Niklas Hauptmann
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Niklas Hauptmann
| fullname =
| image = 2018-08-19 BFC Dynamo vs. 1. FC Köln (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–223.jpg
| caption = Niklas Hauptmann (2018)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cologne, Germany
| currentclub = Dynamo Dresden
| clubnumber = 27
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2008–2015 | youthclubs1 = Dynamo Dresden
| years1 = 2015–2018 | clubs1 = Dynamo Dresden | caps1 = 56 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2018–2022 | clubs2 = 1. FC Köln | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2022 | clubs3 = 1. FC Köln II | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = → Holstein Kiel (loan) | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022– | clubs5 = Dynamo Dresden | caps5 = 96 | goals5 = 15
| club-update = 24 May 2025
}}
Niklas Hauptmann (born 27 June 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{German football updater|Dresden}} club Dynamo Dresden.{{WorldFootball.net|niklas-hauptmann}}
Career
Hauptmann was born in Cologne.{{cite news|title=Köln gewinnt das Rennen um Dresdens Hauptmann|url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gewinnt-das-rennen-um-dresdens-hauptmann-724474/artikel|access-date=23 May 2018|work=kicker Online|date=23 May 2018|language=German}}
In May 2018, it was announced Hauptmann would join 1. FC Köln, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, from Dynamo Dresden for the 2018–19 season. He thereby followed in the footsteps of his father Ralf who had played for 1. FC Köln in the 1990s and returned to his place of birth.
In July 2020, it was announced that Hauptmann would spend the 2020–21 season on loan at Holstein Kiel.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/holstein_kiel_leiht_koelns_hauptmann_aus-778796/artikel|title=Holstein Kiel leiht Kölns Hauptmann aus|website=Kicker|access-date=1 July 2020}}
On 31 August 2022, Köln announced on their website that Hauptmann would return to Dynamo Dresden and sign a contract with the team until 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/niklas-hauptmann-wechselt-nach-dresden/ |title=Niklas Hauptmann wechselt nach Dresden |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=1. FC Köln |language=de}}
Personal life
His father, Ralf, was also a professional footballer and former East German international.{{Cite news |url=https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/germany-bundesliga/710153-hauptmann-extends-contract-to-2020.html |title=Hauptmann extends contract to 2020 |last=Walsh |first=Dylan |date=20 October 2016 |work=Vavel |access-date=10 June 2017}} His younger brother Marius is also a professional footballer, currently playing for FSV Zwickau.{{cite web|url=https://www.dynamo-dresden.de/saison/news/newsdetails/marius-hauptmann-schliesst-sich-fsv-zwickau-an.html|title=Marius Hauptmann schließt sich FSV Zwickau an|website=dynamodresden.de|date=5 June 2019|language=de|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605223624/https://www.dynamo-dresden.de/saison/news/newsdetails/marius-hauptmann-schliesst-sich-fsv-zwickau-an.html|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|1 August 2020}}{{Soccerway|307148|accessdate=21 February 2018}}
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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||
rowspan="2"|Club | rowspan="2"|Season | colspan="3"|League | colspan="2"|Cup | colspan="2"|Total | ||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan="4"|Dynamo Dresden
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2016–17
|rowspan="2"|2. Bundesliga |29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2017–18
|25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 2 | |
rowspan="1"|1. FC Köln
|2. Bundesliga |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
rowspan="3"|1. FC Köln II
|rowspan="2"|Regionalliga West |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20
|5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
colspan="3"|Career total
!74 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 4 |
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References
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Category:Footballers from Cologne
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Dynamo Dresden players
Category:1. FC Köln II players
Category:Holstein Kiel players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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