Niklas Schulz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Niklas Schulz | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | KäPa | ||
| 2016–2019 | HJK | ||
| 2020–2021 | KäPa | ||
| 2022 | PK Keski-Uusimaa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | JäPS | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Gravina | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | AC Oulu | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | → OLS (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Finland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2026 | |||
Karl Niklas Schulz (born 10 October 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Schulz has played in the youth sectors of Käpylän Pallo, HJK Helsinki and PKKU, before making his senior debut with Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) in the second-tier Ykkönen in 2023. For the 2023–24 season, Schulz joined Italian Serie D club Gravina.
On 6 November 2024, Schulz signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu for the 2025 season, with an option for 2026.[4]
Personal life
[edit]His older brother Lasse Schulz is also a football goalkeeper, playing for Vendsyssel FF. They hold a dual citizenship of Finland and Germany.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 2 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PK Keski-Uusimaa II | 2022 | Kolmonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| JäPS | 2023 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| JäPS II | 2023 | Kolmonen | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Gravina | 2023–24 | Serie D | 15 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| OLS (loan) | 2025 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ Robin Källman ja Niklas Schulz PK-KU:sta JäPSiin!, japsedustus.fi
- ↑ Schulz ja Hyvönen Minihuuhkajien mukana Portugaliin, Keski-Uusimaa, 9 March 2023
- ↑ Il Gravina si affida ad un estremo difensore finlandese, notiziariocalcio.com, 9 December 2023
- ↑ NIKLAS SCHULZ SAAPUU AC OULUN MAALIVAHTIOSASTOLLE, acoulu.fi, 6 November 2024
External links
[edit]- Niklas Schulz at Soccerway
- Niklas Schulz at WorldFootball.net
- Niklas Schulz stats at Finnish FA
Categories:
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Kolmonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Serie D players
- Käpylän Pallo players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa players
- Järvenpään Palloseura players
- AC Oulu players
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Finnish people of German descent
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Hyvinkään Palloseura players
- Oulun Luistinseura players