Florian Niederlechner

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

Florian Niederlechner
Niederlechner with SC Freiburg in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990
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 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023

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.de. 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.
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