Niklas Jessen
German footballer (born 2003)
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Nikias Jessen (born 4 September 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 3. Liga club MSV Duisburg.
Date of birth
4 September 2003
Place of birth
Hamburg, Germany
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Right-back
| 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) | |||
Early life
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
