Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Holstein Kiel.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 844 | 6.8 |
 DFB Pokal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6.5 |
Scout report
N. Niehoff is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Holstein Kiel, rated 57 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 119th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga and 823rd of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Niehoff.
Judged on this season alone, Niehoff graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 1.066 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 13). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, top 37% of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 21 Niehoff is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 19.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Holstein Kiel finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side
1.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 27.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 57, Niehoff carries the 14th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga of 38 — though on just 27 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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