| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30) Krefeld, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Crefelder HTC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crefelder HTC | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010–2020 | Crefelder HTC | ||
| 2020–2022 | Pinoké | ||
| 2022–present | Crefelder HTC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2013–2024 | Germany | 213 | (114) |
| Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 12 January 2024 | |||
Niklas Wellen (born 14 December 1994) is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Crefelder HTC. He played a total of 213 matches for the German national team from 2013 to 2024 in which he scored 114 goals.
Club career
Wellen played for the first team of Crefelder HTC since he was 16 years old. In February 2020 he signed a two-year contract at Pinoké in the Netherlands from the 2020–21 season onwards. During the 2021–22 indoor season he scored the winning goal in the championship final against HDM as Pinoké won its first national title. He was named the best player of the Dutch indoor season. At the end of the outdoor season he returned to Crefelder HTC.
International career
He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics. He scored four goals in the EuroHockey tournament as they won the silver medal after they lost the final to the Netherlands after a shoot-out.
He was the Player of the Final Match, Best Forward Player, and the Player of the Tournament in the FIH Men's World Cup 2023 held in India. After the 2024 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal, he announced his retirement from the national team.
References
- "Niklas Wellen". Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Niklas Wellen". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Nationalspieler Portraits". www.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Wester, Eelko (13 February 2020). "Duits international Niklas Wellen naar Pinoké". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- Borcherts, Reemt (29 January 2022). "Niklas Wellen en Mila Muyselaar beste spelers dit zaalseizoen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- Borcherts, Reemt (25 August 2022). "Pinoké kiest helemaal zijn eigen weg naar het nieuwe seizoen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- "DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast)". hockey.de (in German). 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- Sinnige, Clarinda. "Netherlands win final after late 'german' equalizer". Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- "FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 award winners". Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Seven Germany hockey stars end international careers". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- "Niklas Wellen beendet seine Karriere in der deutschen Hockey-Nationalmannschaft". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
External links
- Niklas Wellen at the International Hockey Federation
- Niklas Wellen at Olympics.com
- Niklas Wellen at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Niklas Wellen at Olympedia
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