Niklas Jeck

Niklas Jeck
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-18) 18 September 2001
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
ZFC Meuselwitz
Youth career
2008–2019 Erzgebirge Aue
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Erzgebirge Aue 1 (0)
2019–2020VfB Auerbach (loan) 14 (0)
2021–2022Union Titus Pétange (loan) 25 (1)
2023 Wormatia Worms 14 (1)
2023–2025 FV Illertissen 54 (3)
2026– ZFC Meuselwitz 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025

Niklas Jeck (born 18 September 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for ZFC Meuselwitz.[1]

Career

A native of Stollberg, Jeck joined Erzgebirge Aue's academy in 2008 and graduated through their academy whilst attending Sportgymnasium Chemnitz.[2][3][4] He joined VfB Auerbach on a season-long loan on 30 August 2019.[5] He made 14 appearances in the Regionalliga Nordost across the 2019–20 season.[6] He made his 2. Bundesliga debut for Erzgebirge Aue as an 88th-minute substitute in an 8–3 home defeat to SC Paderborn on 9 May 2021.[7]

Jeck moved to Union Titus Pétange on loan for the 2021–22 season.[8]

On 18 January 2023, Jeck signed with Wormatia Worms.[9]

He transferred to FV Illertissen in summer 2023,[10] but left the club in summer 2025 at the end of his contract.[11]

He signed for ZFC Meuselwitz in February 2026.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 May 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Erzgebirge Aue 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
VfB Auerbach (loan) 2019–20 Regionalliga Nordost 14 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0

References

  1. ^ Niklas Jeck at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Niklas Jeck | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Aue-Eigengewächs Jeck vorm Durchbruch? "Ein Kindheitstraum ist wahr geworden"". TAG24. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Jeck im Glück: "Kindheitstraum ist wahr geworden"". kicker. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "VfB reagiert auf Verletztenmisere mit zwei Neuverpflichtungen – VfB Auerbach". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Niklas Jeck | VfB Auerbach | Regionalliga Nordost | 2019/20 | Spielerprofil". kicker. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Niklas Jeck | Erzgebirge Aue | 2. Bundesliga | 2020/21 | Spielerprofil". kicker. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Fußball: Aue ohne Kühn gegen St. Pauli: Neuzugang ist "eine Option"". Zeit (in German). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Niklas Jeck verstärkt die Abwehr" (in German). Wormatia Worms. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Illertissen schnappt sich Jeck". kicker (in German). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Innenverteidiger Niklas Jeck verlässt den FVI | FV Illertissen 1921 e.V." www.fvi1921.de (in German). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Meuselwitz ruft: Jeck hat wieder einen Verein". kicker (in German). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Niklas Jeck » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 May 2021.