First Team Squad

Player profile and performance records.

Niclas Fullkrug (Striker)

Squad Number: 11
Position: Striker
Born: 9th Feb 1993 (Hanover, Germany)
Signed: 5th Aug 2024 (£22,000,000)
Contract: 4 years (signed August 2024)
Previous Club: Borussia Dortmund

KUMB Awards: None.

A Werder Bremen youth star, F? 1/4 llkrug started his senior career with the club's reserves.

Following appearances with the first team in the Bundesliga and a loan to 2. Bundesliga side Greuther F? 1/4 rth in the 2013?EUR"14 season, he moved to FC N? 1/4 rnberg. His performances at N? 1/4 rnberg earned him a move to Hannover 96 in 2016.

In April 2019, he returned to Werder Bremen for the 2019?EUR"20 season and played there for four seasons before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2023.

A former German youth international, he received a call-up to the Germany senior national team in November 2022, which he went on to represent at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2024.

On 5 August 2024, F? 1/4 llkrug joined West Ham United for a reported fee of ??22 million on a four-year contract.

2025/26 Match Notes & Ratings

vs Liverpool

0-2: Saturday, 29th November
(Played 12 minutes, sub)

(Wilson 78') Looked better than Wilson, and is probably the better option when West Ham are in the ascendancy, with less space and less running required. Created the best chance with a strong tackle.

vs Arsenal

0-2: Saturday, 4th October
(Played 90 minutes)

He was poor, but this time, it was hard for him to do much more. He probably should have scored early on, but after that he was basically just challenging for clearances forward.

vs Everton

1-1: Monday, 29th September
(Played 90 minutes)

Wanted to get into a scrap with Tarkowski and Keane, but was almost mocked by them in response, so easy they found him to play against. Offered nothing.

vs Crystal Palace

1-2: Saturday, 20th September
(Played 32 minutes, sub)

(Wilson 58') He had over half an hour, touched the ball four times, and ambled around like a retired striker in a testimonial.

vs Nottingham Forest

3-0: Sunday, 31st August
(Played 90 minutes)

He just doesn't appear mobile enough. One effort that was easy to save, and otherwise just a head to hit from corners.

vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

2-3: Tuesday, 26th August
(Played 4 minutes, sub)

(Todibo 86') Probably a touch more anonymous than Wilson.

vs Chelsea

1-5: Friday, 22nd August
(Played 90 minutes)

Doesn't move enough, offers no threat in behind, offers flicks in play but not secure possession. He's not the guy.

vs Sunderland

0-3: Saturday, 16th August
(Played 90 minutes)

Nice flicks that will suit some of Potter's intricate football are not quite enough to hide that he's not mobile enough to thrive in a Premier League team that doesn't dominate. He'd make a great option for a title-chasing team who can carry him, but this team is not good enough to do that.

vs AFC Bournemouth

2-0: Sunday, 3rd August
(Played 90 minutes)

His moments with Bowen looked promising, but he was a passenger otherwise. A frustrating first season, and with no guarantees there will be another.

vs Everton

2-1: Wednesday, 30th July
(Played 90 minutes)

His moments with Bowen looked promising, but he was a passenger otherwise. A frustrating first season, and with no guarantees there will be another.

vs Manchester United

1-2: Saturday, 26th July
(Played 90 minutes)

His moments with Bowen looked promising, but he was a passenger otherwise. A frustrating first season, and with no guarantees there will be another.

2024/25 Match Notes & Ratings

vs Ipswich Town

3-1: Sunday, 25th May
(Played 90 minutes)

His moments with Bowen looked promising, but he was a passenger otherwise. A frustrating first season, and with no guarantees there will be another.

vs Nottingham Forest

1-2: Sunday, 18th May
(Played 31 minutes, sub)

(Soucek 59') One good header aside, he looked off the pace and used the ball too slowly.

vs Manchester United

2-0: Sunday, 11th May
(Played 17 minutes, sub)

(Bowen 73') Just didn't get into the game, although he was probably a victim of his team just completely dropping off.

vs Tottenham Hotspur

1-1: Saturday, 3rd May
(Played 90 minutes)

Slow and cumbersome performance. He's well liked, but he does not appear to have the mobility to get the best out of what's behind him. It will be interesting to see if he stays, and if a change of approach helps.

vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

0-1: Tuesday, 1st April
(Played 45 minutes, sub)

(Ferguson 46') The one bright spot of the game was his impact in the second half. He looks strong, busy and creative enough for a lone striker role in the Premier League, but he needs to prove it over a run of games.

vs Southampton

1-0: Thursday, 26th December
(Played 67 minutes)

Still seems way off the pace of Premier League football and is yet to gel with his team mates - unsurprisingly, given he's barely played with them. Yet he was in the right place at the right time when it mattered to provide the assist which led to Bowen's winning goal.

vs AFC Bournemouth

1-1: Saturday, 14th December
(Played 35 minutes, sub)

(Soler 55) Should have scored that header, but created a great chance for Kudus with a good pass.

vs Leicester City

1-3: Tuesday, 3rd December

(Kudus 79) Good poacher's goal.

vs Manchester City

1-3: Saturday, 31st August
(Played 19 minutes, sub)

(Replaced Antonio, 71) Lacks impact. One moment he was in the game, he couldn't do anything effective with the ball in the box. He's going to need to start soon to see if that gets him into the patterns of the team quicker.

vs AFC Bournemouth

1-0: Wednesday, 28th August
(Played 74 minutes)

One nice pass to Summerville aside, it was the performance of many a West Ham striker signed to replace Antonio. Isolated, lost and ineffective.

vs Crystal Palace

2-0: Saturday, 24th August
(Played 28 minutes, sub)

(Replaced Antonio, 62) Needs more time on the pitch to see where he fits and how Bowen and Kudus might benefit from him in this Lopetegui system, but his movement is good.

vs Aston Villa

1-2: Saturday, 17th August
(Played 17 minutes, sub)

(Replaced Antonio, 73) Anonymous performance. Late cameo, but didn?EUR(TM)t get into it at all.