Niklas Jessen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MSV Duisburg | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013 | Walddörfer SV | ||
| 2013–2017 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 2017–2019 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 2019–2021 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | FC St. Pauli II | 73 | (0) |
| 2022 | FC St. Pauli | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Borussia Dortmund II | 20 | (0) |
| 2025– | MSV Duisburg | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:27, 15 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Nikias Jessen (born 4 September 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 3. Liga club MSV Duisburg.
Early life
Niklas Jessen was in Hamburg, Germany.[1]
Career
As a youth player, Jessen played for Bayern Munich, FC St. Pauli and Walddörfer SV. In 2022, he was called up for FC St. Pauli's senior team, where he had been playing in the academy 2013 to 2017 and 2019 to 2021. In 2024, Jessen moved away from the Hamburg-based club and moved to Borussia Dortmund II, which he spent a year at before moving to MSV Duisburg in 2025.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 14 March 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC St. Pauli II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 19 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Nord | 33 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 73 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 78 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2025–26 | 3. Liga | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 111 | 0 | |||
- ^ Appearances in relegation round
References
- ^ Niklas Jessen at Soccerway
- ^ "Schnell und robust: Jessen unterschreibt beim MSV". msv-duisburg.de (in German). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Niklas Jessen at WorldFootball.net
External links
- Niklas Jessen at DFB (also available in German)
- Niklas Jessen at kicker (in German)