Niklas Stark
![]() Stark in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Niklas Stark[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back, defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2002 | FSV Ipsheim | ||
2002–2004 | TSV Neustadt/Aisch | ||
2004–2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 54 | (3) |
2014–2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 3 | (0) |
2015– | Hertha BSC | 147 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Germany U17 | 3 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Germany U19 | 13 | (3) |
2015 | Germany U20 | 7 | (3) |
2014–2017 | Germany U21 | 18 | (2) |
2019– | Germany | 2 | (0) |
Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:19, 6 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:03, 7 October 2020 (UTC) |
Niklas Stark (born 14 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Germany national team.
Club career[]
Stark made his Bundesliga debut on 27 April 2013 in a 2–1 loss to 1899 Hoffenheim.[2] He made two more appearances for 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2012–13 season.[3] In the 2013–14 season, Stark made appearances for both the first team and second team.[4] He made 21 appearances for the first team and two appearances.[4] He didn't score for either team.[4] Again, during the 2014–15 season, Stark made appearances for both the first and second teams.[5] He scored two goals in 26 appearances for the first team.[5] He failed to score in one appearance for the second team.[5] His final match in a Nürnberg jersey proved to be a 2–1 loss to VfL Bochum on 23 August 2015[6] as he transferred to Hertha BSC the following day.[7] He had scored a goal in four league appearances for Nürnberg in the 2015–16 season.[4] He had also made a German Cup appearance prior to the transfer.[4]
Stark signed for Hertha BSC on 24 August 2015.[7] Niklas Stark is considered to be the best young centre back in the German Bundesliga by most pundits, which is high praise for the defender.[8] Stark's superb performances for Hertha Berlin, earned him serious interest from giant German club Bayern Munich.[8]
International career[]
On 15 March 2019, Stark was called up for the German national team for the first time in his career by national team coach Joachim Löw.[9] He made his debut on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Northern Ireland. He substituted Lukas Klostermann in the 65th minute.[10]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of matches played on 4 October 2020.[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1. FC Nürnberg | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
2015–16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
Totals | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 3 | |||
1. FC Nürnberg II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Totals | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Hertha BSC | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 120 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 139 | 7 | ||
Career totals | 176 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 197 | 10 |
International[]
- As of 7 October 2020[11]
Germany | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours[]
International[]
- Germany
Individual[]
- Fritz Walter Medal 2014 in Gold (Category Under-19)
- 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: Team of the Tournament[13]
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[14]
References[]
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 19 June 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Hoffenheim hält den Anschluss" (in German). kicker. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Niklas Stark". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Niklas Stark » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Niklas Stark". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Haberer nutzt Klasse-Kombination zum Sieg" (in German). kicker. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Dardai über Stark: "Er kann ein Führungsspieler werden"" (in German). kicker. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Hertha Berlin defender Niklas Stark is on Bayern Munich's radar". 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Maximilian Eggestein, Niklas Stark and Lukas Klostermann: who are the new faces in Joachim Löw's latest Germany squad?". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Germany v Northern Ireland game report". UEFA. 19 November 2019.
- ^ Niklas Stark at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "The UEFA Technical Team Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. July 2017.
External links[]
- Niklas Stark – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Niklas Stark at FootballDatabase.eu
- 1995 births
- Living people
- German footballers
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- Hertha BSC players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Germany youth international footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- 1. FC Nürnberg II players
- People from Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers from Bavaria
- Germany international footballers