Niklas Schmidt
{{Short description|German footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Niklas Schmidt
| image = RC Lens - Toulouse FC (24-09-2023) 15.jpg
| caption = Schmidt warming up for Toulouse in 2023
| full_name = Niklas Uwe Schmidt{{WorldFootball.net|niklas-schmidt}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kassel, Germany
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Toulouse
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
| youthclubs1 = Werder Bremen
| years1 = 2016–
| clubs1 = Werder Bremen II
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2016–2023
| clubs2 = Werder Bremen
| caps2 = 50
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2019–2021
| clubs4 = → VfL Osnabrück (loan)
| caps4 = 47
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Toulouse
| caps5 = 22
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Germany U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = Germany U17
| nationalcaps2 = 17
| nationalgoals2 = 7
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam3 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|GER}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Under-17 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2015 Bulgaria|}}
| club-update = 03:46, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 00:19, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
}}
Niklas Uwe Schmidt (born 1 March 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French {{French football updater|Toulouse}} club Toulouse. At international level, he represented Germany's U16, U17, and U19 youth teams.
Club career
Schmidt is a youth exponent from Werder Bremen. He made his 3. Liga debut on 31 July 2016 against Sportfreunde Lotte. He played the full game.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/07/31/germany/3-liga/sv-werder-bremen-ii/sportfreunde-lotte/2262985/|title= Werder Bremen vs. Sportfreunde Lotte|website=Soccerway|accessdate=4 September 2016}}
On 24 September 2016, he made his first team debut in the Bundesliga against VfL Wolfsburg coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for captain Clemens Fritz and assisting the 2–1 winner in stoppage time.{{cite news|title=Goldköpfchen Gebre Selassie|url=https://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-bremen-gegen-wolfsburg-werder-feiert-ersten-sieg-goldkoepfchen-gebre-selassie-6782025.html|accessdate=24 September 2016|work=Kreiszeitung|date=24 September 2016|language=German}}
In July 2018, Schmidt joined 3. Liga side SV Wehen Wiesbaden on loan for the 2018–19 season while his contract with Werder Bremen was extended.{{cite news |title=Verstärkung für Mittelfeld: SV Wehen Wiesbaden leiht Niklas Schmidt von Werder Bremen aus |url=http://www.wiesbadener-tagblatt.de/sport/top-clubs/sv-wehen-wiesbaden/verstaerkung-fuer-mittelfeld-sv-wehen-wiesbaden-leiht-niklas-schmidt-von-werder-bremen-aus_18943058.htm |accessdate=29 July 2018 |work=Wiesbadener Tagblatt |date=24 July 2018 |language=German}}
In June 2019, it was announced he had agreed a "long-term" extension of his contract with Werder Bremen and that he would join VfL Osnabrück on a two-year loan.{{cite web |title=Bremen verleiht Schmidt an Osnabrück weiter |url=https://www.kicker.de/bremen-verleiht-schmidt-an-osnabrueck-weiter-751397/artikel |website=kicker Online |access-date=15 June 2019 |language=German |date=14 June 2019}}
Following his return from loan at Osnabrück in summer 2021 Schmidt was expected to leave Werder Bremen.{{cite news |last1=Cottäus |first1=Daniel |title=Niklas Schmidt verlängert seinen Vertrag bei Werder Bremen |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/werder/profis/niklas-schmidt-verlaengert-seinen-vertrag-bei-werder-bremen-doc7hsjcpki4d51l27uknlq |access-date=4 October 2021 |work=Weser-Kurier |date=2 October 2021 |language=de}} Good performances in pre-season training and matches earned him playing time at the club. In October, having made nine league appearances in which he scored one goal and made four assists, he signed a contract extension.
In August 2023 Schmidt moved to French club Toulouse, playing in the Ligue 1.{{cite web |title=Niklas Schmidt wechselt von Werder Bremen nach Toulouse |trans-title=Niklas Schmidt moves from Werder Bremen to Toulouse |url=https://www.kicker.de/es-ist-ja-kein-geheimnis-gewesen-schmidt-wechsel-nach-toulouse-ist-fix-962244/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=5 August 2023 |language=German |date=4 August 2023}} The transfer fee paid to Werder Bremen was reported as €2.5 million.{{cite news |title=Werder Bremen: Niklas Schmidt wechselt nach Toulouse |trans-title=Werder Bremen: Niklas Schmidt moves to Toulouse |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/werder/profis/werder-bremen-niklas-schmidt-wechselt-nach-toulouse-doc7rdekis2x9c1h4ybaepi |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=Weser Kurier |date=4 August 2023}}
International career
Schmidt is a Germany youth international having represented the country at U16, U17, and U19 levels.{{cite web |title=Niklas Schmidt - Spielerprofil - DFB Datencenter |url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/niklas-schmidt/spieler |website=Deutscher Fußball-Bund |accessdate=30 July 2018 |language=German}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|4 July 2024}}{{Soccerway|392401|accessdate=10 February 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Werder Bremen
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!50 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | |
| rowspan="3"|Werder Bremen II
|32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18
|3. Liga |30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 5 | |
| Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)
|3. Liga |33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|Appearances in promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 37 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="3"|VfL Osnabrück (loan)
|2. Bundesliga |25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21
|2. Bundesliga |22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|Appearances in relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!47 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 6 | |
| Toulouse
|22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!208 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 224 | 23 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway}}
{{Toulouse FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Niklas}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:SV Werder Bremen players
Category:SV Werder Bremen II players
Category:SV Wehen Wiesbaden players
Category:VfL Osnabrück players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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