Niklas Steffen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Solothurn, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thun | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Solothurn | ||
| 2016–2017 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Basel U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Rapperswil-Jona | 33 | (0) |
| 2024– | Thun | 50 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Switzerland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 | |||
Niklas Steffen (born 19 January 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League club Thun.
Club career
[edit]Steffen is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs Solothurn and Basel, and was promoted to Basel's U21s in 2017, signing his first contract with the club until 2021.[1] On 2 April 2021, he moved to Stade Lausanne Ouchy.[2] On 7 July 2023, he transferred to Rapperswil-Jona.[3] On 12 June 2024, he transferred to Thun on a two-year contract.[4] He was the starter as Thun went on to win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League and earned promotion to the Swiss Super League.[5] On 20 December 2025, he extended his contract with Thun until 2028.[6] The following season he helped them win their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[7]
International career
[edit]Steffen was a youth international for Switzerland, having played for the Switzerland U18s in October 2018.[8]
Honours
[edit]Thun
References
[edit]- ↑ "Niklas Steffen mit Topbilanz: Eine einzige Niederlage in 15 Meisterschaftsspielen". Berner Zeitung. 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "Pukaj zurück beim FCB – Steffen zu Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch.
- ↑ "Vier Neuverpflichtungen beim FCRJ". march24.ch.
- ↑ J, Plattform. "Goalie-Rochade: Matic geht, Steffen kommt - Plattform J". www.plattformj.ch.
- ↑ "The incredible rise of Thun goalkeeper Niklas Steffen: from the Promotion League to the top of the Super League". pomona.ch. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ Baumgartner, Gian-Andri (19 December 2025). "Niklas Steffen verlängert beim FC Thun". Blick.
- 1 2 3 "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
- ↑ "Live Sport und News".
External links
[edit]- Niklas Steffen at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Solothurn
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- FC Basel players
- FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy players
- FC Rapperswil-Jona players
- FC Thun players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen