Niklas Linke

Finnish footballer (born 2001)

Niklas Linke
Personal information
Full name	Niklas Julian Linke
Date of birth	(2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Düsseldorf, Germany
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Eintracht Trier
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2018	BV 04 Dortmund
2018–2019	1. FC Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	1. FC Mönchengladbach	8	(0)
2020–2021	SC Union Nettetal	0	(0)
2021–2022	VfB Homberg	1	(0)
2022–2023	SV Horn	2	(0)
2023–	Eintracht Trier	25	(0)
International career^‡
	Finland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Niklas Julian Linke (born 28 December 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German club Eintracht Trier.^[1]

Club career

In July 2023, Linke signed with newly relegated club Eintracht Trier in Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar.^[2]

Born and raised in Germany, Linke is of Finnish descent and holds a dual Finnish-German citizenship.^[3]

^ SVE legt auf der Torwartposition nach – Niklas Linke wechselt an die Mosel, 5vier.de, 21 July 2023
^ SVE legt auf der Torwartposition nach – Niklas Linke wechselt an die Mosel, eintracht-trier
^ Niklas Linke – der erste Finne bei Eintracht Trier, volksfreund.de, 8 November 2023