North Rhine-Westphalia: Schalke 04 lends a striker to second division Paderborn

Gelsenkirchen (dpa / lnw) - The Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 lends striker Marvin Pieringer to the 2nd division. The 22-year-old footballer is moving to SC Paderborn. Both clubs confirmed this on Thursday. The loan contract is for one season, Pieringer's contract with Schalke 04 runs until 2024. "Marvin is a good boy who has a lot of potential. In order to be able to develop that, he needs constant match practice. He should do this as part of the Got a loan," said Schalke's sporting director Rouven Schröder. And Paderborn's Managing Director Sport Fabian is certain that the 1.91 meter tall new signing will "enrich our offensive."