Niklas Landin Jacobsen

Niklas Landin Jacobsen
Landin with THW Kiel in 2018
Personal information
Born (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988
Søborg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Aalborg Håndbold
Number 1
Youth career
Years Team
1991–2004
 KFUM København
2004–2005
 GOG
2005–2006
 KFUM København
Senior clubs
Years Team
2006–2010
 GOG Svendborg TGI
2010–2012
 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2012–2015
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2015–2023
 THW Kiel
2023–
 Aalborg Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2024
 Denmark 283 (13)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
2024 Paris Team
2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
2019 Germany/Denmark
2021 Egypt
2023 Poland/Sweden
2011 Sweden
2013 Spain
European Championship
2012 Serbia
2014 Denmark
2024 Germany
2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Youth World Championship
2007 Bahrain
Junior World Championship
2009 Egypt
2007 Macedonia
Junior European Championship
2008 Romania
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11 August 2024

Niklas Landin Jacobsen (born 19 December 1988) is a Danish handballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aalborg Håndbold.[1] Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of handball,[2][3] 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.[4][5] He served as captain of the Denmark national team from 2012 until his international retirement in 2024.[6][7]

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).[8] 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.[9]

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

He joined Bjerringbro-Silkeborg mid-2010 and stayed until 2012.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

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).[13][14] He was named German Handballer of the Year in 2021.[15] From 2018, his brother Magnus Landin also played for Kiel.[16]

Aalborg Håndbold

Returned to Denmark in 2023, winning the Danish league in 2024 and 2025, the Danish Cup in 2025, and reaching the 2024 EHF Champions League final (lost 30–31 to Barcelona).[17][18][19]

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.[20]

Honours

Individual awards

Personal life

Landin is the older brother of Magnus Landin Jacobsen, who also plays for the Danish national team and THW Kiel (2018–2023).[16]

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Five goalkeepers who are re-writing the position". European Handball Federation. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  3. ^ ""SPECIAL ONE": Niklas Landin won everything in career!". Handball-Planet.com. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Oftedal and Landin named 2019 IHF World Players of the Year". IHF. 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ "IHF | Danish delight in the 2021 IHF World Players and Coaches of the Year awards". www.ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "DEN STÆRKE KEEPER BLIVER NY ANKERMAND PÅ DET DANSKE HERRELANDSHOLD". DHF. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Flawless Denmark claim first world title". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 27 January 2019.
  9. ^ "GOG Svendborg TGI declared bankrupt and relegated to the Danish 2nd division". DHF. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Bjerringbro/Silkeborg angelt sich Fredrik Petersen" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  11. ^ Anne Funch (21 May 2011). "AG København er dansk mester" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Flot hyldest til Niklas Landin" (in Danish). hbold.dk. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Niklas Landin wird 2015 ein "zebra"" (in German). THW Kiel. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  14. ^ "THW Kiel win PIXUM Super Cup 2015". handball-planet.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Niklas Landin Ist "Handballer Des Jahres" in Deutschland!" (in German). THW Kiel. February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  16. ^ a b Oliver Preben Jørgensen (25 January 2024). "Niklas Landin forlod lillebror: - Jeg savner ham" (in Danish). Se og Hør. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Niklas Landin kehrt 2023 in seine dänische Heimat zurück". thw-handball.de (in German). THW Kiel. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  18. ^ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark.
  19. ^ "Aalborg vinder DM-guld for andet år i træk". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Landin kun med som backup" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  21. ^ "Danish Cup Winners Men". DHF. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  22. ^ "OFTEDAL AND LANDIN NAMED 2019 IHF WORLD PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". International Handball Federation. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  23. ^ "DANISH DELIGHT IN THE 2021 IHF WORLD PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE YEAR AWARDS". International Handball Federation. 28 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Men's All-star Team". International Handball Federation. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Paris 2024 Men's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  26. ^ "All Star Team of the World Championship 2013". ihf.info. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  27. ^ "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2014 official website. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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