Niklas Stark
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| 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 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Hertha BSC | 28 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Germany U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013– | Germany U19 | 14 | (3) |
| 2014– | Germany U21 | 13 | (2) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016. | |||
Niklas Stark (born 14 April 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hertha BSC.
Career
Stark made his Bundesliga debut on 27 April 2013 in a 2–1 loss to 1899 Hoffenheim.[1] He made two more appearances for 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2012–13 season.[2] In the 2013–14 season, Stark made appearances for both the first team and second team.[3] He made 21 appearances for the first team and two appearances.[3] He didn't score for either team.[3] Again, during the 2014–15 season, Stark made appearances for both the first and second teams.[4] He scored two goals in 26 appearances for the first team.[4] He failed to score in one appearance for the second team.[4] His final match in a Nürnberg jersey proved to be a 2–1 loss to VfL Bochum on 23 August 2015[5] as he transferred to Hertha BSC the following day.[6] He had scored a goal in four league appearances for Nürnberg in the 2015–16 season.[3] He had also made a German Cup appearance prior to the transfer.[3]
Stark signed for Hertha BSC on 24 August 2015.[6]
Career statistics
As of 16 April 2016
| Club[3] | Season[3] | League | Cup | Total | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nürnberg | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [2] |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | [3] | ||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | [3] | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | [3] | ||
| Totals | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 3 | — | ||
| Nürnberg II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | [3] | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [3] | ||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | [3] |
| Career totals | 74 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 5 | — | ||
Honours
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal 2014 in Gold (Category Under-19)
References
- ↑ "Hoffenheim hält den Anschluss" (in German). kicker. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Niklas Stark". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Niklas Stark » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Niklas Stark". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Haberer nutzt Klasse-Kombination zum Sieg" (in German). kicker. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Dardai über Stark: "Er kann ein Führungsspieler werden"" (in German). kicker. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.