Overview
- Both clubs confirmed a season-long loan that brings Martin Ens from newly promoted SC Paderborn 07 to MSV Duisburg for the coming campaign.
- MSV sporting director Chris Schmoldt and coach Dietmar Hirsch praised Ens for his tactical intelligence, leadership in defense, and strong ability to progress play from the back.
- Ens rose through Paderborn's youth ranks, made a small number of senior appearances there, and became an undisputed starter on loan at SC Verl where he played almost every match and scored several goals.
- The loan follows Paderborn's promotion to the Bundesliga and reflects a limited immediate pathway into their first team paired with a need at Duisburg for a playmaking centre-back.
- The move is Ens's first professional relocation outside Ostwestfalen and is intended to help him develop on and off the pitch while giving Duisburg clearer defensive organization and better build-up play.