Niclas Pieczkowski

Niclas Pieczkowski
Personal information
Born	(1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 35) Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Germany
Nationality	German
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	VfL Eintracht Hagen
Number	14
Youth career
Years	Team
1995-2005	Letmather TV
2005-2006	HTV Sundwig/Westig
2006-2008	VfL Eintracht Hagen
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2008–2010	VfL Eintracht Hagen
2010–2014	TUSEM Essen
2014–2016	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
2016–2021	SC DHfK Leipzig
2021-2023	GWD Minden
2023-	VfL Eintracht Hagen
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Germany	41	(46)
Medal record European Championship 2016 Poland
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 18 August 2023

Niclas Pieczkowski (born 28 December 1989) is a German handball player for VfL Eintracht Hagen and the German national team. ^[1]

He was a part of the German team, that won gold medals at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship. ^[2]

Career

Niclas Pieczkowski started playing handball at the age of 5 at Letmather TV. In 2005 he moved to HTV Sundwig/Westig, and in 2006 he moved VfL Eintracht Hagen. Two years after he broke through on the senior team. ^[3] From 2008 to 2010 he was regular player for their Regionalliga team.

In 2010 he signed for the 2. Bundesliga team TUSEM Essen. With them he was promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga in 2012. In 2013 he joined league rivals TuS N-Lübbecke. ^[4] He played for them for three years, before joining SC DHfK Leipzig in 2016. He signed a two year contract with the club. ^[5] He later extended the contract until 2020, and in 2020 he extended for one further year. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2021 he joined GWD Minden. ^[8]

In the summer of 2023 he returned to VfL Eintracht Hagen. ^[9]

Season Statistics

Season	Team	League	Games	Goals
2011/12	TUSEM Essen	2. HBL	38	96
2012/13	TUSEM Essen	HBL	33	97
2013/14	TUSEM Essen	2. HBL	32	130
2014/15	TuS N-Lübbecke	HBL	33	94
2015/16	TuS N-Lübbecke	HBL	32	115
2016/17	SC DHfK Leipzig	HBL	30	105
2017/18	SC DHfK Leipzig	HBL	31	97
2018/19	SC DHfK Leipzig	HBL	31	56
2019/20	SC DHfK Leipzig	HBL	4	1
2020/21	SC DHfK Leipzig	HBL	23	40
2021/22	GWD Minden	HBL	31	85
2022/23	GWD Minden	HBL	27	70
Total HBL			275	760
Total 2. HBL			70	226

Souce: Player profile at the Handball-Bundesliga webpage ^[10]

National team

He debuted for the German national team in 2015 against Switzerland. ^[11]

He was initially part of the 20-squad for the 2016 European Championship, but did not make the 16 man tournament squad. ^[12] He later came into the team to replace Maximilian Janke. ^[13]

Achievements

• European Championship :
  •  Gold: 2016

References

1. DHB profile
2. 2016 European Championship roster
3. "Niclas Pieczkowski: Ballkind und im Herzen ein LTVer" (in German). derwesten.de. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
4. "Weiterer Neuzugang bei TuS N-Lübbecke" (in German). handball-world.com. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
5. "Aufsteiger Leipzig angelt sich einen Europameister" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
6. "SC DHfK verlängert mit Niclas Pieczkowski" (in German). SC DHfK Leipzig. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
7. "Niclas Pieczkowski bleibt ein weiteres Jahr beim SC DHfK Leipzig" (in German). handball-world.news. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
8. "GWD Minden verpflichtet Niclas Pieczkowski" (in German). handball-world.news. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
9. "Nach Abschied aus Minden: Niclas Pieczkowski wechselt "zurück nach Hause"" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
10. "Niclas Pieczkowski" (in German). Handball-Bundesliga . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
11. "Persönliche Daten" (in German). German Handball Association . Retrieved 13 July 2018.
12. "Prokop benennt Kader für Vorbereitung auf EHF EURO 2018" (in German). German Handball Association . Retrieved 13 July 2018.
13. "Max Janke rückt für Niclas Pieczkowski in DHB-Kader" (in German). SC DHfK Leipzig. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.