German squad for EHF EURO 2026

Germany’s national team head coach, Alfred Gislason, has named his squad for EHF EURO 2026. Germany will play in a group in Herning alongside Spain, Serbia and Austria. The roster includes only one player based outside the Bundesliga: Juri Knorr, who plays for Aalborg.

Over the past two years, Germany have won Olympic silver, finished fourth at EHF EURO 2024 as hosts in Cologne, and placed sixth at the 2025 World Championship.

Goalkeepers:

• David Späth (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)

• Andreas Wolff (THW Kiel)

Left wings:

• Rune Dahmke (THW Kiel)

• Lukas Mertens (SC Magdeburg)

Left backs:

• Marko Grgic (SG Flensburg-Handewitt)

• Tom Kiesler (VfL Gummersbach)

• Julian Köster (VfL Gummersbach)

• Matthes Langhoff (Füchse Berlin)

• Miro Schluroff (VfL Gummersbach)

Centre backs:

• Juri Knorr (Aalborg Håndbold, Denmark)

• Nils Lichtlein (Füchse Berlin)

Right backs:

• Franz Semper (SC DHfK Leipzig)

• Renars Uscins (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf)

Right wings:

• Mathis Häseler (VfL Gummersbach)

• Lukas Zerbe (THW Kiel)

Line players (pivots):

• Justus Fischer (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf)

• Johannes Golla (SG Flensburg-Handewitt)

• Jannik Kohlbacher (Rhein-Neckar Löwen)