Florian Niederlechner

Florian Niederlechner

Niederlechner with SC Freiburg in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ebersberg, Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hertha BSC
Number	7
Youth career
	SV Hohenlinden
	1860 Munich
0000–2008	TSV Ebersberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	FC Falke Markt Schwaben
2010–2011	FC Ismaning	34	(19)
2011–2013	SpVgg Unterhaching	56	(16)
2013–2015	1. FC Heidenheim	79	(27)
2015–2017	Mainz 05	12	(0)
2016–2017	→ SC Freiburg (loan)	48	(19)
2017–2019	SC Freiburg	34	(6)
2019–2023	FC Augsburg	101	(27)
2023–	Hertha BSC	57	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024

Florian Niederlechner (born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. ^[2]

Career

Niederlechner's career is considered atypical since he became a Bundesliga player without passing through the youth ranks of a professional club. At the age of twelve, after a single year with the club, he was forced to leave the under-13 team of 1860 Munich being deemed too small and too slow. He moved to the local Kreisliga club TSV Ebersberg, starting playing senior football for Landesliga side FC Falke Markt Schwaben in 2008. At the time he completed his vocational training as industrial management assistant. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2010, he joined fifth tier Bayernliga side FC Ismaning. There he created a stir by scoring 19 goals in the 2010–11 season, eventually receiving and accepting an offer from 3. Liga's SpVgg Unterhaching, which was forced to bet on young talents due to its financial difficulties. For Unterhaching, Niederlechner continued to be a successful striker, scoring eight goals in the 2011–12 season and another eight in the first leg of the next campaign. During the winter break 2012–13, he made the next move, this time to ambitious fellow 3. Liga side 1. FC Heidenheim, with whom he achieved promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2014. After 15 goals and ten assists in 33 league matches, and Heidenheim finishing 8th after promotion to 2. Bundesliga, he finally made the step to the Bundesliga, joining Mainz 05. This move was reportedly worth a transfer fee of €2 million. ^{[3] [4]}

He was loaned to SC Freiburg on 31 January 2016. ^[5]

On 29 May 2019, FC Augsburg announced that Niederlechner would join the club from the upcoming season. ^[6] He penned a three-year contract.

On 18 January 2023, Niederlechner joined Hertha BSC on a contract valid until 2025. ^[7] On 28 January 2023, Niederlechner made his Hertha debut as a substitute for Wilfried Kanga, against Union Berlin.

Personal life

He shares a flat with one of his best friends, Michael Vitzthum, who had been his team mate at Heidenheim, and now plays for SV Wehen Wiesbaden. ^[4]

References

1. "Florian Niederlechner". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
2. Florian Niederlechner at kicker (in German)
3. "Der ungewöhnliche Weg des Florian Niederlechner" [The Unusual Way of Florian Niederlechner] (in German). Kicker. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015.
4. "Mainz 05: Stürmer Florian Niederlechner kommt auf dem zweiten Bildungsweg in die Bundesliga" [Mainz 05: Stürmer Florian Niederlechner Joins the Bundesliga by Second-Chance Education] (in German). wiesbadener-kurier.de. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
5. "Florian Niederlechner kommt zum Sport-Club" [Florian Niederlechner to Sport-Club] (in German). SC Freiburg. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
6. "Herzlich Willkommen in Augsburg, Florian Niederlechner". FC Augsburg (in German). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
7. "FLORIAN NIEDERLECHNER JOINS HERTHA WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT". Hertha BSC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

External links

• Florian Niederlechner at Soccerway
• Florian Niederlechner at fussballdaten.de (in German)