Niklas Wellen

Niklas Wellen
Personal information
Born	14 December 1994 (age 27); Krefeld, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club
Youth career
Senior career
Years	Team
2010–2020
2020–present
National team
Years	Team
2013–present	Germany
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
EuroHockey Championship
Champions Trophy
Junior World Cup
EuroHockey Junior Championship
	Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Niklas Wellen (born 14 December 1994)^[2] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club and the Germany national team.^[3]

International career[]

He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4] He scored four goals in the EuroHockey tournament as they won the silver medal after they lost the final to the Netherlands after a shoot-out.^[5]

Club career[]

Wellen played for the first team of since he was 16 years old.^[6] In February 2020 he signed a two-year contract at in the Netherlands from the 2020–21 season onwards.^[6]

References[]

^ "Niklas Wellen". Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ "Niklas Wellen". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "Nationalspieler Portraits". www.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ "DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast)". hockey.de (in German). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ Sinnige, Clarinda. "Netherlands win final after late 'german' equalizer". Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b Wester, Eelko (13 February 2020). "Duits international Niklas Wellen naar Pinoké". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.