Moritz Nicolas

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

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. He continued his youth career with SV Zweckel and VfB Hüls, before joining Rot-Weiss Essen's academy in 2012. 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.

Union Berlin (loan) Nicolas joined Bundesliga club Union Berlin on a two-year loan deal on 31 May 2019. He made his professional debut for Union in the Bundesliga on 20 June 2020, starting in the 4–0 away loss to 1899 Hoffenheim. His loan was cut short on 15 August 2020 after making only one appearance for the Berlin side.

VfL Osnabrück (loan) The same day, Nicolas joined 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück on a season-long loan. 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. 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. He made his debut on the first matchday of the 2021–22 campaign, in a 2–1 loss to recently promoted Viktoria Berlin. 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. He made his debut on 5 September 2022, starting in a 1–1 draw in the derby against MVV. He remained the starter in goal afterwards in place of Rody de Boer, returning to Mönchengladbach at the end of the season with 30 league appearances for Roda. In March 2024, he signed a contract extension until June 2029. After Omlin suffered another injury in September 2024, Nicolas regained his place in the starting lineup for an away match against Eintracht Frankfurt and impressed with a series of strong performances. As a result, head coach Gerardo Seoane named him the club's first-choice goalkeeper in November 2024. In the 2025–26 season, Nicolas recorded a league-high 143 saves, the most of any goalkeeper in the Bundesliga.

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