Niklas Andersen

Niklas Andersen (born 4 August 1988) is a German former professional football defender of Norwegian descent

Niklas Andersen
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988
Place of birth Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 SSVg Velbert
Number 5
Youth career
1999–2001 Hamburger SV
2001–2003 Eintracht Frankfurt
2003–2005 Schalke 04
2005–2006 Rot-Weiß Essen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Rot-Weiss Essen 26 (0)
2008–2011 Werder Bremen II 63 (2)
2008–2011 Werder Bremen 1 (0)
2012 Chemnitzer FC 3 (0)
2012–2014 SG Wattenscheid 09 58 (3)
2014–2018 SSVg Velbert 125 (12)
Total 276 (16)
National team
2007–2008 Germany U-20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

The defender played in the youth system of Hamburger SV, Eintracht Frankfurt and Schalke 04. He moved often, due to following his father and coach, Jørn Andersen. In 2005, he gained a foothold in Rot-Weiss Essen's A youth team and was called up in the last season for the Regionalliga team. For the 2008–09 season Andersen moved to Bundesliga club Werder Bremen where he signed a contract running until 30 June 2012. Andersen made his debut for the Werder Bremen senior team on 13 May 2009. He was substituted on in the 77th minute for Frank Baumann in a 0–5 away win against Eintracht Frankfurt.[1] He was released by Werder in June 2011, and spent part of the summer with Charlton Athletic but did not do enough to win a deal so he signed for Chemnitzer FC half a season later, spending a year with the club before leaving on a free transfer.

Personal life

He is the son of former Norwegian international footballer and Bundesliga top scorer Jørn Andersen.[2]

References
  1. "Werder überrollt die Eintracht". kicker.de. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  2. OVB24 GmbH (publisher) (15 July 2014). "Fußball-Camp mit Jörn Andersen". rosenheim24.de (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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