Overview
- TSG Hoffenheim announced that Luca Philipp has signed an extension to his expiring contract but did not reveal the length of the new deal.
- Philipp will continue as the club’s primary backup to Germany international Oliver Baumann and remain available for first-team duty when needed.
- The 25-year-old has made eight senior appearances for Hoffenheim, including six in the Bundesliga and one each in the DFB-Pokal and the Europa League.
- Philipp joined Hoffenheim’s academy from SGV Freiberg in 2013 and has been part of the senior squad since 2020, marking him as a long-standing club product.
- Sporting director Andreas Schicker praised Philipp’s mentality, professionalism and role in keeping the goalkeeper group at a high level, a depth move that supports Hoffenheim’s domestic and European campaigns.