Niklas Sauter
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Münsterlingen, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Osnabrück | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | SC Konstanz-Wollmatingen | ||
| 2016–2022 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | SC Freiburg II | 37 | (0) |
| 2025– | VfL Osnabrück | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026 | |||
Niklas Sauter (born 6 April 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück.[2]
Club career
Sauter grew up in Konstanz and joined SC Freiburg from SC Konstanz-Wollmatingen in 2016.[3] Having come through Freiburg's youth ranks, he became part of SC Freiburg II's squad in 2021.[3]
He appeared on the bench for Freiburg's senior squad on one occasion in September 2023, in an away Europa League game against Olympiacos.[4]
On 29 January 2025, Sauter signed with VfL Osnabrück in 3. Liga.[5]
International career
Sauter has represented Germany at youth international level.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 Niklas Sauter at Soccerway
- 1 2 Niklas Sauter at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 Widmann, Julian (29 September 2022). "Ein Konstanzer Kicker, der in die Fußball-Bundesliga will". Südkurier (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ↑ "Olympiacos v Freiburg game report". Soccerway. 21 September 2023.
- ↑ "VfL nimmt Niklas Sauter unter Vertrag" [VfL signs Niklas Sauter] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ↑ Niklas Sauter at DFB (also available in German)
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Kreuzlingen District
- Footballers from Thurgau
- People from Konstanz
- Footballers from Freiburg (region)
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- SC Freiburg players
- SC Freiburg II players
- VfL Osnabrück players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- German football goalkeeper stubs