Niklas Jessen

Niklas Jensen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 23)
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	30	(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 15:10, 31 October 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 born 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 31 October 2026 ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	22	0	—		—		22	0
	2026–27	3. Liga	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		30	0	0	0	—		30	0
Career total			123	0	0	0	5	0	128	0

1. Appearances in relegation round

References

1. Niklas Jessen at Soccerway
2. "Schnell und robust: Jessen unterschreibt beim MSV". msv-duisburg.de (in German). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
3. Niklas Jessen at WorldFootball.net

External links

• Niklas Jessen at DFB (also available in German )
• Niklas Jessen at Kicker (in German)