Niklas Wellen

Niklas Wellen (born 14 December 1994)[2] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club Pinoké and the Germany national team.[3]

Niklas Wellen
Personal information
Born (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994
Krefeld, Germany[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Pinoké
Youth career
Crefelder HTC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2020 Crefelder HTC
2020–present Pinoké
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–present Germany 136 (40)
Last updated on: 29 June 2020

He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal.

Club career

Wellen played for the first team of Crefelder HTC since he was 16 years old.[4] In February 2020 he signed a two-year contract at Pinoké in the Netherlands from the 2020–21 season onwards.[4]

References
  1. "Niklas Wellen". Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. "Niklas Wellen". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. "Nationalspieler Portraits". www.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. Wester, Eelko (13 February 2020). "Duits international Niklas Wellen naar Pinoké". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.


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