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Julian Köster


Personal data

Position:
Left back, center
Date of birth:
16.03.2000
Place of birth:
Bielefeld
Nationality:
German
Height:
2.00m
In club since:
2026
Contract until:
30.06.2030
Clubs:
TuS SW Brauweiler
2015 Bayer Dormagen (youth)
2018 Bayer Dormagen
2020 VfL Gummersbach
Career highlights:
  • Silver Laurel Leaf ("Silbernes Lorbeerblatt") 2024
  • "Felix" - Sports men of the year 2024 in North Rhine-Westphalia
     
  • 6th place WC 2025
  • Silver medal Olympics 2024
  • 4th place Euro 2024
  • 5th place WC 2023
  • Silver U-19 WC 2019
  • Voted as best defense player into the all star team of the U-19 WC 2019
Miscellaneous:
Handball embassador for the Special Olympics
Wikipedia:
de | en

Career in national team

Appearances in the national team:
69 GER (as at 28.04.2025)
Goals in the national team:
177 (as at 28.04.2025)
First match for national team:
5th November 2021 vs Portugal in Luxemburg
Successes:
  • 6th place WC 2025
  • Silver medal Olympics 2024
  • 4th place Euro 2024
  • 5th place WC 2023
  • Silver U-19 WC 2019
  • Voted as best defense player into the all star team of the U-19 WC 2019
Julian Köster.
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Julian Köster in action.
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Statistics for other clubs

seasonLeagueclub goalspenaltiesfield goalsmatchesgoals per match
with pen.w/o pen.
18/19 2. BL Bayer Dormagen 14 0 14 17 0,8 0,8
19/20 2. BL Bayer Dormagen 43 0 43 18 2,4 2,4
20/21 2. BL VfL Gummersbach 55 0 55 17 3,2 3,2
21/22 2. BL VfL Gummersbach 173 0 173 35 4,9 4,9
22/23 1. BL VfL Gummersbach 140 0 140 34 4,1 4,1
23/24 1. BL VfL Gummersbach 120 1 119 28 4,3 4,3
Saisons in der ersten Bundesliga sind fett markiert.