Niko Gießelmann was born on 26 September 1991 in Hannover and plays for 1. FC Union Berlin. He played for TSV Godshorn from 1995-2005, for SC Langenhagen from 2005-2007, for Hannover 96 from 2007-2013, for SpVgg Greuther Fürth from 2013-2017, for Fortuna Düsseldorf from 2017-2020 and has played for 1. FC Union Berlin since 2020.

Current season 2021/22

In the current season, the 30-year-old has scored three goals for his team and is therefore the second-best scorer of his squad. With three assists, he currently has the second-most in his team along with Max Kruse. With 14 shots taken so far, Niko Gießelmann has had the third-most attempts on goal of any 1. FC Union Berlin player. Until now, he has been responsible for 18 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself second place within the statistics of his club. In 13 of the previous 14 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 14 games, the player with the shirt number 23 won 5 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for one game.

Few players have covered a greater distance in this season than Niko Gießelmann. He is presently the second-best runner with 152 km run on the pitch.

Bundesliga career and records

Niko Gießelmann has played 82 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 27. He has netted four goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, he has completed 27 matches with his present squad. Here, he has scored a total of three goals.