Niclas

Füllkrug

Niclas Füllkrug history

Niclas Füllkrug was born on 9 February 1993 in Hannover and plays for Borussia Dortmund. He played for TuS Ricklingen from 1997-2005, for SF Ricklingen from 2005-2006, for SV Werder Bremen from 2006-2013, for Werder Bremen II from 2006-2013, for SpVgg Greuther Fürth from 2013-2014, for 1. FC Nürnberg from 2014-2016, for Hannover 96 from 2016-2019, for SV Werder Bremen from 2019-2023 and has played for Borussia Dortmund since 2023.

Current season 2023/24

In this season, the 1.89m-tall forward has already scored 11 goals and, along with Donyell Malen, Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) and Tim Kleindienst (1. FC Heidenheim 1846), has the seventh-most attempts on goal within the league. With eight assists, Niclas Füllkrug currently has the eighth-most in the league together with Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Ermedin Demirović (FC Augsburg), Kevin Stöger (VfL Bochum 1848) and Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart). With 46 shots taken so far, the player with the shirt number 14 has had the second-most attempts on goal of any Borussia Dortmund player. Until now, he has been responsible for 30 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself second place within the statistics of his club. In 26 of the previous 28 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 28 games, Niclas Füllkrug won 14 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for two games.

Niclas Füllkrug has suffered 43 fouls so far and shares 10th place in the league-wide statistics for this category with Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg), Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) and Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).

Last game

Niclas Füllkrug played his last game on the 28th matchday of the 2023/24 season (6 April 2024). Playing for Borussia Dortmund, he lost against VfB Stuttgart 0-1. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a forward for 81 minutes. Niclas Füllkrug shot at the opponent's goal a total of four times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, he had 20 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 14 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win nine. He covered a distance of 9.8 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 14 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

The 31-year-old has played 154 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 48. He has netted 55 goals throughout his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, he has completed 26 matches with his current squad. Here, Niclas Füllkrug has scored a total of 11 goals. In 2022/23, he scored the most goals of the season (16 goals) while playing for SV Werder Bremen. With a total of 55 goals in his Bundesliga career so far, he presently takes 12th place on the active scoring chart.

International appointments

Up to now, Niclas Füllkrug has played 15 international matches for Germany. He scored a total of 11 goals in these games.