David Späth
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Kaiserslautern, Germany
| David Späth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Späth in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
29 April 2002 Kaiserslautern, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019– | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Germany | 51 | (3) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2026 | |||
David Späth (born 29 April 2002) is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the German national team.[2][3][4]
Having begun his handball career at the age of six, Späth played for a variety of teams based in his hometown of Kaiserslautern, before joining the under-19 team of Bundesliga team Rhein-Neckar Löwen in 2018, where he finished second in the German A-Jugend (age group) championship in his debut season.[5] As a result of injuries sustained by Andreas Palicka and Mikael Appelgren, the main team's goalkeepers, Späth made 26 appearances in the 2020–21 Bundesliga season, earning praise for performing well despite his inexperience.[6][7] He also made his international club debut in the EHF European League, a competition which the team ended in third place.
The following year, Späth continued playing for both the main team and the reserve squad until November, when a collision with the goal post caused him to sustain an ACL injury which prevented him from playing for almost a year.[8] He made his return at the back end of 2022 in a game against HSV Hamburg. Having fought his way into the position as starting goalkeeper, Späth played a large role in clinching the 2023 DHB-Pokal, saving three seven-meter throws in what he called the "biggest moment of [his] career" to date.[9] Späth signed a contract extension that summer, one that would keep him at the club until 2027.[10]
