Noah Atubolu

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Noah Atubolu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
SC Freiburg
Number 1
Youth career
–2015 Sportfreunde Eintracht Freiburg
2015–2020 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 SC Freiburg II 81 (0)
2022– SC Freiburg 65 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Germany U17 7 (0)
2020 Germany U19 1 (0)
2022–2025 Germany U21 22 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:43, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Noah Atubolu (born 25 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Born in Germany, Atubolu is of Igbo Nigerian descent. [2] He has represented Germany at youth international level. [3] In 2025 he set a Bundesliga record when he saved five consecutive penalties, the streak extending from May 2024 to September 2025. [4]

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Career statistics

As of match played 1 October 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Freiburg II 2020–21 Regionalliga 250250
2021–22 3. Liga 310310
2022–23 3. Liga250250
Total810810
SC Freiburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 000000
2022–23 Bundesliga00201 [a] 030
2023–24 Bundesliga340108 [a] 0430
2024–25 Bundesliga26010270
2025–26 Bundesliga50102 [a] 080
Total65050110810
Career total146050110001620
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Germany U21

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Noah Atubolu | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "Germany Block Young Goalkeeper Atubolu From Switching To Nigeria After Losing Okoye". Own Goal Nigeria. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. Noah Atubolu at DFB (also available in German )
  4. "Freiburg's Noah Atubolu sets new penalty-saving record". Bundesliga. 21 September 2025.
  5. Noah Atubolu at Soccerway
  6. "England 3-2 Germany (aet) highlights: Rowe header ensures Young Lions retain title". uefa.com. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  7. "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2022.