Niklas Kreuzer (born 20 February 1993) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for side

Hallescher FC Hallescher FC, sometimes still called by its former popular name Chemie Halle, is a German association football club based in Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, the third highest level in the German footb ...

Career

In 2013, Kreuzer joined

FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt is a German association football club based in Erfurt, Thuringia. History Foundation to World War II The club has roots that go back to a cricket club founded in 1895. As they broadened their interests they came to be calle ...

on a free transfer from the

FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and ...

second team. He made 18 appearances for Rot-Weiß Erfurt in the

2013–14 3. Liga The 2013–14 3. Liga was the sixth season of the 3. Liga, Germany's third-level football league. The league consisted of twenty teams: The teams placed fourth through seventeenth of the 2012–13 season, the worst two teams from the 2012–13 ...

. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Kreuzer signed a one-year contract with Dynamo Dresden. Following the season, Kreuzer signed an extension with Dynamo Dresden for two more years until 2017. In 2021, Kreuzer rejoined Dynamo Dresden on a short-term contract until the end of the season.

Personal life

He is the son of

Oliver Kreuzer Oliver Kreuzer (born 13 November 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Karlsruher SC, Bayern Munich and FC Basel. Football career Kreuzer started his career in 1985 with Karlsruher SC. He went on to mak ...

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* * * 1993 births Living people German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Footballers from Munich Men's association football fullbacks FC Basel players FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players Dynamo Dresden players Hallescher FC players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub