Niklas Stark

Niklas Stark

Country: Germany

Date of birth: 14/04/1995 (18 years old)

Place of birth: Neustadt an der Aisch (Germany)

Height: 1,90m

Club career: 1. FC Nurnberg

Current national team: Germany U-19

Position: center back, defensive midfielder, centre midfielder

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 500,000 €

Contract until: 30.06.2016

Similar type of player: Lars Bender

Strengths:

– passing

– intercepting

– tackling

– strength

– teamwork

– agression

– composure

– tactical awareness

Style of play:

– likes to play short passes

– likes to tackle

– commits fouls often

He is best suited to playing as:

Defensive midfielder in 4-2-3-1.

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Achievements:

European Under-17 Championship 2012 runner-up with Germany.

League summary:

Bundesliga 2012/2013: 3 matches/0 goals (1. FC Nurnberg)

Bundesliga 2013/2014 (ongoing): 11 matches/0 goals (1. FC Nurnberg)

Description:

Niklas is one of the new faces that appeared this year in the Bundesliga and is also one of its biggest discoveries. Since his early years, he has been a stand out character in the youth Nurnberg teams and even won the German Youth Cup. His good games have not go unnoticed and Niklas got a chance to train with the first team during the pre-season. The young defensive midfielder has played so well, that the now-ex manager Wiesinger gave him his debut in the first team and then played him fairly regularly. Despite the fact that FC Nurnberg are playing rather poorly this year, Niklas is getting very good reviews for a debutant. He is also one of the key players and a captain of German U-19 national team.

Quotes:

“Stark has the confidence of the management team. Nik is one who makes us happy.”

(Martin Bader – FC Nurnberg athletic supervisor)

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

8/10