| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Wietmarschen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Holstein Kiel | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Wietmarschen | |||
| ?–2018 | Vorwärts Nordhorn | ||
| 2018–2020 | SV Meppen | ||
| 2020–2023 | Holstein Kiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Holstein Kiel | 17 | (1) |
| 2023– | Holstein Kiel II | 61 | (18) |
| 2024–2025 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U18 | 7 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U19 | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:56, 20 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:56, 20 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Timon Niehoff (born 20 August 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back and right winger for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. [1] He is a Germany youth international.
A Wietmarschen native, Niehoff began playing football at a local club. Following stints at Vorwärts Nordhorn and SV Meppen he joined Holstein Kiel's youth department in 2020. [2]
Niehoff made four appearances for Holstein Kiel's first team in the 2. Bundesliga, [2] before moving to 3. Liga club VfL Osnabrück on loan for the 2024–25 season. [3] At Osnabrück, he was a starter. [4] He made 33 league appearances, scoring twice and providing five assists [2] while Osnabrück fought relegation. [5]
Niehoff returned to Holstein Kiel in summer 2025 [2] and helped Kiel beat Hamburger SV in the quarter-final of the 2025–26 DFB-Pokal. [6]
In October 2025 Niehoff shared a flat with Holstein Kiel teammate Lasse Rosenboom. [7]
After starting out as a forward, Niehoff was converted to a right-sided player during his time at VfL Osnabrück. [2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Holstein Kiel II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 7 | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 27 | 7 | – | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Nord | 26 | 8 | – | 26 | 8 | ||
| 2025–26 | Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 18 | ||
| Holstein Kiel | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Career total | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
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