Niclas Füllkrug (born 9 February 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club West Ham United and the Germany national team.

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.

[6] When he joined Werder Bremen at the age of 14 in summer 2006, he rejected offers from five Bundesliga clubs, including Hannover 96.

[6] Having progressed through Werder Bremen's youth system, Füllkrug began his senior career with the club's reserves.

[9] Having scored six goals in 18 appearances, he sustained a ligament rupture in his right ankle in a 2–0 win against VfL Bochum which was expected to keep him out of action for three to four weeks.

[13][14] He failed to score in his first eight Bundesliga appearances for Hannover 96 but hit a hat-trick against Mainz 05 on 13 January 2018[15][16] in a run of goals that got his name mentioned with a call up to the Germany national squad.

[22][23] He also featured in a 2–2 away draw against Bayer Leverkusen[24] and a 2–1 home defeat against FC Augsburg[25] despite suffering from pain in his knee.

He did not play in Hannover 96's loss in the second round of the DFB-Pokal on 30 October due to knee problems relating back to an injury sustained in 2013.

[29][30][31][32] A few days after Füllkrug missed a match against SC Freiburg due to knee problems,[33] it was announced that the injury was severe and he would likely be out for the rest of the season.

[43] In the beginning of the 2022–23 Bundesliga, he scored 10 goals in 14 matches, which urged the Germany national coach Hansi Flick to call him up for the World Cup in November.

[51] On 17 April, he netted a goal to tie the game against Atlético Madrid and eventually help them progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in eleven years.

[55] On 5 August 2024, Füllkrug joined Premier League team West Ham United for a reported fee of £27 million on a four-year contract.

[59] In November 2022, Füllkrug was called up for the Germany national team for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

[69] Following an accident at Werder Bremen's training ground he once ended up hospitalised with the tooth of his teammate wedged in his forehead.