Niklas Süle, born on 3 September 1995 (age 30), is a German centre-back whose career was built on size, mobility and early first-team exposure. At 6ft 5in (1.95m), he has always been an imposing defender, though his best football has relied on more than simply being difficult to get round.
He came through at 1899 Hoffenheim, where the 2013-14 season remains his most productive league campaign: four goals in 25 appearances. That was enough to mark him out as more than another large Bundesliga defender, and his move on to Bayern Munich placed him in a very different sort of weekly examination.
At Bayern, Süle became a regular central defender in a squad where domestic dominance was expected rather than celebrated. His current market value is around £13m, according to Transfermarkt.
Süle’s career has been a steady Bundesliga one: Hoffenheim development, Bayern prominence, and a profile shaped by top-level German football rather than by any Celtic connection. He remains an established defender with a clear body of work behind him.
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