Niklas Süle

Niklas Süle

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995
Place of birth	Frankfurt, Germany
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	1899 Hoffenheim
Number	25
Youth career
	Rot-Weiß Walldorf
	Eintracht Frankfurt
2009–2010	SV Darmstadt 98
2010–2013	1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	1899 Hoffenheim II	7	(0)
2013–	1899 Hoffenheim	95	(6)
International career‡
2010–2011	Germany U16	10	(2)
2011–2012	Germany U17	17	(3)
2012–2013	Germany U18	4	(0)
2013	Germany U19	3	(0)
2014–	Germany U21	11	(1)
2016	Germany Olympic	6	(0)
2016–	Germany	1	(0)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:52, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

Niklas Süle (born 3 September 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for 1899 Hoffenheim.

Club career

Süle started his career with Rot-Weiß Walldorf. Later, he went to Eintracht Frankfurt, where he played until the end of the 2008–09 season. Afterwards, he moved to SV Darmstadt 98, and only half a year later to 1899 Hoffenheim. On 11 May 2013, Süle made his debut for Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga game against Hamburger SV. He started in the first eleven and was substituted for Andreas Ludwig in the 81st minute. Hoffenheim lost the game 1–4.

International career

With the German U17 he participated at the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.

Süle was called up in August 2016 when the Germany national football team played Finland and Norway. He was brought off in the 59th minute against Finland.

Honours

International

Germany

• Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal, 2016

External links

• Niklas Süle at Soccerway