Moritz Nicolas

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Moritz Nicolas
Personal information
Full name Moritz Nicolas[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 28)
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 61 (0)
2019–2020Union Berlin (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021VfL Osnabrück (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022Viktoria Köln (loan) 30 (0)
2022–2023Roda 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 22:26, 19 December 2025 (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

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Early years

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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As of match played 19 December 2025[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
Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 15 0 2 0 17 0
Total 61 0 7 0 68 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 199 0 8 0 2 0 209 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the Middle Rhine Cup

References

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