Lukas Zerbe

Lukas Zerbe
Zerbe with Germany in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 29) Lemgo, Germany
Nationality	German
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Right wing
Club information
Current club	THW Kiel
Number	24
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2018	TBV Lemgo
2018–2019	TuS Ferndorf
2019–2024	TBV Lemgo Lippe
2024–	THW Kiel
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Germany	26	(30)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 4 February 2024

Lukas Zerbe (born 17 January 1996) is a German handballer who plays as a right winger for THW Kiel and the German national team. ^[1]

Career

Zerbe was Lemgo's joint top-scorer with five goals in the 2019–20 DHB-Pokal final against MT Melsungen, which they won 28–24. ^[2] He made his debut for the national team in 2021, in a friendly match against Portugal. He was the captain of Lemgo. ^[3] Though selected to represent his country at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship, he made just two appearances and scored once. For the 2024–25 season, he will join the record German champion, THW Kiel, to replace Niclas Ekberg. ^[4]

Private life

He is the nephew of former German national team player and European champion Volker Zerbe. ^[5]

Achievements

• DHB-Pokal
  •  Gold: 2020, 2025

References

1. "ZERBE, LUKAS". EHF. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
2. "Die Defensive um Finn Zecher als Schlüssel zum Erfolg: TBV Lemgo Lippe holt DHB-Pokal 2020". Handball World. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
3. Lucas, Sebastian (14 October 2023). "Klartext von TBV-Kapitän Lukas Zerbe: "Die Qualität im Kader ist da"". LZ.de. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
4. Schlickmann, Dirk (22 October 2023). "ER muss sich selbst die Champions League zerwerfen". BILD.de. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
5. "Lukas Zerbe" (in German). German Handball Federation . Retrieved 8 June 2025.