

Niclas FüllkrugST#10
Werder Bremen·
Bundesliga·Attack - Centre-Forward
Last 5rating per match
Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month
Club matchesWerder Bremen
Key statsBundesliga · DFB Pokal
xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
Player profileattributes and traits
Player Position average
Strengths
- Tackling
Weaknesses
No outstanding weaknesses
Player positions: ST
Positions on the pitch
Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league
AttackingPer 90 · Percentile
PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile
DefendingPer 90 · Percentile
What a percentile means
The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.
For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.
vs 15 forwards · 2. Bundesliga · season 21/22 · min 270′ · player 2506′
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Tim KleindienstMönchengladbach · Attack - Centre-ForwardRating10G2A31age68%
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Availability
Germany24 caps · 14 goalsSeason statsSeason 26/27
| Competition | Team | Season | Apps | Min | Rating | G | A | G+A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bundesliga | SV Werder Bremen | 26/27 | 4 | 306 | 7.02 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
DFB Pokal | SV Werder Bremen | 26/27 | 1 | 60 | 6.60 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Transfers17
| Date | Season | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2027 | 26/27 | Werder Bremen | West Ham | End of loan | €3.50m |
| 18/08/2026 | 26/27 | West Ham | Werder Bremen | loan transfer | €3.50m |
| 30/06/2026 | 25/26 | AC Milan | West Ham | End of loan | €3.50m |
| 02/01/2026 | 25/26 | West Ham | AC Milan | loan transfer | €8.00m |
| 05/08/2024 | 24/25 | Dortmund | West Ham | €27.00m | €15.00m |
| 31/08/2023 | 23/24 | Werder Bremen | Dortmund | €17.25m | €13.00m |
| 01/07/2019 | 19/20 | Hannover 96 | Werder Bremen | €6.50m | €8.00m |
| 18/07/2016 | 16/17 | 1.FC Nuremberg | Hannover 96 | €2.20m | €1.30m |
| 01/07/2014 | 14/15 | Werder Bremen | 1.FC Nuremberg | €300k | €700k |
| 30/06/2014 | 13/14 | Greuther Fürth | Werder Bremen | End of loan | €700k |
| 24/08/2013 | 13/14 | Werder Bremen | Greuther Fürth | Loan fee:€100k | €1.25m |
| 09/02/2012 | 11/12 | W. Bremen II | Werder Bremen | - | €200k |
| 01/07/2011 | 11/12 | Werder U19 | W. Bremen II | - | - |
| 01/07/2010 | 10/11 | W. Bremen U17 | Werder U19 | - | - |
| 01/07/2008 | 08/09 | W. Bremen Yth. | W. Bremen U17 | - | - |
| 01/07/2006 | 06/07 | Ricklingen Yth. | W. Bremen Yth. | free transfer | - |
| 01/07/2005 | 05/06 | TuS Rickl. Yth. | Ricklingen Yth. | free transfer | - |
Market value
Value history
| Date | Age | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/07/2011 | 18 | SV Werder Bremen II | €75k |
| 17/08/2011 | 18 | SV Werder Bremen II | €100k |
| 10/01/2012 | 18 | SV Werder Bremen II | €200k |
| 05/03/2012 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €400k |
| 29/06/2012 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €800k |
| 26/08/2012 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €1.00m |
| 23/10/2012 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €1.25m |
| 13/01/2013 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €1.25m |
| 30/06/2013 | 20 | SV Werder Bremen | €1.25m |
| 20/01/2014 | 20 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | €1.00m |
| 30/06/2014 | 21 | SV Werder Bremen | €700k |
| 13/01/2015 | 21 | 1.FC Nuremberg | €900k |
| 01/07/2015 | 22 | 1.FC Nuremberg | €900k |
| 11/02/2016 | 23 | 1.FC Nuremberg | €1.00m |
| 22/03/2016 | 23 | 1.FC Nuremberg | €1.30m |
| 22/07/2016 | 23 | Hannover 96 | €2.25m |
| 23/01/2017 | 23 | Hannover 96 | €1.75m |
| 27/06/2017 | 24 | Hannover 96 | €2.00m |
| 28/12/2017 | 24 | Hannover 96 | €3.00m |
| 04/04/2018 | 25 | Hannover 96 | €5.00m |
| 05/06/2018 | 25 | Hannover 96 | €8.00m |
| 22/08/2018 | 25 | Hannover 96 | €15.00m |
| 18/12/2018 | 25 | Hannover 96 | €15.00m |
| 05/06/2019 | 26 | Hannover 96 | €8.00m |
| 17/12/2019 | 26 | SV Werder Bremen | €6.50m |
| 11/03/2020 | 27 | SV Werder Bremen | €4.50m |
| 08/04/2020 | 27 | SV Werder Bremen | €3.50m |
| 26/11/2020 | 27 | SV Werder Bremen | €5.00m |
| 10/02/2021 | 28 | SV Werder Bremen | €5.00m |
| 09/06/2021 | 28 | SV Werder Bremen | €4.00m |
| 13/10/2021 | 28 | SV Werder Bremen | €1.50m |
| 15/12/2021 | 28 | SV Werder Bremen | €1.50m |
| 23/03/2022 | 29 | SV Werder Bremen | €2.50m |
| 16/06/2022 | 29 | SV Werder Bremen | €3.00m |
| 21/09/2022 | 29 | SV Werder Bremen | €4.00m |
| 09/11/2022 | 29 | SV Werder Bremen | €5.00m |
| 23/12/2022 | 29 | SV Werder Bremen | €10.00m |
| 29/03/2023 | 30 | SV Werder Bremen | €13.00m |
| 22/06/2023 | 30 | SV Werder Bremen | €13.00m |
| 14/12/2023 | 30 | Borussia Dortmund | €13.00m |
| 27/03/2024 | 31 | Borussia Dortmund | €15.00m |
| 29/05/2024 | 31 | Borussia Dortmund | €15.00m |
| 16/12/2024 | 31 | West Ham United | €15.00m |
| 18/03/2025 | 32 | West Ham United | €12.00m |
| 30/05/2025 | 32 | West Ham United | €10.00m |
| 09/12/2025 | 32 | West Ham United | €8.00m |
| 24/03/2026 | 33 | AC Milan | €5.00m |
| 29/05/2026 | 33 | AC Milan | €3.50m |
xG Statisticsall seasons
| Season | League | Club | Apps | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | Sh | KP | xGChain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bundesliga | Werder Bremen | 2 | 139 | 1 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 |
What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
xGExpected goals- How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxGNon-penalty xG- The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xAExpected assists- The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChainxG chain- Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KPKey passes- Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.
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