Luca Witzke
German handball player (born 1999)
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Luca Witzke (born 3 April 1999) is a German handball player who plays for SC DHfK Leipzig and the German national team.
Kempen, Germany
| Luca Witzke | |||
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Witzke in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
3 April 1999 Kempen, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SC DHfK Leipzig | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2004–2011 | Hülser SV | ||
2011–2014 | TV Aldekerk | ||
2014–2016 | ART Düsseldorf | ||
2016–2018 | TUSEM Essen | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2018–2019 | TUSEM Essen | ||
2019–2025 | SC DHfK Leipzig | ||
2025– | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Germany | 38 | (76) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 January 2024 | |||
Club career
Witzke joined TUSEM Essen in the A-youth team. In the 2017/18 season he played in the club's second division team. In the 2018/19 season he scored 98 goals for Essen.[1] In the summer of 2019, he moved to SC DHfK Leipzig in the Bundesliga.[citation needed]
International career
Witzke had played 18 junior international matches. With the U20 national team, he won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Celje, Slovenia in the summer of 2018.[2] He missed the 2019 U21 European Championships due to a patellar tendon injury.[3]
In October 2019, Witzke was nominated for a training and international match week for the senior national team. There, he broke his nose, meaning he did not make his first international appearance.[4] He was the youngest player in the 28-man squad for the European Championships in January 2020.
On 5 November 2021, Witzke made his debut for the senior national team in a friendly against Portugal in Luxembourg. At the 2022 European Championship, he played two games before a positive COVID-19 test ended his tournament.[5] At the 2023 World Cup, he reached 5th place with the German national team, and Witzke scored 20 goals.
