Niclas Füllkrug, Germany – Top Contender for Euro 2024 Golden Boot

Borussia Dortmund’s forward, Niclas Füllkrug, is becoming a sensation with his impressive scoring form for the German national team. Can Füllkrug continue to shine and win the Golden Boot at Euro 2024 on home soil?

Niclas Füllkrug, the mature newcomer to Die Mannschaft, is making all of Germany salute his talent. At 29, Füllkrug became the oldest player to debut for the German national team in the last two decades. However, Niclas Füllkrug quickly proved that age is just a number. With 10 goals in 13 appearances for the Mannschaft, “Lücke” – Füllkrug’s nickname – boasts a respectable scoring ratio, especially considering 7 of these goals came from the bench.

If Coach Julian Nagelsmann gives Niclas Füllkrug a starting spot in Germany, the 29-year-old striker will undoubtedly shine brightly at Euro 2024. With home turf advantage and a quality squad, the German Eagles will fly high, and Niclas Füllkrug could very well clinch the Golden Boot. Let’s review some impressive numbers from the career of Germany’s “Substitute King”:

🔥 Hannover 96: 80 matches, 24 goals, 8 assists

🔥 Borussia Dortmund: 25 matches, 10 goals, 6 assists

🔥 Werder Bremen: 124 matches, 49 goals, 16 assists

🔥 Germany: 13 matches, 10 goals, 2 assists

Germany is one of the powerhouses of European football, having climbed the Euro championship pedestal three times in 1972, 1980, and 1996. Now, on home soil with the addition of Niclas Füllkrug and a talented young generation, the fans in the land of fog are hoping for a fourth championship.

Let’s wait and see how Niclas Füllkrug will shine and conquer the Golden Boot at Euro 2024! This promises to be an explosive summer for German football.

⚽️ UEFA Euro 1960 to 2021 with 16 tournaments and 10 champion countries

⏩ Germany 3-time Euro champions ( 1972 – 1980 – 1996 )

⏩ Spain 3-time Euro champions ( 1964 – 2008 – 2012 )

⏩ France 2-time Euro champions ( 1984 – 2000 )

⏩ Italy 2-time Euro champions ( 1968 – 2020 )

⏩ Soviet Union Euro champions 1960

⏩ Czechoslovakia Euro champions 1976

⏩ Netherlands Euro champions 1988

⏩ Denmark Euro champions 1992

⏩ Greece Euro champions 2004

⏩ Portugal Euro champions 2016

Group A – Germany

Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

Euro (best result): 3 times champions (1972, 1980, 1996)

World Cup (best result): 4 times champions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)

FIFA Ranking: 16th (as of February 15, 2024)

Current Euro 2024 Germany squad: players and clubs (As of: March 28, 2024)

Goalkeepers

Oliver Baumann (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

Bernd Leno (Fulham FC)

Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona)

Defenders

Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart)

Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig)

Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart)

David Raum (RB Leipzig)

Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)

Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)

Midfielders

Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen)

Pascal Gross (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Ilkay Gundogan (FC Barcelona)

Kai Havertz (Arsenal FC)

Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern Munich)

Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)

Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern Munich)

Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Forwards

Maximilian Beier (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart)

Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund)

Thomas Muller (FC Bayern Munich)

Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart)

Topics: Niclas Füllkrug, Borussia Dortmund, Germany, Euro 2024, Julian Nagelsmann, Hannover 96, Werder Bremen, Die Mannschaft