Niklas Hult

Bo Niklas Hult (born 13 February 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Hannover 96.[1]

Niklas Hult
Personal information
Full name Bo Niklas Hult
Date of birth (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990
Place of birth Värnamo, Småland, Sweden
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
Hannover 96
Number 3
Youth career
1999–2008 IFK Värnamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 IFK Värnamo 20 (0)
2009–2014 Elfsborg 92 (11)
2014–2016 Nice 45 (2)
2016–2018 Panathinaikos 42 (0)
2018–2020 AEK Athens 44 (0)
2020– Hannover 96 7 (1)
National team
2007 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2008–2009 Sweden U19 8 (0)
2011–2012 Sweden U21 13 (0)
2012– Sweden 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2018

Club career

Nice

In May 2014 Niklas Hult was signed by OGC Nice for a fee around €1 million, the French Ligue 1 club as they looked to strengthen for the 2014–15 season. He was described as a midfield workhorse with attacking and defensive qualities.[2]

Panathinaikos

On 30 June 2016, he signed a three-years contract with Greek Super League club Panathinaikos for a transfer fee of €300,000. His contract, which ran until 2019, was worth €250,000 per year.[3][4]

During the summer of 2017, the Swedish international rejected a suggestion from Standard Liège, and at the same time he filed an appeal claiming his late payment from Panathinaikos. Later in the summer, the player's side claimed that the international left-back could leave as free from the club, either for Konyaspor or Standard Liège that was once again interested in his acquisition. Hult had no trouble withdrawing his appeal as long as he had a raise in his annual salary and extending his contract for another year. The greens put all the odds down, and as they figured that the player was one of the best player in the roster, on 21 July 2017, took the decision to table a new proposal for co-operation and increase his annual earnings by more than €100,000 while expanding his contract by 2020, that make the player's side to respond positively.[5] Unfortunately during the 2017–18 season the financial problems of the club remained unresolved with Hult reportedly looking his next step in his career.[6]

On 30 January 2018, after his first appeal, Hult took again legal actions against Panathinaikos because of the money the Greens owe to him. He had not received his December's fee and in order to ensure his money decided to sue financially struggling greens. Nevertheless, between two sides there are negotiations in order to find a mutual solution and Panathinaikos receive money from his possible transfer in January's window.[7]

AEK Athens

On 31 January 2018, Hult signed a two-and-half-year contract with rivals AEK Athens for an estimated amount of €200,000.[8] In the 2019–20 season Hult competed in 18 matches for AEK across all competitions, with the 30-year-old Swedish having previously won the Super League two years ago after transferring from Panathinaikos in January 2018. On 30 June 2020, he mutually solved his contract with the club.[9]

Hannover 96

On 28 August 2020, Hult signed a two-year contract with German club Hannover 96.[10][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 August 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Elfsborg 2009 Allsvenskan 10100020
2010 91000091
2011 2863130347
2012 2730031304
2013 1716353287
2014 1000071171
Total 92111041850012020
Nice 2014–15 Ligue 1 3011000311
2015–16 1510010161
Total 452100010472
Panathinaikos 2016–17 Superleague Greece 3005060410
2017–18 1200040160
Total 42050100570
AEK Athens 2017–18 Superleague Greece 803000110
2018–19 22060100380
2019–20 1403010180
Total 440120110670
Hannover 96 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 000000
Career total 223132843951029122

Honours

Elfsborg

AEK Athens

References

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