Nico Matern (born 27 November 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heeslinger SC.

He played his first and only game for Wuppertaler SV on 28 October 2011 under coach Hans-Günter Bruns in a 1–0 victory against the Bayer Leverkusen reserves.

His first goal for the team came in the 66th minute of a 17 November 2012 match against Lüneburger SK Hansa; it was the second out of four in what would be a shut-out victory for his club.

In the 15th minute of the following game on 8 August 2014, he scored his first goal for Hansa Rostock II, ultimately resulting in a 2–0 victory over FC Pommern Greifswald [de].

Under coach Peter Vollmann, he made his professional debut with the first team on 6 September 2014, when he was subbed in at the 80th minute of a 1–0 defeat against Hallescher FC.