Niklas Uwe Schmidt (born 1 March 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen.[2] At international level, he represented Germany's U16, U17, and U19 youth teams.
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Full name | Niklas Uwe Schmidt[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kassel, Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Werder Bremen | |||||||||||||||
Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
–2016 | Werder Bremen | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2016– | Werder Bremen II | 62 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2016– | Werder Bremen | 32 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) | 33 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 47 | (6) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | Germany U16 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Germany U17 | 17 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Germany U19 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 28 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:19, 30 July 2018 (UTC) |
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
Following his return from loan at Osnabrück in summer 2021 Schmidt was expected to leave Werder Bremen.[7] Good performances in pre-season training and matches earned him playing time at the club.[7] In October, having made nine league appearances in which he scored one goal and made four assists, he signed a contract extension.[7]
Schmidt is a Germany youth international having represented the country at U16, U17, and U19 levels.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
Werder Bremen II | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
2017–18 | 3. Liga | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
Total | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 5 | ||
Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 6 |
VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
Total | 47 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 6 | ||
Career total | 168 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 20 |
SV Werder Bremen – current squad | |
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