| Niklas Wellen | |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Krefeld, Germany[1] |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Crefelder HTC |
| Youthclubs1: | Crefelder HTC |
| Years1: | 2010–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Crefelder HTC |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Pinoké |
| Years3: | 2022–present |
| Clubs3: | Crefelder HTC |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–present |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany |
| Nationalcaps1: | 172 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 51 |
| Updated: | 7 February 2023 |
Niklas Wellen (born 14 December 1994)[2] is a German field hockey player who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Crefelder HTC and the Germany national team.[3]
Wellen played for the first team of Crefelder HTC since he was 16 years old.[4] In February 2020 he signed a two-year contract at Pinoké in the Netherlands from the 2020–21 season onwards.[4] During the 2021–22 indoor season he scored the winning goal in the championship final against HDM as Pinoké won its first national title. He was named the best player of the Dutch indoor season.[5] At the end of the outdoor season he returned to Crefelder HTC.[6]
He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] He scored four goals in the EuroHockey tournament as they won the silver medal after they lost the final to the Netherlands after a shoot-out.[8]
He was the Player of the Final Match, Best Forward Player, and the Player of the Tournament in the FIH Men's World Cup 2023 held in India.[9]