Nils Lichtlein
| Nils Lichtlein | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
31 July 2002 Regensburg, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Füchse Berlin | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2007-2016 | ESV 1927 Regensburg | ||
2016- | Füchse Berlin | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Germany | 24 | (23) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2025 | |||
Nils Lichtlein (born 31 July 2002 in Regensburg, Germany) is a German Handball player, for the German Bundesliga team Füchse Berlin.
He started playing handball at the local club ESV 1927 Regensburg, where he won the Bavarian championship in 2015. In 2016 he joined Füchse Berlin.[1], where he started in the youth ranks. With the Füchse youth team he won the youth Bundesliga in 2017-18.
From 2021 to 2023 he played for the B-team 1. VfL Potsdam in the 2nd Bundesliga.[2] A ligament injury held him out for most of the 2021-22 season..[3]
In 2023 he won the EHF European League with Füchse Berlin.
He debuted for the German national team on November 3rd 2023 against Egypt. His first major international tournament was the 2024 European Championship.
Private life
[edit]His grandfather, Artur Lichtlein, his uncle, Carsten Lichtlein and his mother were also handball players.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ESV-Talent Nils Lichtlein wechselt zu den Füchsen Berlin". handball.esv1927.de (in German). ESV 1927 Regensburg. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Win-win-Situation für Lichtlein, Füchse und Potsdam". dhb.de (in German). German Handball Association. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Schwere Bandverletzung bei Nils Lichtlein" (in German). Füchse Berlin. Retrieved 7 January 2023.