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Niklas Kneller
10 Niklas Kneller
  • Hometown:
    Hamburg, Germany
  • Position:
    M
  • Year:
    SR
  • High School:
    Gesamtschule Eppendorf
  • g
    9
  • a
    6
  • pts
    24
  • gw
    1
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 18 10
Games started 16 10
Goals 9 8
Assists 6 4
Points 24 20
Shots 46 30
Shot Pct .196 .267
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 19 Mount Marty W, 5-0
Oct 23 at Waldorf W, 14-0
Oct 26 Jamestown W, 1-0
Oct 30 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 2-1
Nov 5 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 2-0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 2-0
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 19 Viterbo W, 4-2 - - - - -
Aug 21 at William Penn (IA) L, 6-0 1 - 0 0 0
Aug 24 Grand View L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Kansas Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 2 at Baker (KS) L, 4-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 7 at #7 Bellevue (NE) L, 2-1 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 18 at Hastings W, 3-2 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 5-0 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 25 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 28 at Midland T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 9 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 12 at Concordia (NE) T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 16 Northwestern W, 5-0 1 1 1 1 3
Oct 19 Mount Marty W, 5-0 1 1 1 1 3
Oct 23 at Waldorf W, 14-0 1 1 4 0 8
Oct 26 Jamestown W, 1-0 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 30 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 2-1 1 1 0 1 1
Nov 5 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 2-0 1 1 0 1 1
Nov 9 Hastings L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 19 Viterbo W, 4-2 - - - - -
Aug 21 at William Penn (IA) L, 6-0 1 0 - 0 -
Aug 24 Grand View L, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Aug 31 vs. Kansas Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 4 .000 4 1.000
Sep 2 at Baker (KS) L, 4-1 1 3 .333 3 1.000
Sep 7 at #7 Bellevue (NE) L, 2-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 18 at Hastings W, 3-2 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 5-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Sep 25 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 28 at Midland T, 0-0 1 3 .000 2 .667
Oct 9 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 2 .500 1 .500
Oct 12 at Concordia (NE) T, 1-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Oct 16 Northwestern W, 5-0 1 3 .333 2 .667
Oct 19 Mount Marty W, 5-0 1 4 .250 3 .750
Oct 23 at Waldorf W, 14-0 1 6 .667 6 1.000
Oct 26 Jamestown W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 30 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 2-1 1 6 .000 4 .667
Nov 5 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 2-0 1 4 .000 0 .000
Nov 9 Hastings L, 2-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 19 Viterbo W, 4-2 - - - - -
Aug 21 at William Penn (IA) L, 6-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 24 Grand View L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 31 vs. Kansas Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 2 at Baker (KS) L, 4-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 7 at #7 Bellevue (NE) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0-0 0
Sep 18 at Hastings W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 21 Doane (NE) W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 25 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 28 at Midland T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 9 Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
Oct 12 at Concordia (NE) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 16 Northwestern W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 19 Mount Marty W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 23 at Waldorf W, 14-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 26 Jamestown W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 30 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 5 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 9 Hastings L, 2-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
gp gs g a pts
2023-24 15 13 2 1 5
2024-25 18 16 9 6 24
Total 33 29 11 7 29

Career Stats: Season Scoring

gp sh sh% sog sog%
2023-24 15 27 .074 14 .519
2024-25 18 46 .196 29 .630
Total 33 73 .151 43 .589

Career Stats: Season Shooting

gp yc rc pk gw
2023-24 15 3 1 0-0 1
2024-25 18 2 0 0-0 1
Total 33 5 1 0-0 2

Career Stats: Season Misc.

gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2023-24 15 13 .13 .07 .33
2024-25 18 16 .50 .33 1.33
Total 33 29 .33 .21 .88

Career Stats: Game Scoring

gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2023-24 15 1.80 .074 .93 .519
2024-25 18 2.56 .196 1.61 .630
Total 33 2.21 .151 1.30 .589

Career Stats: Game Shooting

gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 18 16 9 6 24
Conference 10 10 8 4 20
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 9 8 3 5 11
Away 8 7 6 1 13
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0
Result
Wins 10 9 8 5 21
Losses 6 5 1 1 3
Month
August 3 2 0 0 0
September 6 6 2 2 6
October 7 6 7 3 17
November 2 2 0 1 1

Splits Stats: Season Scoring

gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 18 46 .196 29 .630
Conference 10 30 .267 20 .667
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 9 24 .125 11 .458
Away 8 18 .333 14 .778
Neutral 1 4 .000 4 1.000
Result
Wins 10 32 .250 21 .656
Losses 6 9 .111 5 .556
Month
August 3 5 .000 5 1.000
September 6 12 .167 7 .583
October 7 23 .304 17 .739
November 2 6 .000 0 .000

Splits Stats: Season Shooting

gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 18 2 0 0-0 1
Conference 10 0 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 9 1 0 0-0 1
Away 8 1 0 0-0 0
Neutral 1 0 0 0-0 0
Result
Wins 10 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 6 2 0 0-0 0
Month
August 3 0 0 0-0 0
September 6 1 0 0-0 0
October 7 0 0 0-0 1
November 2 1 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats: Season Misc.

gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 18 16 .50 .33 1.33
Conference 10 10 .80 .40 2.00
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 9 8 .33 .56 1.22
Away 8 7 .75 .13 1.63
Neutral 1 1 .00 .00 .00
Result
Wins 10 9 .80 .50 2.10
Losses 6 5 .17 .17 .50
Month
August 3 2 .00 .00 .00
September 6 6 .33 .33 1.00
October 7 6 1.00 .43 2.43
November 2 2 .00 .50 .50

Splits Stats: Game Scoring

gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 18 2.56 .196 1.61 .630
Conference 10 3.00 .267 2.00 .667
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 9 2.67 .125 1.22 .458
Away 8 2.25 .333 1.75 .778
Neutral 1 4.00 .000 4.00 1.000
Result
Wins 10 3.20 .250 2.10 .656
Losses 6 1.50 .111 .83 .556
Month
August 3 1.67 .000 1.67 1.000
September 6 2.00 .167 1.17 .583
October 7 3.29 .304 2.43 .739
November 2 3.00 .000 .00 .000

Splits Stats: Game Shooting

News mentions
Men's soccer places 25 on scholar-athlete list
  • Article
  • November 25, 2024
Men's soccer places 25 on NAIA scholar-athlete list

KANSAS CITY, MO. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Daktronics Scholar-Athletes for men’s soccer, releasing this year's list ahead alongside the other fall sports.

  • November 25, 2024
headshots of all the all-conference honorees
  • Article
  • November 18, 2024
Great Eight: Mustangs aplenty in All-GPAC honors

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference on Monday named eight Morningside University men’s soccer players to its All-Conference teams. These players were voted on by coaches around the conference.

  • November 18, 2024
Thielen, Koerner score in GPAC Quarterfinal victory
  • Article
  • November 05, 2024
Thielen, Koerner score in GPAC Quarterfinal victory

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs crossed paths with Dakota Wesleyan’s Tigers for the second time in less than a week, and for the second time, Morningside came away with a victory, this time 2-0 to advance to the Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason tournament semifinal round.

  • November 05, 2024
Graphic of 2-1 win over Dakota Wesleyan
  • Article
  • October 30, 2024
Mustangs fight back to clinch GPAC Championship

The Mustangs (10-5-2, 7-1-2 GPAC) responded with two second-half goals to clinch the Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season championship in a 2-1 win over Dakota Wesleyan.

  • October 30, 2024
Graphic of 14-0 win over Waldorf
  • Article
  • October 23, 2024
Morningside breaks school record with 14 goals

The Mustangs scored nine times in the first half, then five more during the final 45 minutes. Tim Kobbenbring broke school history with the 14th goal at the 86:45 mark.

  • October 23, 2024
Mustangs win 5-0 over MMU
  • Article
  • October 19, 2024
Five different Mustangs score in triumph over Lancers

The Mustangs scored five times and recorded a clean sheet during Saturday's victory over the Lancers at Elwood Olsen Stadium.

  • October 19, 2024
Graphic of 5-0 win over Northwestern
  • Article
  • October 16, 2024
Morningside scores five, collects clean sheet in home win

Five different Mustangs scored in a 5-0 victory at Elwood Olsen Stadium on Wednesday over Northwestern.

  • October 16, 2024
Trio nets goals in 3-0 GPAC victory
  • Article
  • October 09, 2024
Trio nets goals in GPAC victory

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The Mustangs blew open a tight Great Plains Athletic Conference match early in the second half, as Morningside sent Dordt University back to Sioux Center on the short end of a 3-0 contest.

  • October 09, 2024
Midland, Mustangs End in Scoreless Tie
  • Article
  • September 28, 2024
Midland, Mustangs End in Scoreless Tie

FREMONT, NEB. – The Mustangs took 10 shots on goal in Great Plains Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer action at Midland University, walking away with a double clean sheet 0-0 tie.

  • September 28, 2024
MSOC 9-21-24 graphic
  • Article
  • September 21, 2024
Mustangs deal Doane nightcap shutout

Five different Mustangs scored goals in the 5-0 win over Doane, moving their Great Plains Athletic Conference record to 2-0-0 and overall record to 4-4-0.

  • September 21, 2024
Mustangs erase halftime deficit in GPAC opener
  • Article
  • September 18, 2024
Mustangs erase halftime deficit in GPAC opener

HASTINGS, NEB. – A trio of Mustang goals proved to be just the answer needed to lift Morningside over a skilled Hastings program in Great Plains Athletic Conference action, 3-2.

  • September 18, 2024
Final-minute score sinks ?Stangs upset bid of Bellevue
  • Article
  • September 07, 2024
Final-minute score sinks ‘Stangs upset bid of Bellevue

PAPILLION, NEB. – A final-minute goal allowed the no. 7 Bellevue Bruins to add another game to Morningside’s losses column as the Mustangs fell 2-1 at Papillion Landing’s soccer complex.

  • September 07, 2024
Mustangs suffer 4-1 loss at Baker
  • Article
  • September 02, 2024
Mustangs suffer 4-1 loss at Baker

BALDWIN CITY, KAN. – An own goal was just the start of a tough final day for the Mustangs in the Baker Labor Day Classic. The Mustangs fell to 2-3 on the season as Baker’s Wildcats claimed a 4-1 victory.

  • September 02, 2024