Marcel Lorber

Marcel Lorber (born 26 April 2004) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor.

Club career
Born in Maribor, Lorber spent his youth in Cerovec pod Bočem in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina, and started his football career at local club Rogaška. At the age of 14, he moved to Aluminij, before joining Maribor in 2021. After initially spending two years playing for Maribor's under-19 team, he made his senior debut with the "Purples" in a Slovenian Cup round of 16 match against Rudar Velenje on 8 March 2023, which Maribor won 4–0. He scored his first senior goal against Mura on 7 October 2023, helping his team to a 3–1 victory.

Lorber had a breakthrough season in 2023–24, making 26 appearances in all competitions in the first half of the season, although his season was cut short by injury in January. He ended the season with 37 appearances as Maribor finished as the league's runners-up, behind Celje.

International career
Lorber is a Slovenia youth international, having represented the country at the under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.

Personal life
In an interview, Lorber stated that he has been a fan of Maribor since childhood and always wanted to play for the club. He has two younger brothers, Žan and Anej, who are also footballers.