| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Senden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Köln | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | VfL Senden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | VfL Senden | ||
| 2022–2024 | Schalke 04 II | 63 | (16) |
| 2024 | Schalke 04 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | SSV Ulm | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Alemannia Aachen (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | → Alemannia Aachen (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2026– | Viktoria Köln | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026 | |||
Niklas Castelle (born 27 August 2002) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club Viktoria Köln.
Castelle made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–0 defeat against Hamburger SV on 20 January 2024, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Paul Seguin.
On 24 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with SSV Ulm, which promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. On 3 January 2025, he moved on loan to 3. Liga club Alemannia Aachen until the end of the season. After returning to Ulm and making an appearance in their 2025–26 3. Liga season opener, on 26 August 2025 he returned to Alemannia Aachen on a new loan.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga West | 17 | 5 | — | 17 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 29 | 4 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 17 | 7 | — | 17 | 7 | ||
| Total | 63 | 16 | — | 63 | 16 | |||
| Schalke 04 | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSV Ulm | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 64 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16 | ||