Niclas Füllkrug

Werder Bremen

Füllkrug spent eight years with TuS Ricklingen in the Ricklingen district of Hanover, where he was coached by his father. During his time there he scored an average of 160 goals per season. When he joined Werder Bremen at the age of 14 in summer 2006, he rejected offers from five Bundesliga clubs, including Hannover 96. Having progressed through Werder Bremen's youth system, Füllkrug began his senior career with the club's reserves.

Loan to Greuther Fürth

On 24 August 2013, he joined Greuther Fürth on a one-year loan deal. On 2 November 2013, he scored four goals including a 12-minute hat-trick for his new club during a spectacular 6–2 away win at Erzgebirge Aue. Having scored six goals in 18 appearances, he sustained a ligament rupture in his right ankle in a 2–0 win against VfL Bochum which was expected to keep him out of action for three to four weeks.

1. FC Nürnberg

In 2014, Füllkrug joined 1. FC Nürnberg permanently having agreed a "long-term" contract, with a reported duration of three years. Werder Bremen secured an option to re-sign him for a fixed fee.

Hannover 96

Füllkrug joined Hannover 96 on a four-year contract in July 2016. Nürnberg received a reported transfer fee of €2 million plus 1 million in possible bonuses. He failed to score in his first eight Bundesliga appearances for Hannover 96 but hit a hat-trick against Mainz 05 on 13 January 2018 in a run of goals that got his name mentioned with a call up to…

In November 2022, Füllkrug received his first call-up to the Germany national team for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. He made his debut in a friendly match against Oman as a substitute and scored the winner in the process. Coincidentally, Füllkrug also became the oldest outfield player to make his debut for Germany in 20 years, aged 29 years and 280 days after Martin Max – who was 33 years and 253 days old when he made his debut for Germany in 2002. On 27 November, he scored his first World Cup goal for Germany in a 1–1 draw against Spain. On 1 December, he scored a goal in a 4–2 win over Costa Rica. However, Germany was eliminated from the group stage as they finished third on goal difference. Füllkrug was named in the Germany squad for UEFA Euro 2024. On 14 June 2024, he made his European Championship debut as a 63rd minute substitute and scored five minutes later as the tournament hosts beat Scotland 5–1 in the opening match of the tournament. On 23 June, Füllkrug scored a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Switzerland in the last group stage match, securing his team's qualification to the knockout phase on top of their group.

Club

As of match played 30 August 2026

International

As of match played 8 June 2025

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Füllkrug goal.

Füllkrug's nickname is "Lücke" (German for "gap") because of his front teeth. He has a wife named Lisa, and a daughter born in 2019. His sister, Anna-Lena, plays as a striker for Hannover 96, while his grandfather Gerd used to play for SV Arminia Hannover. Following an accident at Werder Bremen's training ground he once ended up hospitalised with the tooth of his teammate wedged in his forehead.