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German footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Niclas Füllkrug (born 9 February 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Niclas Füllkrug[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Hanover, Germany | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2005 | TuS Ricklingen[3] | ||
2005–2006 | Sportfreunde Ricklingen[3] | ||
2006–2012 | Werder Bremen[3] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Werder Bremen II | 26 | (10) |
2012–2014 | Werder Bremen | 23 | (2) |
2013–2014 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 21 | (6) |
2014–2016 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 54 | (17) |
2016–2019 | Hannover 96 | 75 | (21) |
2019–2023 | Werder Bremen | 90 | (45) |
2023– | Borussia Dortmund | 29 | (12) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Germany U19 | 7 | (5) |
2012–2014 | Germany U20 | 9 | (3) |
2022– | Germany | 15 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 21 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:05, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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A Werder Bremen youth star, Füllkrug started his senior career with the club's reserves. Following appearances with the first team in the Bundesliga and a loan to 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth in the 2013–14 season, he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg. His performances at Nürnberg earned him a move to Hannover 96 in 2016. In April 2019, Füllkrug's return to Werder Bremen for the 2019–20 season was announced. In 2022, he was selected for the German squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.