{{short description|German field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Nicolas Jacobi | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|13|df=yes}}<ref name="BBC Olympic Profile">{{cite web |title=Nicolas Jacobi |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/21117a95-69e8-42bb-aab5-99c041f47ae0 |work=BBC |accessdate=3 January 2013}}</ref> | birth_place = Mainz, West Germany<ref name="Deutsche Olympiamannschaft Profile">{{cite web |title=Nicolas Jacobi |url=http://www.deutsche-olympiamannschaft.de/de/athleten/detail/a_action/show/a_athletes/nicolas-jacobi-437.html |website=Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de |language=de |publisher=Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund |accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> | height = 1.93 m | weight = 95 kg | position = Goalkeeper | clubs1 = Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub | years1 = | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs2 = Uhlenhorster HC | years2 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | clubs3 = Delhi Waveriders | years3 = 2013– | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Germany | nationalyears1 = 2008– | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}} {{MedalGold|2014 Bhubaneswar|Team}} }}
'''Nicolas Jacobi''' (born 13 April 1987) is a German professional field hockey player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Delhi Waveriders in the Hockey India League and the Germany national field hockey team.
==Career==
===Delhi Waveriders=== On 16 December 2012, Jacobi was bought by the Delhi Waveriders for the new franchise base league, Hockey India League, for $50,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-auction-as-the-teams-shape-up/310745-5-136.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219014754/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-auction-as-the-teams-shape-up/310745-5-136.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2012 |work=IBN Live |accessdate=3 January 2013}}</ref> He then made his debut for the side on 14 January 2013 in the leagues very first match against the Punjab Warriors.<ref name="HIL Debut">{{cite web |title=HIL Match 1: Delhi Waveriders 2-1 Punjab Warriors |url=http://league.hockeyindia.org/images/stories/2013/01/HIL-2013-M-1-DEW-v-JPW.pdf |work=Hockey India League |accessdate=3 January 2013}}</ref> He started the match and played the full game as Delhi Waveriders won 2–1.<ref name="HIL Debut"/>
==International==
===2012 Olympics=== Jacobi was a reserve for the Germany side that won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kookaburras strike in rich in India |url=http://www.hockey.org.au/News/ArtMID/851/ArticleID/28/Kookaburras-strike-in-rich-in-India |work=Hockey Australia |accessdate=3 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Germany announce men's Olympic squad |url=http://www.fih.ch/en/news-3780-germany-announce-men-s-olympic-squad |work=FIH |accessdate=3 January 2013}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIH}} * {{Olympics.com profile}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{DOSB profile}} * [http://www.rrk-online.de/allgemein/chronrrk/uebermitgl/nicojacobi12.htm RRK Profile] {{in lang|de}}
{{Delhi Waveriders team}} {{Germany FH Squad 2012 Champions Trophy}} {{Germany FH Squad 2014 World Cup}} {{Germany FH Squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobi, Nicolas}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:German men's field hockey players Category:Hockey India League players Category:Delhi Waveriders players Category:Olympic field hockey players for Germany Category:Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Category:German expatriate sportspeople in India Category:German expatriate field hockey players Category:Uhlenhorster HC players Category:Sportspeople from Mainz Category:Field hockey players from Rhineland-Palatinate Category:2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:Men's Euro Hockey League–winning players