Niklas Schmidt

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Niklas Schmidt
Schmidt warming up for Toulouse in 2023
Personal information
Full name Niklas Uwe Schmidt[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kassel, Germany[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2016 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Werder Bremen II 62 (5)
2016–2023 Werder Bremen 50 (5)
2018–2019 → Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) 33 (5)
2019–2021 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 47 (6)
2023– Toulouse 1 (0)
International career‡
2014 Germany U16 2 (2)
2014–2015 Germany U17 17 (7)
2016–2017 Germany U19 8 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Bulgaria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:19, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Niklas Uwe Schmidt (born 1 March 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 1 club Toulouse.[2] At international level, he represented Germany's U16, U17, and U19 youth teams.

Club career[edit]

Schmidt playing for Werder Bremen in 2021

Schmidt is a youth exponent from Werder Bremen. He made his 3. Liga debut on 31 July 2016 against Sportfreunde Lotte. He played the full game.[3]

On 24 September 2016, he made his first team debut in the Bundesliga against VfL Wolfsburg coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for captain Clemens Fritz and assisting the 2–1 winner in stoppage time.[4]

In July 2018, Schmidt joined 3. Liga side SV Wehen Wiesbaden on loan for the 2018–19 season while his contract with Werder Bremen was extended.[5]

In June 2019, it was announced he had agreed a "long-term" extension of his contract with Werder Bremen and that he would join VfL Osnabrück on a two-year loan.[6]

Following his return from loan at Osnabrück in summer 2021 Schmidt was expected to leave Werder Bremen.[7] Good performances in pre-season training and matches earned him playing time at the club.[7] In October, having made nine league appearances in which he scored one goal and made four assists, he signed a contract extension.[7]

In August 2023 Schmidt moved to French club Toulouse, playing in the Ligue 1.[8] The transfer fee paid to Werder Bremen was reported as €2.5 million.[9]

International career[edit]

Schmidt is a Germany youth international having represented the country at U16, U17, and U19 levels.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 16 June 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen 2016–17 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 25 2 1 0 0 0 26 2
2022–23 Bundesliga 24 3 1 0 0 0 25 3
Total 50 5 2 0 0 0 52 5
Werder Bremen II 2016–17 3. Liga 32 2 0 0 0 0 32 2
2017–18 3. Liga 30 3 0 0 0 0 30 3
Total 62 5 0 0 0 0 62 5
Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) 2018–19 3. Liga 33 5 2 1 2[a] 0 37 6
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 25 5 0 0 0 0 25 5
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 22 1 2 0 2[b] 0 26 1
Total 47 6 2 0 2 0 51 6
Career total 186 21 6 1 4 0 196 22
  1. ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in relegation play-offs

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Niklas Schmidt at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Niklas Schmidt at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Werder Bremen vs. Sportfreunde Lotte". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Goldköpfchen Gebre Selassie". Kreiszeitung (in German). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Verstärkung für Mittelfeld: SV Wehen Wiesbaden leiht Niklas Schmidt von Werder Bremen aus". Wiesbadener Tagblatt (in German). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Bremen verleiht Schmidt an Osnabrück weiter". kicker Online (in German). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Cottäus, Daniel (2 October 2021). "Niklas Schmidt verlängert seinen Vertrag bei Werder Bremen". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Niklas Schmidt wechselt von Werder Bremen nach Toulouse" [Niklas Schmidt moves from Werder Bremen to Toulouse]. kicker (in German). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Werder Bremen: Niklas Schmidt wechselt nach Toulouse" [Werder Bremen: Niklas Schmidt moves to Toulouse]. Weser Kurier. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Niklas Schmidt - Spielerprofil - DFB Datencenter". Deutscher Fußball-Bund (in German). Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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