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Best German strikers in 2021

Who were the best German strikers in 2021? What do you know about these forwards? Want to go over their stats and football career? Then join us in the following article. Stay tuned!

As you might know, Germany is one of the most outstanding countries in the world of football with a 4-star national team. Die Mannschaft has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times and along with Italy, they are the 2nd national team with the most World Cup titles before Brazil.

Germany has always been a player-producing factory as many brilliant footballers have been from there. In today’s world also many great players are from this country and they kick the ball in high-rank leagues.

In this article today, we are going to have a look at the

greatest German strikers in 2021

. If you are interested, then join us to go over their stats and football career. Just have it in mind that here you will specifically read about the center-forwards who play in front of the opponent’s goals and score. You can read about the other German forwards in another article in the future.

Top German strikers in 2021

Now it is time to go through the

best German forwards in 2021

. Stay with us.

Florian Niederlechner

The first name among the best German strikers in 2021 is Florian Niederlechner, who currently plays for

Augsburg

. He kicked the ball in 28 Bundesliga games and 2 DFB Pokal matches in the 2020/21 season, scoring 6 goals in total and providing 5 assists.

Niederlechner has also played in 11 league matches and 1 Pokal game, with 4 goals and 2 assists in the 2021/22 season. He took his first steps in football at SV Hohenlinden and later kicked the ball for 1860 Munich and TSV Ebersberg during his junior career.

In 2008, the senior career of this German striker started as he joined FC Falke Markt Schwaben. After playing there for 2 years, he moved to FC Ismaning, where he spent the 2010/11 season. Niederlechner then joined SpVgg Unterhaching and after 2 seasons, he moved to 1. FC Heidenheim. He kicked the ball for this club until 2015 and then signed with

Mainz

.

After spending 1 season at Mainz, Niederlechner was loaned to Freiburg for the 2016/17 season. In 2017, he signed with this club and played there until 2019. After that, Florian Niederlechner, who is one of the

German best strikers of 2021

, moved to Augsburg, where he is currently playing.

Jonathan Burkardt  

The next name on our list for the

best German strikers in 2021

is Mainz’s forward, Jonathan Burkardt. Playing 29 Bundesliga matches and 2 DFB Pokal games in the previous season, he scored 2 goals and provided 3 assists. He has also kicked the ball in 17 Bundesliga games and 2 DFB Pokal matches, scoring 10 goals and providing 3 assists.

Jonathan Burkardt began playing football at Darmstadt 98. He moved to Mainz in 2014 and in 2018, the senior career of this 21-year-old footballer started and he is still playing for Mainz. Having had a good performance since the start of the 2021/22 season, Burkardt is among the best German forwards in 2021.

Lukas Nmecha

The next footballer among the best German strikers in 2021 is Wolfsburg’s forward, Lukas Nmecha. This brilliant player kicked the ball in 14 Jupiler Pro League games, 6 JPL Playoff I, and 4 Beker van Belgie matches with 21 scores and 3 assists in the 2020/21 season as he was playing for

Anderlecht

.

Nmecha has played in 15 Bundesliga games, 5 Champions League, and 1 DFB Pokal game since he joined Wolfsburg in the 2021/22 season, scoring 8 goals up to now. This brilliant striker started kicking the ball at

Manchester City

in 2007. His senior career began in 2017 and he played for the Citizens until 2018.

In 2018, this 23-year-old footballer joined Preston North End under a loan and after 1 season, he was loaned to

VfL Wolfsburg

. After that, Nmecha moved to Middlesbrough under a loan for a short time and then joined Anderlecht, again under a loan. Finally, this brilliant forward signed a deal with Wolfsburg and has been playing for the Wolves since 2021.

Let’s move on to the next name among the

top German strikers in 2021

.

Deniz Undav

The next footballer on our list for the best German strikers in 2021 Deniz Undav, who currently kicks the ball for Union Saint-Gilloise. This brilliant footballer played in 26 1B Pro League games and 3 Beker van Belgie matches in the previous season, scoring 18 goals and providing 6 assists.

Undav has also played in 20 Jupiler Pro League matches and 2 Beker van Belgie games since the start of the current season, scoring 17 goals and providing 12 assists. Born in Achim, he began playing football at TSV Achim, where he played from 2002 until 2006.

Undav then played for Werder Bremen, SC Weyhe, and TSV Havelse at the youth level and in 2015, his senior career began. He kicked the ball for TSV Havelse until 2017 and then moved to Eintracht Braunschweig, where he played for the reserve team.

 In 2018, this brilliant footballer joined SV Meppen and spent 2 seasons at this club. Since 2020, Deniz Undav, who is one of the German best strikers of 2021, has been kicking the ball for Union Saint-Gilloise.

Simon Terodde

Simon Terodde is also among the best German strikers in 2021. Playing for

Schalke

, he has kicked the ball in 14 Bundesliga 2 matches and 2 DFB Pokal games with 12 goals since the start of the 2021/22 season. Terodde also played in 33 Bundesliga 2 games and 1 Pokal match with 24 goals and 6 assists when he was kicking the ball for

Hamburger SV

.

Terodde took his first steps in football at SV Krechting. This brilliant striker then played for VfL Rhede, 1. FC Bocholt, and MSV Duisburg during his junior career. In 2007, his senior career started and he kicked the ball for Duisburg until 2009, except playing for under a loan for a short time.

In 2009, Terodde moved to

FC Koln

, where he played until 2011. After that, he was loaned to

Union Berlin

for the 2011/12 season and then signed a deal with this club. This brilliant striker kicked the ball for Union Berlin until 2014 and then joined

VfL Bochum

, where he played for 2 years.

In 2016, Terodde moved to

Stuttgart

, where he spent the 2016/17 season and then moved back to Koln. He kicked the ball for The Billy Goats until 2020 and then joined Hamburger SV. However, after only 1 season, this brilliant footballer joined Schalke and since 2021, he has been playing for The Royal Blues.

Simon Terodde, who is one of the best German forwards in 2021, has won 2 Bundesliga 2 titles with Stuttgart and FC Koln. He has also become the Bundesliga 2 top scorer 3 times.

Max Kruse  

The next name on our list for the

best German strikers in 2021

is Union Berlin’s player, Max Kruse. This brilliant footballer kicked the ball in 22 Bundesliga games in the 2020/21 season, scoring 11goals. He has also played in 13 league matches, 4 Conference League, 1 DFB-Pokal, and 1 UECL Qualifiers game with 6 goals and 5 assists in the current season.

Kruse took his first steps in football at TSV Reinbek in 1992. After 6 years, he joined SC Vier-und Marschlande, where he played until 2005. This brilliant striker then moved to

Werder Bremen

and in 2007, his senior career began.

Kruse kicked the ball for Werder Bremen until 2009 and joined FC St. Pauli, where he played for 3 seasons. after that, he moved to

Freiburg

, however, after only 1 year, this brilliant footballer joined

Borussia Monchengladbach

.

In 2015, Kruse moved to Wolfsburg and after 1 season, he signed with Werder Bremen, where he kicked the ball until 2019. After that, this brilliant footballer joined Fenerbahce. 1 season later, Kruse left there to sign with Union Berlin, where he has been playing since 2020.

Max Kruse, who is one of the top German strikers in 2021, has won 1 DFL-Supercup title with Wolfsburg in his football career.

Lucas Holer 

The next footballer among the best German strikers in 2021 is Lucas Holer, who currently kicks the ball at Freiburg. This brilliant footballer played in 33 Bundesliga games and 2 DFB Pokal matches in the previous season, scoring 4 goals and providing 5 assists. He has also kicked the ball in 17 league games and 2 Pokal matches with 4 goals and 6 assists.

Lucas Holer started playing football at FC Hansa Schwanewede in 1998. After 10 years, he moved to VSK Osterholz-Scharmbeck, where he kicked the ball until 2011. This brilliant player then joined Blumenthaler SV and in 2013, his senior career began as he signed with VfB Oldenburg.

In 2014, Holer moved to Mainz II, where he played for 2 seasons. After that, this German striker went on to join SV Sandhausen and then he moved to Freiburg, which is his current club, in 2018.

Karim Adeyemi

Karim Adeyemi is also one of the best German strikers in 2021. Paying for

Salzburg

, this 19-year-old footballer has played in 17 Austrian Bundesliga matches, 6 Champions League, 3 OFB Pokal, and 2 Champions League Qualifying games in the 2021/22 season, scoring 18 goals and providing 4 assists.

In the 2020/21 season, Adeyemi kicked the ball in 29 league games, 4 OFB Pokal, 3 UCL, and 2 Europa League matches with 9 goals and 2 assists. Adeyemi began playing football at TSV Forstenried in 2008. 2 years later, this brilliant footballer joined Bayern Munich, where he kicked the ball until 2012. Then he moved to SpVgg Unterhaching and in 2018, his senior career started as he signed with Salzburg.

This young forward was loaned to Liefering, which is a reserve team for Salzburg, from 2018 until 2020, and since then, he has been playing for Salzburg. Karim Adeyemi, who is among the German best strikers of 2021, has won Austrian Bundesliga and 2 Austrian Cup titles, both of them with Salzburg.

Kevin Volland

The next name on our list for the best German strikers in 2021 is Monaco’s forward,

Kevin Volland

. This brilliant player kicked the ball in 35 Ligue 1 games and 5 Coupe de France in the 2020/21 season, scoring 18 goals and providing 8 assists. He has played in 17 league games, 6 Europa League, 4 Champions League Qualifying, and 1 Coupe de France match since the start of the current season with 8 goals and 8 assists.

Volland started playing football at FC Thalhofen in 1995. He kicked the ball for FC Memmingen, TSG Thannhausen, and 1860 Munich during his junior career. His senior career started in 2010 and he played for 1860 Munich until 2012.

In 2012, Volland joined

Hoffenheim

, where he played for 4 seasons. After that, this brilliant footballer moved to

Bayer Leverkusen

. He kicked the ball for this club until 2020 and then joined

Monaco

, where he is currently playing.

Timo Werner

The last name among the

best German strikers in 2021

is Chelsea’s player,

Timo Werner

. This outstanding footballer kicked the ball in 35 Premier League games, 12 UCL, 4 FA Cup, and 1 EFL Cup match with 12 goals and 15 assists in the previous season. This German striker has also played in 9 league matches, 3 Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, and 1 EFL Cup game in the current season with 5 goals and 2 assists.

Werner began playing football at VfB Stuttgart in 2002. His senior career started in 2013 and he kicked the ball for this club until 2016. This outstanding forward then joined

Leipzig

, where he played for 4 seasons. Since 2020, this outstanding player has been playing for the Blues of London.

Timo Werner, who is one of the greatest German strikers in 2021, has won 1 UEFA Champions League and 1 UEFA Super Cup title, both of them with

Chelsea

.

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