Moritz Nicolas (born 21 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moritz Nicolas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Gladbeck, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Adler Ellinghorst | |||
| SV Zweckel | |||
| –2012 | VfB Hüls | ||
| 2012–2015 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| 2015–2016 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 75 | (0) |
| 2016– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 38 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Union Berlin (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Viktoria Köln (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Roda JC (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:25, 14 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editEarly years
editNicolas was born in Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and began playing football for Adler Ellinghorst as an outfield player, before switching to goalkeeper during indoor practice.[5] He continued his youth career with SV Zweckel and VfB Hüls, before joining Rot-Weiss Essen's academy in 2012.[5][6]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
editOn 1 July 2015, Nicolas signed with Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he made his debut for the reserve team in the Regionalliga West on 31 October 2015 in a 3–1 home defeat to Viktoria Köln.[7][8] During summer training camp in 2016, Nicolas was included in the first team's pre-season preparations, while still being a part of the reserves as well as Mönchengladbach's under-19 side.[5] At the end of the 2018–19 campaign, he had made 75 appearances for the reserves in the Regionalliga West.[9]
Union Berlin (loan)
editNicolas joined Bundesliga club Union Berlin on a two-year loan deal on 31 May 2019.[6] He made his professional debut for Union in the Bundesliga on 20 June 2020, starting in the 4–0 away loss to 1899 Hoffenheim.[10][11] His loan was cut short on 15 August 2020 after making only one appearance for the Berlin side.[12]
VfL Osnabrück (loan)
editThe same day, Nicolas joined 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück on a season-long loan.[13] On 28 February 2021, he made his debut for the club, starting in place of the benched Philipp Kühn in a 3–0 league loss to SV Sandhausen.[14] After the game, Nicolas was demoted to backup again, and he would only go on to make the one appearance for Osnabrück before his loan expired.[15][16]
Viktoria Köln (loan)
editOn 15 July 2021, he moved to 3. Liga club FC Viktoria Köln on loan.[17] He made his debut on the first matchday of the 2021–22 campaign, in a 2–1 loss to recently promoted Viktoria Berlin.[18] He remained a starter throughout the season, making 34 total appearances for Viktoria as they suffered relegation to the Regionalliga at the end of the campaign.[9]
Roda JC (loan)
editOn 17 August 2022, Nicolas joined Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on a season-long loan.[19] He made his debut on 5 September 2022, starting in a 1–1 draw in the derby against MVV.[20] He remained the starter in goal afterwards in place of Rody de Boer,[21] returning to Mönchengladbach at the end of the season with 30 league appearances for Roda.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 14 December 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 27 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 0 | — | — | 75 | 0 | ||||
| Union Berlin (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Viktoria Köln (loan) | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Roda JC (loan) | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Career total | 176 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Middle Rhine Cup
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Moritz Nicolas at kicker (in German)
- ^ Moritz Nicolas at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Der Gladbecker Nicolas startet ins Abenteuer Bundesliga" [The Gladbeck native Nicolas starts his adventure into the Bundesliga]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 30 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Ortmann, Jonas (22 December 2017). "Gladbecker Moritz Nicolas ist im Anflug auf die Bundesliga". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Moritz Nicolas wird Unioner". 1. FC Union Berlin (in German). 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Müller, Achim (2 August 2022). "Gladbach: Nach sieben Jahren! Moritz Nicolas erlebt Karriere-Traum". GladbachLIVE (in German). Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Borussia M'gladbach II vs. Viktoria Köln – 31 October 2015". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ a b Moritz Nicolas at Soccerway
- ^ "Spielfreudige und effektive TSG zieht ins internationale Geschäft ein". kicker (in German). 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 33. Round » 1899 Hoffenheim – 1. FC Union Berlin". WorldFootball.net. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Bunkus, Mathias (15 August 2020). "Jetzt geht auch Moritz Nicolas". Berliner Kurier (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Gladbachs Keeper Nicolas wechselt zum VfL Osnabrück". kicker (in German). 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Susacs früher Blackout verlängert Osnabrücks schwarze Serie". kicker (in German). 28 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Feldhoff-Entscheidung: Osnabrück spielt im Tor wieder mit Kühn". kicker (in German). 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Moritz Nicolas at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Viktoria Köln sichert sich die Dienste von Moritz Nicolas". Viktoria Köln (in German). 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Traumtor Becker: Erster Drittligasieg für Viktoria Berlin". kicker (in German). 25 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Roda JC huurt doelman Moritz Nicolas van Borussia Mönchengladbach". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Joosten, Dominique (4 September 2022). "VIDEO: Roda JC pakt punt in Limburgse derby". ZO-NWS (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "'We moeten irritanter zijn'". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links
edit- Moritz Nicolas at DFB (also available in German)
- Moritz Nicolas – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Moritz Nicolas at Soccerway