Niklas Wellen

German field hockey player

Niklas WellenPersonal information

Born|  (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30)
Krefeld, Germany[1]
Height|  1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight|  77 kg (170 lb)
Playing position|  Forward
Club information
Current club|  Crefelder HTC
Youth career
|  Crefelder HTC
Senior career
Years|  Team
2010–2020|  Crefelder HTC
2020–2022|  Pinoké
2022–present|  Crefelder HTC
National team
Years|  Team|  Caps|  Goals
2013–2024|  Germany|  213|  (114)

Medal record

Men's field hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
| 2024 Paris | Team
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team
World Cup
| 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela |
EuroHockey Championship
| 2015 London |
| 2021 Amstelveen |
Champions Trophy
| 2014 Bhubaneswar |
Junior World Cup
| 2013 New Delhi |
EuroHockey Junior Championship
| 2014 Waterloo |
| 2012 's-Hertogenbosch |

Last updated on: 12 January 2024

Niklas Wellen (born 14 December 1994)[2] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Crefelder HTC. He played a total of 213 matches for the German national team from 2013 to 2024 in which he scored 114 goals.[3]

## Club career

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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] During the 2021–22 indoor season he scored the winning goal in the championship final against HDM as Pinoké won its first national title. He was named the best player of the Dutch indoor season.[5] At the end of the outdoor season he returned to Crefelder HTC.[6]

## International career

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He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] He scored four goals in the EuroHockey tournament as they won the silver medal after they lost the final to the Netherlands after a shoot-out.[8]

He was the Player of the Final Match, Best Forward Player, and the Player of the Tournament in the FIH Men's World Cup 2023 held in India.[9] After the 2024 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal, he announced his retirement from the national team.[10][11]

## Personal life

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Wellen's wife Kim is the sister of NHL player Leon Draisaitl. The couple have one son, Carlo born in 2023.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Niklas Wellen". Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
2. ^ "Niklas Wellen". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 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. ^ a b Wester, Eelko (13 February 2020). "Duits international Niklas Wellen naar Pinoké". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
5. ^ Borcherts, Reemt (29 January 2022). "Niklas Wellen en Mila Muyselaar beste spelers dit zaalseizoen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
6. ^ Borcherts, Reemt (25 August 2022). "Pinoké kiest helemaal zijn eigen weg naar het nieuwe seizoen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
7. ^ "DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast)". hockey.de (in German). 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
8. ^ Sinnige, Clarinda. "Netherlands win final after late 'german' equalizer". Retrieved 12 June 2021.
9. ^ "FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 award winners". Retrieved 5 August 2024.
10. ^ "Seven Germany hockey stars end international careers". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
11. ^ "Niklas Wellen beendet seine Karriere in der deutschen Hockey-Nationalmannschaft". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
12. ^ Skiba, Johannes (31 July 2024). "Deutscher Hockey-Star liebt Schwester von deutscher Wintersport-Legende" (in German).

## External links

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* Niklas Wellen at the International Hockey Federation
* Niklas Wellen at Olympics.com
* Niklas Wellen at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
* Niklas Wellen at Olympedia

Germany squads

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Germany squad – 2015 EuroHockey Championship – 2nd place

* 1 Jacobi
* 2 Müller
* 3 Butt
* 4 Windfeder
* 6 Häner (C)
* 8 Grambusch
* 9 Deecke
* 10 Wesley
* 11 Staib
* 13 Hauke (C)
* 17 Rühr
* 20 Zwicker
* 21 Fürste
* 22 Miltkau
* 23 Fuchs
* 24 Fürk
* 29 Wellen
* 32 Späck
* Coach: Weise

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Germany squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

* 1 Jacobi
* 2 Müller
* 3 Butt
* 6 Häner
* 7 Trompertz
* 8 M. Grambusch
* 10 Wesley
* 12 Herzbruch
* 13 Hauke
* 15 T. Grambusch
* 17 Rühr
* 20 Zwicker
* 21 Fürste
* 23 Fuchs
* 27 Oruz
* 29 Wellen
* Coach: Altenburg

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Germany squad – 2017 EuroHockey Championship – 4th place

* 1 Appel
* 2 Müller
* 3 Grambusch
* 4 Windfeder
* 5 Kapaun
* 6 Häner (C)
* 8 Meyer
* 9 Wellen
* 10 Trompertz
* 11 Staib
* 13 Hauke
* 16 Linnekogel
* 17 Rühr
* 20 Zwicker
* 21 Walter
* 22 Miltkau
* 23 Boeckel
* 24 Fürk
* Coach: Kermas

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Germany squad – 2018 World Cup – 5th place

* 2 Müller
* 3 M. Grambusch
* 4 Windfeder
* 6 Häner (C)
* 8 Meyer
* 9 Wellen
* 10 Nguyen
* 12 Herzbruch
* 13 Hauke
* 15 T. Grambusch
* 16 Linnekogel
* 17 Rühr
* 18 Weinke
* 21 Walter
* 22 Miltkau
* 23 Fuchs
* 24 Fürk
* 29 Große
* 30 Aly
* Coach: Kermas

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Germany squad – 2019 EuroHockey Championship – 4th place

* 2 Müller
* 3 M. Grambusch (C)
* 4 Windfeder
* 6 Häner
* 9 Wellen
* 10 Nguyen
* 12 Herzbruch
* 15 T. Grambusch
* 16 Linnekogel
* 17 Rühr
* 18 Weinke
* 20 Zwicker
* 21 Walter
* 23 Fuchs
* 27 Oruz
* 29 Große
* 30 Aly
* 31 Hellwig
* Coach: Kermas

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Germany squad – 2021 EuroHockey Championship – 2nd place

* 4 Windfeder
* 5 Müller
* 6 Häner
* 8 Kaufmann
* 9 Wellen
* 11 Staib
* 12 Herzbruch
* 13 Hauke (C)
* 17 Rühr
* 19 Weigand
* 20 Zwicker
* 23 Fuchs
* 24 Fürk
* 26 Bosserhoff
* 27 Oruz
* 29 Große
* 30 Aly
* 32 Stadler
* Coach: Al Saadi

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Germany squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 4th place

* 1 Stadler
* 3 Grambusch
* 4 Windfeder
* 5 Müller
* 6 Häner
* 8 Kaufmann
* 9 Wellen
* 10 Große
* 11 Staib
* 12 Herzbruch
* 13 Hauke (C)
* 17 Rühr
* 19 Weigand
* 20 Zwicker
* 23 Fuchs
* 24 Fürk
* 26 Bosserhoff
* 27 Oruz
* Coach: Al Saadi

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Germany squad – 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup – 1st place

* 1 Stadler
* 2 M. Müller
* 3 M. Grambusch (C)
* 4 Windfeder
* 9 Wellen
* 11 Prinz
* 14 Hinrichs
* 15 T. Grambusch
* 16 Peillat
* 17 Rühr
* 19 Weigand
* 22 Miltkau
* 23 Zwicker
* 25 H. Müller
* 27 Oruz
* 33 Trompertz
* 44 Ludwig
* 74 Danneberg
* Coach: Henning

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Germany squad – 2023 EuroHockey Championship – 4th place

* 1 Stadler
* 2 M. Müller
* 3 M. Grambusch (C)
* 4 Windfeder
* 7 Prinz
* 9 Wellen
* 10 Große
* 12 Herzbruch
* 14 Hinrichs
* 15 T. Grambusch
* 16 Peillat
* 19 Weigand
* 23 Zwicker
* 25 H. Müller
* 27 Oruz
* 29 Hellwig
* 44 Ludwig
* 74 Danneberg
* Coach: Henning

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Germany squad – 2024 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* 2 M. Müller
* 3 M. Grambusch (C)
* 4 Windfeder
* 9 Wellen
* 10 Große
* 11 Prinz
* 13 Kaufmann
* 14 Hinrichs
* 15 T. Grambusch
* 16 Peillat
* 17 Rühr
* 19 Weigand
* 22 Miltkau
* 23 Zwicker
* 25 H. Müller
* 29 Hellwig
* 44 Ludwig
* 74 Danneberg
* Coach: Henning

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