Julian Köster | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Bielefeld, Germany | 16 March 2000||
Nationality | German | ||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | VfL Gummersbach | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Team | |||
TuS SW Brauweiler | |||
2015–2018 | TSV Bayer Dormagen | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2018–2020 | TSV Bayer Dormagen | ||
2020– | VfL Gummersbach | ||
National team 1 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Germany | 58 | (137) |
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2024 |
Julian Köster (born 16 March 2000) is a German handball player for VfL Gummersbach and the German national team.[1][2]
Having started out at TuS SW Brauweiler, Köster completed his youth team career at TSV Bayer Dormagen, a team he would make his senior handball debut with in 2018, playing in the 2. Bundesliga.[3] In 2020, the German switched to league rivals VfL Gummersbach, signing a contract until 2024.[4] His team earned promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2022 season, one which automatically triggered a one-year contract extension in Köster's contract.[5] He became captain of the team in 2022, and signed on to play for Gummersbach until 2026 following a tenth-placed finish in the 2022–23 Bundesliga campaign.[6][7]
Köster made his international debut on the German national team on 21 September 2021. He participated at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt.[8] Afterwards, Köster took part in the 2022 European Championship, where he played in all seven matches and became Germany's second-highest scorer with 18 goals.[9] He once again became the second-highest scorer for Germany at the 2024 Euros, where his 31 goals helped Germany finish fourth.[10]