Handball national coach Alfred Gislason has announced the DHB squad for the two test games against Iceland.
The German national handball team starts the first international matches of the new season with two debutants. Defense specialist Tom Kiesler (Gummersbach) and U21 world champion Lasse Ludwig (Berlin) are in the national team squad for the first time for the games against Iceland.
“I look forward to seeing you again and am excited about this formation” said Gislason, who nominated 18 players on Wednesday around his top stars such as captain Johannes Golla, goalkeeper Andreas Wolff and playmaker Juri Knorr.
Two friendly matches against Iceland
On the way to the European Championships in Denmark, Sweden and Norway (January 15th to February 1st), Germany will test against Iceland on October 30th in Nuremberg and three days later in Munich. The two games”become enlightening for us“Gislason said:”We need an absolute top level for the European Championships in January.“
Kiesler had already been in the extended squad for the 2024 Olympic Games, but has recently been slowed down again and again due to various injuries. The right-hander is a “very interesting player“, said Gislason. U21 world champion Ludwig should be developed as the third goalkeeper after Wolff and David Späth.
The squad of the German national handball team
Goal: Andreas Wolff (THW Kiel), David Späth (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Lasse Ludwig (Füchse Berlin)
Field: Tim Freihöfer (Füchse Berlin), Lukas Mertens (SC Magdeburg), Miro Schluroff (VfL Gummersbach), Marko Grgic (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Juri Knorr (Aalborg Handbold/DEN), Julian Köster (VfL Gummersbach), Nils Lichtlein (Füchse Berlin), Renars Uscins (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf), Franz Semper (SC DHfK Leipzig), Lukas Zerbe (THW Kiel), Mathis Häseler (VfL Gummersbach), Tom Kiesler (VfL Gummersbach), Johannes Golla (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Justus Fischer (TSV Hannover Burgdorf), Jannik Kohlbacher (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)