Moritz Nicolas
German footballer (born 1997)
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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 | 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 | 73 | (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 as of 22:30, 13 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
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 13 March 2026[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 | ||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 80 | 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 |
| Roda JC (loan) | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Career total | 211 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 221 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in the Middle Rhine Cup
