Nicolas Jacobi (born 13 April 1987) is a German professional

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Delhi Waveriders in the

Hockey India League Hockey India League (HIL), known as the Coal India Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. The league is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. HIL, along with the Indian Premier League, ...

and the Germany national field hockey team.

Career

Delhi Waveriders

On 16 December 2012, Jacobi was bought by the Delhi Waveriders for the new franchise base league,

, for $50,000. He then made his debut for the side on 14 January 2013 in the leagues very first match against the

Punjab Warriors Jaypee Punjab Warriors (abbreviated as JPW) is a field hockey team based in Chandigarh, Punjab that plays in the Hockey India League. It is owned by Jaypee Group. Former Australian coach Barry Dancer serves as the head coach for the team while ...

. He started the match and played the full game as Delhi Waveriders won 2–1.

International

2012 Olympics

Jacobi was a reserve for the

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

side that won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

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RRK Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobi, Nicolas 1987 births Living people German male field hockey players Hockey India League players Delhi Waveriders players Olympic field hockey players for Germany Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany German expatriate sportspeople in India German expatriate field hockey players Uhlenhorster HC players Sportspeople from Mainz 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players 21st-century German people