FC Köln II 2:1 {{!}} 36. Spieltag {{!}} Regionalliga West (2008–2012) 2011/12 |url=https://www.kicker.de/elversberg-gegen-koeln-ii-2012-regionalliga-west-1153399/schema |website=kicker |access-date=1 September 2023 |language=de-DE}}</ref> One year later, on 13 May 2013, during a resounding 9–0 victory against MSV Duisburg II, he scored his first goal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spielschema {{!}} 1. FC Köln II – MSV Duisburg II 9:0 {{!}} 36. Spieltag {{!}} Regionalliga West 2012/13 |url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-ii-gegen-duisburg-ii-2013-regionalliga-west-1446772/schema |website=kicker |access-date=1 September 2023 |language=de-DE}}</ref>
Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Engels joined 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt and made his debut against Karlsruher SC on 8 August 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dieckmann |first1=Gero |title=Mario Engels wechselt zum FSV Frankfurt |url=https://effzeh.com/mario-engels-wechselt-zum-fsv-frankfurt/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=Effzeh |date=23 January 2014 |language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FSV Frankfurt – Karlsruher SC 2:3 (2. Bundesliga 2014/2015, 2. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma2226838/lineup/ |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 30 November 2014, helping secure a 2–0 win over 1860 Munich.<ref>{{cite web |title=TSV 1860 München – FSV Frankfurt 0:2 (2. Bundesliga 2014/2015, 15. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma2227111/lineup/ |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> After the 2015–16 season, as the club was relegated to the 3. Liga, Engels left the team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paderborn und FSV Frankfurt steigen ab |url=https://www.dw.com/de/paderborn-und-frankfurt-steigen-ab/a-19259601 |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=15 May 2016 |language=de}}</ref>
In August 2016, Engels joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Mario Engels piłkarzem Śląska! |url=https://slaskwroclaw.pl/strona/aktualnosci/mario-engels-pilkarzem-slaska-12839698 |website=Śląsk Wrocław |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029235128/http://slaskwroclaw.pl/strona/aktualnosci/mario-engels-pilkarzem-slaska-12839698 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |language=pl |date=19 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Media |first1=Wirtualna Polska |title=Mario Engels na wylocie ze Śląska Wrocław |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/pilka-nozna/696505/mario-engels-na-wylocie-ze-slaska-wroclaw |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=SportoweFakty |date=30 June 2017 |language=pl}}</ref> In July 2017, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC, suffering relegation with the club at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Roda JC presenteert Mario Engels, Filip Kurto en Hans Visser op Open Dag |url=https://www.rodajckerkrade.nl/nieuwsbericht/02-07-2017/roda-jc-presenteert-mario-engels-filip-kurto-en-hans-visser-op-open-dag |website=Roda JC Kerkrade |access-date=1 September 2023 |language=nl |date=2 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roda JC degradeert uit eredivisie |url=https://www.metronieuws.nl/in-het-nieuws/sport/2018/05/roda-jc-degradeert-uit-eredivisie/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=Metronieuws |date=13 May 2018 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> In the second division, Engels emerged as his team's top goalscorer, netting 24 goals and securing the second spot on the league's top goalscorers' list, but the team could not secure promotion in the end.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roda-topschutter Engels verkiest Tweede Bundesliga boven Eredivisie |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/roda-topschutter-engels-verkiest-tweede-bundesliga-boven-eredivisie |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=Voetbal International |date=24 May 2019 |language=nl}}</ref>
His impressive performance caught the attention of 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen, who secured his services ahead of the 2019–20 season, providing him with a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Mario Engels changes to SV Sandhausen |url=https://www.svs1916.de/aktuell/nachrichten/news/detail/news/detail/News/mario-engels-wechselt-zum-sv-sandhausen.html |website=SV Sandhausen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524103050/https://www.svs1916.de/aktuell/nachrichten/news/detail/news/detail/News/mario-engels-wechselt-zum-sv-sandhausen.html |archive-date=24 May 2019 |language=de |date=24 May 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 4 October 2020, Engels returned to the Netherlands, signing a two-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Sparta Rotterdam koopt Mario Engels van SV Sandhausen |trans-title=Sparta Rotterdam sign Mario Engels from SV Sandhausen |url=https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/sparta-rotterdam-koopt-mario-engels-van-sv-sandhausen/ |website=Sparta Rotterdam |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720141351/https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/sparta-rotterdam-koopt-mario-engels-van-sv-sandhausen/ |archive-date=20 July 2023 |language=nl |date=4 October 2020}}</ref>
On 7 December 2022, it was officially announced that Engels would join Japanese J2 League side Tokyo Verdy for the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=マリオエンゲルス選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ |trans-title=Announcement of Mario Engels' full transfer |url=https://www.verdy.co.jp/news/11445 |website=Tokyo Verdy |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720141646/https://www.verdy.co.jp/news/11445 |archive-date=20 July 2023 |language=ja |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
On 19 July 2023, Engels returned to the Netherlands for a second time and signed a two-year deal with recently promoted Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Heracles Almelo|url=https://www.heracles.nl/2023/07/19/heracles-almelo-haalt-met-mario-engels-volgende-versterking-binnen/|title=HERACLES ALMELO HAALT MET MARIO ENGELS VOLGENDE VERSTERKING BINNEN|trans-title=HERACLES ALMELO BRINGS IN THE NEXT REINFORCEMENT WITH MARIO ENGELS|date=19 July 2023|access-date=19 July 2023|language=nl}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 20 October 2024}}<ref name="WF">{{WorldFootball.net|mario-engels}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes DFB-Pokal, Polish Cup, KNVB Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Köln II |2012–13 |Regionalliga West |17||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||1 |- |2013–14 |Regionalliga West |31||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||48||4 |- |rowspan="3"|FSV Frankfurt |2014–15 |2. Bundesliga |26||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||2 |- |2015–16 |2. Bundesliga |17||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!2!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!45!!2 |- |Śląsk Wrocław |2016–17 |Ekstraklasa |17||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||3 |- |Śląsk Wrocław II |2016–17<ref>{{cite web |title=Sezon 2016/17 |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=32263&id_sezon=89 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=22 October 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> |III liga, gr. I |3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Roda JC |2017–18 |Eredivisie |21||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs}}||0||26||2 |- |2018–19 |Eerste Divisie |34||24||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||25 |- !colspan="2"|Total !55||25||6||2||colspan="2"|—||2||0||63||27 |- |rowspan="3"|SV Sandhausen |2019–20 |2. Bundesliga |24||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||3 |- |2020–21 |2. Bundesliga |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !24!!3!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!26!!3 |- |rowspan="4"|Sparta Rotterdam |2020–21 |Eredivisie |27||3||1||0||1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||29||3 |- |2021–22 |Eredivisie |29||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||2 |- |2022–23 |Eredivisie |9||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !65||5||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||70||6 |- |Tokyo Verdy |2023 |J2 League |14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—|||14||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Heracles Almelo |2023–24 |Eredivisie |34||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||5 |- |2024–25 |Eredivisie |9||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43||8||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||44||8 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !309!!50!!16!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!328!!53 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{WorldFootball.net|mario-engels}} *{{fussballdaten|engelsmario|Mario Engels}} *{{kicker|mario-engels}} *{{Soccerway|mario-engels/243044}} *{{90minut|32263}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Engels, Mario}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Troisdorf Category:German men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Regionalliga players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:III liga players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:J2 League players Category:1. FC Köln II players Category:FSV Frankfurt players Category:Śląsk Wrocław players Category:Roda JC Kerkrade players Category:SV Sandhausen players Category:Sparta Rotterdam players Category:Tokyo Verdy players Category:Heracles Almelo players Category:German expatriate men's footballers Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Category:German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Japan Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Category:21st-century German sportsmen