Niklas Niehoff

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Niklas Niehoff
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Wietmarschen, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel
Number 29
Youth career
SV Wietmarschen
?–2018 Vorwärts Nordhorn
2018–2020 SV Meppen
2020–2023 Holstein Kiel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Holstein Kiel 17 (1)
2023– Holstein Kiel II 61 (18)
2024–2025 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 33 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U18 7 (2)
2022–2023 Germany U19 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:56, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:56, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Timon Niehoff (born 20 August 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back and right winger for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.[1] He is a Germany youth international.

Club career

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A Wietmarschen native, Niehoff began playing football at a local club. Following stints at Vorwärts Nordhorn and SV Meppen he joined Holstein Kiel's youth department in 2020.[2]

Niehoff made four appearances for Holstein Kiel's first team in the 2. Bundesliga,[2] before moving to 3. Liga club VfL Osnabrück on loan for the 2024–25 season.[3] At Osnabrück, he was a starter.[4] He made 33 league appearances, scoring twice and providing five assists[2] while Osnabrück fought relegation.[5]

Niehoff returned to Holstein Kiel in summer 2025[2] and helped Kiel beat Hamburger SV in the quarter-final of the 2025–26 DFB-Pokal.[6]

Personal life

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In October 2025 Niehoff shared a flat with Holstein Kiel teammate Lasse Rosenboom.[7]

Style of play

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After starting out as a forward, Niehoff was converted to a right-sided player during his time at VfL Osnabrück.[2]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 December 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Holstein Kiel II 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord 7 2 – 7 2
2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 27 7 – 27 7
2023–24 Regionalliga Nord 26 8 – 26 8
2025–26 Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein 1 1 – 1 1
Total 61 18 0 0 61 18
Holstein Kiel 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 4 1 0 0 4 1
2025–26 2. Bundesliga 13 1 2 0 15 1
Total 17 1 2 0 19 1
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2024–25 3. Liga 33 2 1 0 34 2
Career total 35 1 4 0 39 1
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal.

References

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