Marcel Ritzmaier

Ritzmaier followed his coach Gerhard Struber to join Barnsley in January 2020.

Ritzmaier joined Wolfsberger AC for the 2018–19 season, and played most games. His contract was extended for the next season as well, and he played Europa League with WAC, against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Roma, and İstanbul Başakşehir. After surprising results in the beginning WAC dropped out in the group stage.

In February 2010 PSV Eindhoven signed the Austrian teenage midfielder from SK Austria Kärnten on a contract running until 30 June 2012. In 2011 PSV extended Ritzmaier's contract by two years. In the 2013–14 season, Ritzmaier started out with PSV's reserve team Jong PSV, playing in their first Eerste Divisie match against Sparta Rotterdam. On 8 August, he was loaned out to SC Cambuur for the remainder of the season. With Georgino Wijnaldum, Memphis Depay, Dries Mertens, Jeremain Lens, Kevin Strootman, Jetro Willems in his team Ritzmaier was not playing every week.

Having become one of the key players of FC Judenburg Ritzmaier was scouted by SK Austria Kärnten in July 2006. He played two and a half years in the Austria Kärnten youth system and was promoted to the reserve team in January 2009. In July 2009 he became part of Austrian Football Bundesliga team squad and made his debut on 2 August 2009 against Rapid Wien.

Born in Judenburg, Ritzmaier started playing football in December 1997 with the youth side of TuS Spielberg before joining SV Lobmingtal in September 1999. In January 2004, after three and a half years in the SV Lobmingtal youth teams, he moved to FC Judenburg.

Marcel Ritzmaier (born 22 April 1993) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left-back for Barnsley.