Lübeck Cougars: Kicker Eric Schlomm goes to the Hamburg Sea Devils

“Decision has nothing to do with the cougars”

“It’s true, I have a different offer and I won’t be playing in Lübeck next year. I can’t say more about that at the moment, “explains Schlomm himself.” But my decision has absolutely nothing to do with the Cougars. And it doesn’t have to be a goodbye forever. “

Max Paatz, General Manager of Sea Devils, is also keeping a low profile, says: “Eric is an interesting kicker, one of very few in northern Germany. And we need a good kicker. So of course we talk to each other. ”Because the outstanding Dane Phillip Friis Andersen, who with 112 points (26 field goals / 34 extra points) played a major role in ensuring that the Hanseatic team made it to the finals of the ELF in the premiere season in 2021, will probably not extending his contract in Hamburg.

Schlomm’s farewell tears a big gap in Lübeck’s footballers

With the Cougars, Schlomm’s departure definitely tears a huge gap. “That hits us hard because Eric is a very good kicker and punter. But that’s the way it is in sport. We wish him all the best and hope that he will find his way back to us at some point, ”says outgoing head coach Mark Holtze, who is currently working on the squad planning for 2022 with his designated successor, Jim Ward.

Anyone who could follow in Schlomm’s footsteps with the mountain lions is still in the stars. “We check internally whether someone has the talent and the will to take on the position. But of course we also look outside to see whether there could be an adequate replacement, ”says Holtze.

But the footsteps that Schlomm has left behind are extremely large. In his two years with the Cougars, the former soccer goalkeeper scored a total of 104 points (12 field goals / 68 extra points) – more than any other kicker in the history of the Lübeck football team.

In addition, the 29-year-old even kicked himself into the field of vision of the national team and was at the end of October for the “Team Germany” training session in Schwäbisch Hall. He does not yet know whether he will have made it to the next selection round there. On the other hand, it is certain that Schlomm’s path in Lübeck is over for the time being.

Hamburg Sea Devils rely on ex-cougar Ceesay as quarterback

In 2022, the Sea Devils will not only rely on Lübeck kicker qualities. With Salieu Ceesay, another ex-mountain lion becomes number one on the quarterback position in Hamburg. “We said months ago that we wanted to go into the upcoming ELF season with a German playmaker. And for me Salieu is one of the top quarterbacks in Germany. We trust him. “

From Axel Wronowski