Niklas Landin Jacobsen (born 19 December 1988) is a Danish handballer for

THW Kiel THW Kiel is a handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 22 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, wi ...

and the Denmark national team. He has previously played for

Rhein-Neckar Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a professional handball club founded in 2002, based in Mannheim, Germany. The club competes in the German Handball-Bundesliga and continentally in EHF European League. Rhein-Neckar Löwen play their home games in SAP Are ...

. He is European Champion with the Danish national team, after winning the 2012 Championship in Serbia, defeating the host nation in the final, 21–19. Niklas Landin is the captain of the Denmark national team. In 2011 and 2013, he won silver medal at the

World Men's Handball Championship The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938. In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titl ...

. In 2016, he was part of the Danish team that won Olympic gold. With the Danish national team, he won the

2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Denmark and Germany from 10 to 27 January 2019. It was the first IHF World Men's Handball Championship to include more ...

. He is the older brother of fellow

player and Danish international Magnus Landin Jacobsen. Landin Jacobsen was named the

IHF World Player of the Year The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media a ...

for 2019 and for 2021. He was the first player to be named two consecutive times. In 2021, he won the

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, posting a save rate of 30%.

Club career

GOG Svendborg TGI

In 2006 Landin signed with GOG Svendborg TGI. He stayed with the club until the start of 2010, where the club faced financial distress and players were allowed to negotiate with other clubs.

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

Landin signed with Bjerringbro-Silkeborg a contract starting from the 2010 season, but due to GOG Svendborg financial distress, Landin joined BSV in the beginning of 2010. He quickly became first choice and remained with club until 2012.

Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Landin joined the club on a three-year deal, starting 2012–13 season. He was a part of the team that won the

2012–13 EHF Cup The 2012–13 EHF Cup was the 32nd edition of the EHF Cup and the first edition since the merger of the EHF Cup with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The EHF Cup final four tournament was played in Nantes, France, between 18 and 19 May 2013. Qualifica ...

THW Kiel

On 7 August 2014,

announced that Landin would join the club on a three-year contract, starting from the 2015 season. He won the 2015 Super Cup with THW Kiel in a close match against

SG Flensburg-Handewitt SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a professional handball club from Flensburg and Handewitt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and EHF European League. They play home matches at Flens-Arena. Since form ...

Honours

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

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EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...

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* German Championship: **: 2019/20, 2020/21 *

DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bund ...

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*German Super Cup: **: 2015 * Danish Championship: **: 2007 **: 2011, 2012 **: 2010 * Danish Handball Cup: **: 2007, 2008

Individual awards

* IHF World Player of the Year – Men: 2019, 2021 * All-Star Goalkeeper of the Olympic Games:

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* All-Star Goalkeeper of the World Championship:

* All-Star Goalkeeper of the European Championship:

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* All-Star Goalkeeper of the Youth World Championship: 2007 * Danish Player of the Year: 2012, 2014, 2020 *Danish National team Player of the year: 2014, 2020, 2021 *

Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche Kr ...

Best Goalkeeper: 2014, 2015,

*All-Star Goalkeeper of the EHF Champions League:

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*Handball Player of the Year in Germany: 2021

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landin Jacobsen, Niklas 1988 births Living people Danish male handball players THW Kiel players Rhein-Neckar Löwen players Handball-Bundesliga players Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Denmark Expatriate handball players Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in handball People from Gladsaxe Municipality Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark