Niklas Landin Jacobsen

Niklas Landin Jacobsen (born 19 December 1988) is a Danish handballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aalborg Håndbold. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of handball, he is a two-time IHF World Player of the Year (2019 and 2021)—the first player ever to win it consecutively and the only goalkeeper to claim the award twice. He served as captain of the Denmark national team from 2012 until his international retirement in 2024.

He is a European Champion (2012) and helped Denmark win Olympic gold in 2016 and 2024, silver in 2020, and three consecutive World Championships (2019, 2021, 2023). He made his senior international debut on 28 October 2008.

Club career GOG Svendborg TGI In 2006 Landin signed with GOG Svendborg TGI. The club declared bankruptcy early 2010, allowing players to leave.

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg He joined Bjerringbro-Silkeborg mid-2010 and stayed until 2012. In the 2010-11 season the team reached to final of the Danish Championship, despite a lackluster 6th place in the regular season. They lost the final to AG København 2-0 in matches. In the following season, they reached the final again, but once again they lost to AG København.

Rhein-Neckar Löwen Landin moved to Rhein-Neckar Löwen for the 2012–13 season on a three-year deal and won the 2012–13 EHF Cup.

THW Kiel Signed by THW Kiel in August 2014 for the 2015 start, he won the 2015 Super Cup, DHB-Pokal (2017, 2019, 2022), EHF Cup (2019), Bundesliga (2019/20, 2020/21, 2022/23), and EHF Champions League (2020). He was named German Handballer of the Year in 2021. From 2018, his brother Magnus Landin also played for Kiel.

After his retirement from the Danish national team in 2024, he did however announce that he would potentially be ready to be called up for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship in case of an injury crisis, which ultimately did not occur.

In 2026 he won the Danish cup for a second time and was named tournament MVP.

For the 2026-27 season he was named captain of the club, after René Antonsen has left for HBC Nantes.

Honours EHF Champions League: 2020; 2024 EHF Cup: 2013, 2019 German Championship: 2019/20, 2020/21, 2022/23 DHB-Pokal: 2017, 2019, 2022 German Super Cup: 2015 Danish Championship: 2007, 2024, 2025, 2026; 2011, 2012; 2010 Danish Handball Cup: 2025, 2026; 2007, 2008

Individual awards IHF World Player of the Year – Men: 2019, 2021 All-Star Goalkeeper – Olympics: 2016, 2024 All-Star Goalkeeper – World Championship: 2013, 2019 All-Star Goalkeeper – European Championship: 2014 All-Star Goalkeeper – Youth World Championship: 2007 Danish Player of the Year: 2012, 2014, 2020 Danish National Team Player of the Year: 2014, 2020, 2021 Handball-Bundesliga Best Goalkeeper: 2014, 2015, 2017 All-Star Goalkeeper – EHF Champions League: 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022 Handball Player of the Year in Germany: 2021 EHF Excellence Awards Best Goalkeeper: 2022/23 Danish Men's Handball Cup MVP: 2025-26

Personal life Landin is the older brother of Magnus Landin Jacobsen. They have played together on the Danish national team and THW Kiel (2018–2023), and since 2026 they have been reunited in Aalborg Håndbold.