Niklas Stark

Niklas Stark (born 14 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Hertha BSC.

Niklas Stark
Stark in 2019
Personal information
Birth name Niklas Stark[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-14) 14 April 1995
Place of birth Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 5
Youth career
1998–2002 FSV Ipsheim
2002–2004 TSV Neustadt/Aisch
2004–2013 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 1. FC Nürnberg 54 (3)
2014–2015 1. FC Nürnberg II 3 (0)
2015– Hertha BSC 135 (6)
National team‡
2011–2012 Germany U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U18 3 (0)
2013–2014 Germany U19 13 (3)
2015 Germany U20 7 (3)
2014–2017 Germany U21 18 (2)
2019– Germany 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:19, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:03, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Stark made his Bundesliga debut on 27 April 2013 in a 2–1 loss to 1899 Hoffenheim.[2] He made two more appearances for 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2012–13 season.[3] In the 2013–14 season, Stark made appearances for both the first team and second team.[4] He made 21 appearances for the first team and two appearances.[4] He didn't score for either team.[4] Again, during the 2014–15 season, Stark made appearances for both the first and second teams.[5] He scored two goals in 26 appearances for the first team.[5] He failed to score in one appearance for the second team.[5] His final match in a Nürnberg jersey proved to be a 2–1 loss to VfL Bochum on 23 August 2015[6] as he transferred to Hertha BSC the following day.[7] He had scored a goal in four league appearances for Nürnberg in the 2015–16 season.[4] He had also made a German Cup appearance prior to the transfer.[4]

Stark signed for Hertha BSC on 24 August 2015.[7] Niklas Stark is considered to be the best young centre back in the German Bundesliga by most pundits, which is high praise for the defender.[8] Stark's superb performances for Hertha Berlin, earned him serious interest from giant German club Bayern Munich.[8]

International career

On 15 March 2019, Stark was called up for the German national team for the first time in his career by national team coach Joachim Löw.[9] He made his debut on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Northern Ireland. He substituted Lukas Klostermann in the 65th minute.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played on 4 October 2020.[4]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Nürnberg2012–13Bundesliga3000—30
2013–1421000210
2014–152. Bundesliga26210272
2015–16411051
Totals54320—563
1. FC Nürnberg II2013–14Regionalliga Bayern20—20
2014–151010
Totals30—30
Hertha BSC2015–16Bundesliga21220—232
2016–172713020321
2017–182611140312
2018–1922130—251
2019–2021130241
2020–21301040
Totals1206131601397
Career totals17691516019710

International
As of 7 October 2020[11]
Germany
YearAppsGoals
201910
202010
Total20

Honours

International
Germany

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 19 June 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. "Hoffenheim hält den Anschluss" (in German). kicker. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. "Niklas Stark". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. "Niklas Stark » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. "Niklas Stark". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. "Haberer nutzt Klasse-Kombination zum Sieg" (in German). kicker. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  7. "Dardai über Stark: "Er kann ein Führungsspieler werden"" (in German). kicker. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. https://bayernstrikes.com/2019/02/26/bayern-munich-interested-signing-hertha-berlins-niklas-starke/
  9. "Maximilian Eggestein, Niklas Stark and Lukas Klostermann: who are the new faces in Joachim Löw's latest Germany squad?". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  10. "Germany v Northern Ireland game report". UEFA. 19 November 2019.
  11. Niklas Stark at WorldFootball.net
  12. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  13. "The UEFA Technical Team Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  14. "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com.
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