Niklas Süle

Niklas Süle (German pronunciation: [ˈnɪkˌlas ˈzʏlə]; (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃylɛ]; born 3 September 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.[4]

Niklas Süle
Süle with Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name Niklas Süle[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995[2]
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2006 Rot-Weiß Walldorf
2006–2009 Eintracht Frankfurt
2009–2010 SV Darmstadt 98
2010–2013 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 1899 Hoffenheim II 6 (0)
2013–2017 1899 Hoffenheim 107 (7)
2017– Bayern Munich 79 (5)
National team‡
2010–2011 Germany U16 10 (2)
2011–2012 Germany U17 17 (3)
2012–2013 Germany U18 4 (0)
2013 Germany U19 3 (0)
2014–2016 Germany U21 15 (1)
2016 Germany Olympic 6 (0)
2016– Germany 29 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:56, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:36, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Süle started his career with Rot-Weiß Walldorf. In July 2006, he signed for the youth team of Eintracht Frankfurt, where he played until the end of the 2008–09 season. In July 2009, he signed for the youth team of SV Darmstadt 98, and only half a year later he left for the youth team at 1899 Hoffenheim.

1899 Hoffenheim
Süle with Hoffenheim in 2014

On 11 May 2013, Süle made his debut for Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga game against Hamburger SV. He started the match but was substituted for Andreas Ludwig in the 81st minute. Hoffenheim lost the game 4–1. The 2012–13 season, Süle made two Bundesliga appearances and two Relegation Playoff appearances as Hoffenheim defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern to stay in the Bundesliga.[5]

During the 2013–14 season Süle established himself as an important first team player for Hoffenheim. Süle played in 25 Bundesliga matches and scored four goals as he helped Hoffenheim finish 9th in the league.[6]

Süle started the 2014–15 season strong and played every minute during the first 14 Bundesliga matches. On 12 December 2014, Süle suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during matchday 15 against Frankfurt. Süle was sidelined for the rest of the season due to the injury.[7] Hoffenheim finished 8th in the league.

Süle returned for the 2015–16 season after the ACL tear. He played every minute in 33 Bundesliga matches as Hoffenheim finished a disappointed 15th in the league.

Süle had a very impressive 2016–17 season for Hoffenheim as he played in 33 Bundesliga matches. Hoffenheim finished in an impressive 4th in the Bundesliga. Süle's performance drew interest from clubs like Bayern Munich and Chelsea.[8]

On 15 January 2017, Bayern Munich had announced that they had signed Süle along with Sebastian Rudy from Hoffenheim as a double swoop. Both Süle and Rudy joined Bayern Munich on 1 July 2017.[9]

2017–18 season
Süle training with Bayern in 2018

Süle earned his first appearance for Bayern Munich, having been named a starter for their season opener against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 18 August 2017 where he scored the first goal of the 2017–18 Bundesliga season, having headed in a free kick from fellow Bayern newcomer and Hoffenheim-product, Sebastian Rudy.[10] On 12 September 2017, Süle made his Champions League debut against Anderlecht. Süle played in 27 Bundesliga matches and scored two goals. Süle made nine appearances in the Champions League during the season.[6]

Süle won his first Bundesliga title after Bayern Munich finished 21 points ahead of the second place Schalke 04. Süle also reached his first DFB-Pokal final as Bayern Munich were beaten 3–1 by Süle's former youth club, Eintracht Frankfurt.

2018–19 season

Süle started the 2018–19 season by playing in the 2018 German Super Cup, which Bayern won 5–0.[11] On 20 April 2019, Süle scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Werder Bremen. The win kept Bayern at the top of the Bundesliga table.[12]

On 18 May 2019, Süle won his second Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund with 78 points. A week later, Süle won his first DFB-Pokal as Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final.[13]

Süle played in 31 Bundesliga matches and scored two goals. During the Bundesliga season, Süle had an impressive 95% pass completion while having the fourth most touches of any Bundesliga player.[14] Süle appeared in 42 matches in all competitions and scored two goals.[6]

2019–20 season

Süle tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the twelfth minute of the team's eight league match of the season and was expected to be out of the line-up for eight to ten months, preventing him from participating with Germany for UEFA Euro 2020, before the tournament was postponed.[15][16] On 8 August 2020, Süle played against Chelsea in the Champions League marking his first match since October 2019.[17][18] He then started from bench in the later games in the Champions League. On 23 August 2020, Süle came on from the bench in the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final and replaced Jérôme Boateng after he suffered an early injury. He won the Champions League, completing the continental treble for that season.

2020–21 season

On 9 December 2020, Süle scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow.[19]

International career

With the German U17, he participated in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.[20]

Süle was called up in August 2016 when the Germany national football team played Finland and Norway.[21] He was brought off in the 59th minute against Finland.[22]

Süle was named in Germany's final 23-man squad by Joachim Löw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[23] On 27 June, Süle made his first World Cup appearance in the last match of the group stage in a 2–0 defeat to South Korea as his side got knocked out from the World Cup for the first time since 1938.[24]

Personal life

Süle was born in Frankfurt, Hesse.[25] His grandfather György immigrated with his wife from Budapest to Germany.[26] His father, Georg, worked as a coach at Rot-Weiss Walldorf; meanwhile, his elder brother, Fabian, had a football scholarship at the St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, to study Business Management, Economics and Finance.[27] His family name is of Hungarian origin, but the manager of the Turkish Football Federation under-16 national team contacted Süle during his teenage years about the possibility of playing for them as Süle's surname seemed Turkish to him.[28] He was also eligible for the Hungary national team.[29]

He had a son in late 2020 with his girlfriend Melissa Halte.[30]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 February 2021[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1899 Hoffenheim II 2012–13 Regionalliga Südwest 40———40
2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 20———20
Total 60———60
1899 Hoffenheim 2012–13 Bundesliga 2000—2[lower-alpha 1]040
2013–14 Bundesliga 25431——285
2014–15 Bundesliga 15120——171
2015–16 Bundesliga 33010——340
2016–17 Bundesliga 33210——342
Total 107771—201168
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 272509[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0422
2018–19 Bundesliga 312406[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0422
2019–20 Bundesliga 80106[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0160
2020–21 Bundesliga 131204[lower-alpha 2]13[lower-alpha 4]0222
Total 795120251601226
Career total 192122012518024514
  1. Appearance(s) in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. One appearance in DFL-Supercup, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, and one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[32]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201610
201770
201881
201980
202050
Total291
As of match played 13 October 2019. Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.[32]
List of international goals scored by Niklas Süle
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 November 2018Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany Russia2–03–0Friendly

Honours

Bayern Munich

Germany Olympic

Germany

Individual

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