Niklas Hult
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bo Niklas Hult | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Värnamo, Småland, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Full back / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2008 | IFK Värnamo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | IFK Värnamo | 20 | (0) |
2009–2014 | Elfsborg | 92 | (11) |
2014–2016 | Nice | 45 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Panathinaikos | 42 | (0) |
2018– | AEK Athens | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Sweden U21 | 13 | (0) |
2012– | Sweden | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:34, 7 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2018 |
Niklas Hult (born 13 February 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a left back or left midfielder for AEK Athens as well as the Sweden national football team.[1]
Career
OGC Nice
In May 2014 Niklas Hult was signed by OGC Nice for a fee around €1 million, the French Ligue 1 club as they looked to strengthen for the 2014–15 season. He is described as a midfield workhorse with attacking and defensive qualities.[2]
Panathinaikos
On 30 June 2016, he signed a three years' contract with Greek Super League giants Panathinaikos for a transfer fee of €300,000. His contract, which ran until 2019, was worth €250,000 per year.[3] The new signing of Panathinaikos, Swedish left midfielder Hult, spoke to club's official website about the reasons that made him accept their offer. "I am very happy for being here, in such an important club. Of course I know well Panathinaikos' special relationship with Scandinavia and I am ready to give my best, in order to continue that successful campaign. I don't like speaking very much, I think that my teammates and me should be working hard in trainings in order to achieve our goals at the end of the season. My personal target is to return the faith of my manager and the administration's people who trusted me." [4]
Niklas Hunlt exceptional performance with Panathinaikos was his passport to be called up again in the Sweden, ahead of the upcoming matches against Belarus (March 25, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification) and Portugal (March 28, friendly game).
During the summer of 2017, the Swedish international rejected a suggestion from Standard Liège, and at the same time he filed an appeal claiming his late payment from Panathinaikos. Later in the summer, the player's side claimed that the international left-back could leave as free from the club, either for Konyaspor or Standard Liège that was once again interested in his acquisition. Hult had no trouble withdrawing his appeal as long as he had a raise in his annual salary and extending his contract for another year. The greens put all the odds down, and as they figured that the player was one of the best player in the roster, on 21 July 2017, took the decision to table a new proposal for co-operation and increase his annual earnings by more than €100,000 while expanding his contract by 2020, that make the player's side to respond positively.[5] Unfortunately during the 2017–18 season the financial problems of the club have remained unresolved so the player is looking his next step in his career.[6]
On 30 January 2018, after his first appeal, Hult took again legal actions against Panathinaikos because of the money the Greens owe to him. The 28-year-old Swedish left back has not receive December's fee and in order to ensure his money decided to sue financially struggling greens. Nevertheless, between two sides there are negotiations in order to find a mutual solution and Panathinaikos receive money from his possible transfer in January's window.[7]
AEK Athens
On 31 January 2018, Hult signed a two-and-half years' contract with rivals AEK Athens for an estimated amount of €200,000.[8]
Honours
- Elfsborg
- AEK Athens
References
- ↑ "Niklas Hult". Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ http://www.ogcnice.com/en/actualite/20604/2-arrivees-dans-les-clous-
- ↑ Klart: Niklas Hult till Panathinaikos
- ↑ Ο Μπεργκ βοήθησε και ο Χουλτ γίνεται «πράσινος»
- ↑ Προφορική συμφωνία με Χουλτ για επέκταση του συμβολαίου του
- ↑ RSCA-target Hult wil contract verbreken
- ↑ ΑΕΚ ή εξωτερικό ο Χουλτ
- ↑ Επίσημο: Στην ΑΕΚ ο Νίκλας Χουλτ
External links
- Niklas Hult at SvFF: Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish)
- Elite Prospects profile