Niels Overweg (born 15 May 1948) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a defender for DWS, Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente and DS'79.

During this time, the defender also gained his first international experience by taking part in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

In 1972, after DWS merged with Blauw-Wit to form FC Amsterdam, Overweg moved to fellow league side Go Ahead Eagles.

In his seven years in Enschede, FC Twente reached fourth place in the Eredivisie three times.

In the same season, they also reached the final of the UEFA Cup, played against the German team Borussia Mönchengladbach.

[1] For his performance in his fourth international match, a 4–1 defeat against Poland, Overweg was strongly criticized, and he subsequently received no further call-ups.