Niklas Süle

Niklas Süle
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
1899 Hoffenheim
Number 25
Youth career
Rot-Weiß Walldorf
Eintracht Frankfurt
2009–2010 SV Darmstadt 98
2010–2013 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 1899 Hoffenheim II 7 (0)
2013– 1899 Hoffenheim 95 (6)
National team
2010–2011 Germany U16 10 (2)
2011–2012 Germany U17 17 (3)
2012–2013 Germany U18 4 (0)
2013 Germany U19 3 (0)
2014– Germany U21 11 (1)
2016 Germany Olympic 6 (0)
2016– Germany 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:52, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

Niklas Süle (born 3 September 1995) is a German footballer[1] who plays as a centre back for 1899 Hoffenheim.

Club career

Süle started his career with Rot-Weiß Walldorf. Later, he went to Eintracht Frankfurt, where he played until the end of the 2008–09 season. Afterwards, he moved to SV Darmstadt 98, and only half a year later to 1899 Hoffenheim. On 11 May 2013, Süle made his debut for Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga game against Hamburger SV. He started in the first eleven and was substituted for Andreas Ludwig in the 81st minute. Hoffenheim lost the game 1–4.

International career

With the German U17 he participated at the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.[2]

Süle was called up in August 2016 when the Germany national football team played Finland and Norway.[3] He was brought off in the 59th minute against Finland.[4]

Honours

International

Germany

References

  1. "Niklas Süle" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016.
  3. "Uncapped Niklas Sule in Germany squad with Bastian Schweinsteiger set to bow out". Sky Sports. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. "Schedule :: The "Mannschaft" :: National Teams :: DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.". Retrieved 31 August 2016.


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