Niclas Füllkrug

Niclas Füllkrug (born 9 February 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for SV Werder Bremen.[2][3]

Niclas Füllkrug
Füllkrug training with Werder Bremen in 2012
Personal information
Full name Niclas Füllkrug
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993
Place of birth Hanover, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Werder Bremen
Number 11
Youth career
1997–2005 TuS Ricklingen[1]
2005–2006 Sportfreunde Ricklingen[1]
2006–2012 Werder Bremen[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Werder Bremen II 26 (10)
2012–2014 Werder Bremen 23 (2)
2013–2014Greuther Fürth (loan) 21 (6)
2014–2016 1. FC Nürnberg 54 (17)
2016–2019 Hannover 96 75 (21)
2019– Werder Bremen 15 (8)
National team
2010 Germany U18 1 (0)
2011–2012 Germany U19 7 (5)
2012–2014 Germany U20 9 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:49, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:04, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

A Werder Bremen youth product, he started his senior career with the club's reserves. Following appearances with the first team in the Bundesliga and a loan to 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth in the 2013–14 season, he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg. His performances at Nürnberg earned him a move to Hannover 96 in 2016. In April 2019, Füllkrug's return to Werder Bremen for the 2019–20 season was announced.

Club career

Werder Bremen, and Greuther Fürth loan

Having come through the youth system at Werder Bremen, Füllkrug began his senior career with the club's reserves.

On 24 August 2013, he joined SpVgg Greuther Fürth on a one-year loan deal.[4][5] On 2 November 2013, he scored four goals including a 12-minute hat-trick for his new club during a spectacular 6–2 away win at Erzgebirge Aue.[6] Having scored 6 goals in 18 appearances, he sustained a ligament rupture in his right ankle in a 2–0 win against VfL Bochum which was expected to keep him out of action for three to four weeks.[7]

1. FC Nürnberg

In 2014, Füllkrug joined 1. FC Nürnberg permanently having agreed a "long-term" contract,[8] with a reported duration of three years.[9] Werder Bremen secured an option to re-sign him for a fixed fee.[9]

Hannover 96

Füllkrug joined Hannover 96 on a four-year contract in July 2016. Nürnberg received a reported transfer fee of €2 million plus 1 million in possible bonuses.[10][11]

He failed to score in his first eight Bundesliga appearances for Hannover 96 but hit a hat-trick against Mainz 05 on 13 January 2018[12][13] in a run of goals that got his name mentioned with a call up to the German national squad.[14] He scored 14 goals in his first season with the club.[15]

On 31 August 2018, it was announced that Füllkrug had agreed to a contract extension until 2022.[15] On 30 September 2018, in a match against Eintracht Frankfurt, he was substituted off with an ankle injury,[16][17] but was able to play in the following match, a 3–1 win against VfB Stuttgart which moved Hannover up from the last place in the league table.[18][19] He also featured in a 2–2 away draw against Bayer Leverkusen[20] and a 1–2 home defeat against FC Augsburg[21] despite suffering from pain in his knee. He did not play in Hannover 96's loss in the second round of the DFB-Pokal on 30 October due to knee problems relating back to an injury sustained in 2013. Manager André Breitenreiter stated that the issue had been plaguing Füllkrug for years and that the pain was so severe before the cup match that Füllkrug did not feel "safe".[22] After consulting a specialist[23] Füllkrug returned to training on 20 November[24] and started in four consecutive matches.[25][26][27][28]

A few days after Füllkrug missed a match against SC Freiburg due to knee problems,[29] it was announced that the injury was severe and he would likely be out for the rest of the season.[30] The injury required surgery and was revealed to be cartilage damage to his right knee, the third injury of this kind of his career. He previously suffered cartilage damage at Werder Bremen (January 2013, right knee) and 1. FC Nürnberg (March 2015, left knee).[31]

Return to Werder Bremen

In April 2019, it was announced Füllkrug would return to former club Werder Bremen for the 2019–20 season. There were conflicting reports of the fee paid to Hannover 96 with Deichstube reporting €6.3 million plus a possible 500,000 in bonuses[32] and Sportbuzzer claiming 7 million.[33] 1. FC Nürnberg also profited from the transfer through a 10% sell-on clause.[34] On 26 September 2020, he scored his second Bundesliga hat-trick in a 3–1 away win against Schalke 04.[35]

Personal life

Füllkrug's nickname is "Lücke" (German for "gap") because of his front teeth.[13]

He has a wife called Lisa.[13]

Following an accident at Werder Bremen's training ground he once ended up hospitalised with the tooth of his teammate wedged in his forehead.[13]

He listens to Survivor's Eye of the Tiger for motivation.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 December 2020[36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2011–12 3. Liga 22500
2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 4545
Total 26100000002610
Werder Bremen 2011–12 Bundesliga 11100111
2012–13 Bundesliga 12111132
2013–14 Bundesliga 001010
Total 232210000253
Greuther Fürth (loan) 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 216102[lower-alpha 1]0246
1. FC Nürnberg 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 1010
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 3014212[lower-alpha 1]03415
Total 54173100205918
1. FC Nürnberg II 2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 24310253
Hannover 96 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 27520295
2017–18 Bundesliga 3414223616
2018–19 Bundesliga 14211153
Total 75215300008024
Werder Bremen 2019–20 Bundesliga 84102[lower-alpha 1]0114
2020–21 Bundesliga 54100064
Total 138200020178
Career total 23667145006025672
  1. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation playoffs

References

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  4. "Fürth leiht Füllkrug ein Jahr von Werder Bremen". nordbayern.de (in German). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. "Fürth holt Niclas Füllkrug auf Leihbasis" (in German). 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. "6:2! Füllkrug-Hattrick in zwölf Minuten". kicker Online (in German). 2 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  7. "Bänderriss legt Füllkrug lahm". nordbayern.de (in German). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. "Gestern Fürth, heute Nürnberg: Füllkrug wechselt zum FCN". nordbayern.de (in German). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  9. "Füllkrug unterschreibt Dreijahresvertrag beim FCN". kicker Online (in German). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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  19. "Maßflanke Albornoz, Kopfball Wood: 96 atmet auf". kicker Online (in German). 6 October 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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