Niklas Lomb

Niklas Lomb is a German goalkeeper born in Cologne on 28 July 1993. He began at SC West Köln before joining Bayer Leverkusen’s youth academy in 2008, progressing through the under-17s, under-19s and reserve side. Lomb made his senior debut for Leverkusen in a 2012 UEFA Europa League match against Rosenborg, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win. He then went on loan to Hallescher FC and Preußen Münster in the 3. Liga, winning the Saxony-Anhalt Cup with Halle, before joining SV Sandhausen for the 2018/19 season in the 2. Bundesliga. Returning to Leverkusen in 2019, he has continued as a reserve goalkeeper and made two Bundesliga starts in 2020/21. Lomb has remained part of the squad during Leverkusen’s Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal successes in 2023/24, contributing experience and depth behind the first-choice goalkeeper.