Niklas Süle

The Dortmund defender prefers a rather more daring approach when it comes to his need for speed! He is an avid ski mogul, gliding through the snow covered mountains at near super-sonic speeds.

Born in Frankfurt, Germany, he had nomadic youth career, learning at the academies of Rot-Weiß Walldorf, Eintracht Frankfurt, SV Darmstadt 98 and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. On 11 May 2013, the 18-year old defender made his first-team and Bundesliga debut in a match against Hamburger SV that resulted in a 4-1 defeat. The following season he established himself as an important member of the team, featuring in 25 league games as TSG Hoffenheim finished in the top 10 positions. He bounced back from an anterior cruciate ligament injury that kept him on the shelf for the better part of a year and starred in the 2016/17 Bundesliga campaign, playing in every single fixture to help Hoffenheim to a 4th placed finish. His performances garnered attention from Europe’s top clubs but it was Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich who were the first to secure the defender’s signature. On 18 August 2017, he made his debut for Bayern against Bayer Leverkusen; the newcomer opened the scoring in the 9th minute in what ensued to be a 3-1 win for FC Hollywood. Süle made 171 appearances for Die Roten saw considerable success, winning 5 Bundesliga titles and 2 DFB-Pokal and the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League. In the summer of 2022 he joined Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal. On the international stage, he has been capped 40 times by Germany, and featured in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.