Niklas Hauptmann

Niklas Hauptmann
Niklas Hauptmann (2018)
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Dresden
Number 27
Youth career
2008–2015 Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Dynamo Dresden 56 (2)
2018–2022 1. FC Köln 12 (0)
2018–2022 1. FC Köln II 11 (2)
2020–2021 → Holstein Kiel (loan) 31 (0)
2022– Dynamo Dresden 68 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Niklas Hauptmann (born 27 June 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 3. Liga club Dynamo Dresden.[2]

Career

Hauptmann was born in Cologne.[3]

In May 2018, it was announced Hauptmann would join 1. FC Köln, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, from Dynamo Dresden for the 2018–19 season. He thereby followed in the footsteps of his father Ralf who had played for 1. FC Köln in the 1990s and returned to his place of birth.[3]

In July 2020, it was announced that Hauptmann would spend the 2020–21 season on loan at Holstein Kiel.[4]

On 31 August 2022, Köln announced on their website that Hauptmann would return to Dynamo Dresden and sign a contract with the team until 2024.[5]

Personal life

His father, Ralf, was also a professional footballer and former East German international.[6] His younger brother Marius is also a professional footballer, currently playing for FSV Zwickau.[7]

Career statistics

As of 1 August 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo Dresden 2015–16 3. Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 29 2 1 0 30 2
2017–18 25 0 1 0 26 0
Total 56 2 2 0 58 2
1. FC Köln 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 12 0 0 0 12 0
1. FC Köln II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 5 2 0 0 5 2
Total 6 2 0 0 6 2
Career total 74 4 2 0 76 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Niklas Hauptmann | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ Niklas Hauptmann at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b "Köln gewinnt das Rennen um Dresdens Hauptmann". kicker Online (in German). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Holstein Kiel leiht Kölns Hauptmann aus". kicker.de. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Niklas Hauptmann wechselt nach Dresden". 1. FC Köln (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. ^ Walsh, Dylan (20 October 2016). "Hauptmann extends contract to 2020". Vavel. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Marius Hauptmann schließt sich FSV Zwickau an". dynamodresden.de (in German). 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  8. ^ Niklas Hauptmann at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2018.


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