Niklas Castelle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Senden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Köln | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | VfL Senden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | VfL Senden | ||
| 2022–2024 | Schalke 04 II | 63 | (16) |
| 2024 | Schalke 04 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | SSV Ulm | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Alemannia Aachen (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | → Alemannia Aachen (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2026– | Viktoria Köln | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026 | |||
Niklas Castelle (born 27 August 2002) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club Viktoria Köln.[1]
Career
[edit]Castelle made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–0 defeat against Hamburger SV on 20 January 2024, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Paul Seguin.[2]
On 24 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with SSV Ulm, which promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.[3] On 3 January 2025, he moved on loan to 3. Liga club Alemannia Aachen until the end of the season.[4] After returning to Ulm and making an appearance in their 2025–26 3. Liga season opener, on 26 August 2025 he returned to Alemannia Aachen on a new loan.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 24 June 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga West | 17 | 5 | — | 17 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 29 | 4 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 17 | 7 | — | 17 | 7 | ||
| Total | 63 | 16 | — | 63 | 16 | |||
| Schalke 04 | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSV Ulm | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 64 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Niklas Castelle at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "FC Schalke 04 - Hamburger SV 0:2". DFB. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ "Niklas Castelle wechselt nach Ulm". SSV Ulm 1846 (in German). 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "Niklas Castelle kommt leihweise zur Alemannia" [Niklas Castelle comes to Alemannia on loan] (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Niklas Castelle kehrt auf den Tivoli zurück" [Niklas Castelle returns to the Tivoli] (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Niklas Castelle at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2002 births
- People from Coesfeld (district)
- Footballers from Münster (region)
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- German men's footballers
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- SSV Ulm 1846 players
- Alemannia Aachen players
- FC Viktoria Köln players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players