Niklas Süle (born 3 September 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or right-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.

Süle played in 25 Bundesliga matches and scored four goals as he helped Hoffenheim finish 9th in the league.

[10] On 15 January 2017, Bayern Munich had announced that they had signed Süle along with Sebastian Rudy from Hoffenheim as a double swoop.

[11] Süle's first appearance came as he was named a starter for Bayern Munich's season opener against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 18 August 2017.

He scored the first goal of the 2017–18 Bundesliga season, heading in a free kick from fellow Bayern newcomer and Hoffenheim-product Sebastian Rudy.

[6] Süle won his first Bundesliga title after Bayern Munich finished 21 points ahead of second-placed Schalke 04.

[citation needed] Süle started the 2018–19 season by playing in the 2018 German Super Cup, which Bayern won 5–0.

[6] Süle tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the 12th minute of the team's eighth league match of the 2019-20 season and was expected to be out of the line-up for eight to ten months, preventing him from participating with Germany for UEFA Euro 2020, before the tournament was postponed.

On 23 August 2020, Süle came on from the bench in the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final and replaced Jérôme Boateng after he suffered an early injury.

[21] Süle agreed to join Borussia Dortmund starting from the 2022–23 season on a free transfer on a four-year contract.

[28] Süle was named in Germany's final 23-man squad by Joachim Löw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

[34] His father Georg worked as a coach at Rot-Weiss Walldorf; meanwhile, his elder brother, Fabian, had a football scholarship at the St. Francis College in New York to study Business Management, Economics and Finance.