Moritz Nicolas

Moritz Nicolas
Personal information
Full name Moritz Nicolas[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27)
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 39 (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, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Moritz Nicolas (born 21 October 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[3][4]

Career

Early years

Nicolas 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

On 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)

Nicolas 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)

The 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)

On 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)

On 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

As of match played 21 December 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 39 0 5 0 — 44 0
Roda JC (loan) 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 30 0 0 0 — 30 0
Career total 177 0 6 0 2 0 185 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the Middle Rhine Cup

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Moritz Nicolas at kicker (in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Moritz Nicolas at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Borussia M'gladbach II vs. Viktoria Köln – 31 October 2015". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b Moritz Nicolas at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2019/2020 » 33. Round » 1899 Hoffenheim – 1. FC Union Berlin". WorldFootball.net. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  12. ^ Bunkus, Mathias (15 August 2020). "Jetzt geht auch Moritz Nicolas". Berliner Kurier (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ a b c Moritz Nicolas at WorldFootball.net
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "'We moeten irritanter zijn'". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.