Luca Witzke
| Luca Witzke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Witzke in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
3 April 1999 Kempen, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SC DHfK Leipzig | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2004–2011 | Hülser SV | ||
2011–2014 | TV Aldekerk | ||
2014–2016 | ART Düsseldorf | ||
2016–2018 | TUSEM Essen | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2018–2019 | TUSEM Essen | ||
2019– | SC DHfK Leipzig | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Germany | 26 | (54) |
Medal record | |||
Luca Witzke (born 3 April 1999) is a German handball player who plays for SC DHfK Leipzig and the German national team.
Club career
[edit]Witzke joined TUSEM Essen in the A-youth team. In the 2017/18 season he played in the club's second division team. In the 2018/19 season he scored 98 goals for Essen.[1] In the summer of 2019 he moved to SC DHfK Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
International career
[edit]Witzke had played 18 junior international matches. With the U20 national team, he won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Celje, Slovenia in the summer of 2018.[2] He missed the 2019 U21 European Championships due to a patellar tendon injury.[3]
In October 2019, Witzke was nominated for a training and international match week for the senior national team. There, he broke his nose, meaning he did not make his first international appearance.[4] He was the youngest player in the 28-man squad for the European Championships in January 2020.
On 5 November 2021, Witzke made his debut for the senior national team in a friendly against Portugal in Luxembourg. At the 2022 European Championship, he played two games before a positive COVID-19 test ended his tournament.[5] At the 2023 World Cup, he reached 5th place with the German national team, and Witzke scored 20 goals.
References
[edit]- ^ "DHfK-Neuzugang Luca Witzke: „Mit sehr gutem Gefühl" in Leipzig". handball-world.news. 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Die Bilanz der U20-EM: „Riesiger Stolz" und eine Bronze-Party". handball-world.news. 30 July 2018.
- ^ "SC DHfK Leipzigs Luca Witzke: Stressresistent und voller Dynamik". sportbuzzer.de. 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Luca Witzke nach Nasenbeinbruch: „Mir geht es inzwischen wieder gut"". handball-world.news. 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Cumulative Statistics Germany". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. 29 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Luca Witzke at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Viersen (district)
- German male handball players
- SC DHfK Leipzig players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Germany
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in handball