Niklas Dorsch #6
Midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Germany
Major League Soccer 2026/27 · 12 apps · 2 G · 1 A
Avg 6.98 · top 28% of Major League Soccer midfielders
Club
- Age
- 28 years
- born 15 January 1998
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2031
- At the club since
- Jul 2026
- from FC Heidenheim
- Matches this season
- 12
- 1,013 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6.98 | 0.70 | 1.33 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.98 across 12 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating29 Oct · vs DC United (H) 2–1 · 6.89
29 OctMLS
DC United home
W 2–1
90′
6.89
24 OctMLS
Columbus Crew away
L 2–4
90′
7.29
18 OctMLS
New York RB away
W 2–0
90′
7.52
15 OctMLS
Orlando City home
D 3–3
90′
6.78
10 OctMLS
CF Montréal home
W 2–1
90′
1A
7.06
All 71 matches
27 SepMLS
Nashville SC away
L 0–2
90′
6.60
20 SepMLS
St. Louis City away
L 1–3
62′
6.74
13 SepMLS
Orlando City away
L 0–3
90′
7.32
10 SepMLS
Nashville SC home
W 2–1
70′
6.40
20 AugMLS
Charlotte home
D 3–3
90′
1G
7.29
16 AugMLS
New England home
W 2–1
90′
1G
7.23
1 AugMLS
New York City away
D 1–1
71′
6.62
2025/26
16 MayBundesliga
FSV Mainz 05 home
L 0–2
73′
6.57
10 MayBundesliga
FC Köln away
W 3–1
90′
7.13
2 MayBundesliga
FC Bayern München away
D 3–3
89′
7.11
25 AprBundesliga
St. Pauli home
W 2–0
85′
6.59
19 AprBundesliga
SC Freiburg away
L 1–2
76′
6.41
11 AprBundesliga
FC Union Berlin home
W 3–1
12′
6.67
4 AprBundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach away
D 2–2
90′
1A
7.35
21 MarBundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen home
D 3–3
83′
6.74
14 MarBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt away
L 0–1
63′
6.28
7 MarBundesliga
TSG Hoffenheim home
L 2–4
63′
6.52
28 FebBundesliga
Werder Bremen away
L 0–2
90′
6.76
22 FebBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart home
D 3–3
15′
6.46
7 FebBundesliga
Hamburger SV home
L 0–2
90′
7.74
1 FebBundesliga
Borussia Dortmund away
L 2–3
90′
6.79
24 JanBundesliga
RB Leipzig home
L 0–3
90′
6.59
17 JanBundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg away
D 1–1
86′
7.47
13 JanBundesliga
FSV Mainz 05 away
L 1–2
90′
6.51
10 JanBundesliga
FC Köln home
D 2–2
90′
6.91
21 DecBundesliga
FC Bayern München home
L 0–4
90′
6.82
13 DecBundesliga
St. Pauli away
L 1–2
12′
6.71
6 DecBundesliga
SC Freiburg home
W 2–1
88′
6.58
29 NovBundesliga
FC Union Berlin away
W 2–1
57′
6.84
22 NovBundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach home
L 0–3
83′
6.92
8 NovBundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen away
L 0–6
57′
6.47
1 NovBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt home
D 1–1
20′
6.35
28 OctDFB-Pokal
Hamburger SV home
L 0–1
44′
6.99
25 OctBundesliga
TSG Hoffenheim away
L 1–3
46′
6.41
18 OctBundesliga
Werder Bremen home
D 2–2
79′
7.29
5 OctBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart away
L 0–1
74′
6.87
27 SepBundesliga
FC Augsburg home
W 2–1
89′
6.62
20 SepBundesliga
Hamburger SV away
L 1–2
90′
7.04
30 AugBundesliga
RB Leipzig away
L 0–2
58′
6.32
23 AugBundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg home
L 1–3
62′
6.54
16 AugDFB-Pokal
Bahlinger SC away
W 5–0
65′
1A
6.83
2024/25
17 MayBundesliga
Werder Bremen home
L 1–4
46′
6.81
10 MayBundesliga
FC Union Berlin away
W 3–0
80′
7.04
25 AprBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart away
W 1–0
70′
7.18
19 AprBundesliga
FC Bayern München home
L 0–4
46′
6.42
13 AprBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt away
L 0–3
46′
6.50
5 AprBundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen home
L 0–1
76′
6.85
29 MarBundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg away
W 1–0
90′
7.48
16 MarBundesliga
Holstein Kiel home
W 3–1
80′
7.23
9 MarBundesliga
TSG Hoffenheim away
D 1–1
70′
1A
7.27
15 JanBundesliga
Werder Bremen away
D 3–3
9′
6.17
11 JanBundesliga
FC Union Berlin home
W 2–0
85′
6.85
22 DecBundesliga
VfL Bochum 1848 away
L 0–2
90′
6.99
15 DecBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart home
L 1–3
77′
6.45
7 DecBundesliga
FC Bayern München away
L 2–4
19′
1G
7.03
1 DecBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt home
L 0–4
82′
6.88
23 NovBundesliga
Bayer 04 Leverkusen away
L 2–5
62′
1G 1A
7.80
10 NovBundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg home
L 1–3
57′
6.70
2 NovBundesliga
Holstein Kiel away
L 0–1
74′
7.06
30 OctDFB-Pokal
Hertha BSC away
L 1–2
90′
7.22
27 OctBundesliga
TSG Hoffenheim home
D 0–0
70′
7.36
28 SepBundesliga
FSV Mainz 05 away
W 2–0
80′
7.00
21 SepBundesliga
SC Freiburg home
L 0–3
19′
6.50
13 SepBundesliga
Borussia Dortmund away
L 2–4
22′
6.70
24 AugBundesliga
Werder Bremen home
D 2–2
31′
6.70
18 AugDFB-Pokal
Viktoria Berlin away
W 4–1
18′
1G
7.65
Transfers
- 28 Jul 2026transfer FC Heidenheim Toronto €3.6m
- 30 Aug 2024transfer FC Augsburg FC Heidenheim €3.5m
- 8 Jul 2021transfer Gent FC Augsburg €7m
- 22 Jul 2020transfer FC Heidenheim Gent €3.5m
- 1 Jul 2018free transfer FC Bayern München FC Heidenheim —
- 1 Jul 2016transfer FC Bayern München II FC Bayern München —
- 1 Jul 2015transfer FC Bayern München U17 FC Bayern München II —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||
| Toronto MLS | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| FC Heidenheim Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| FC Heidenheim Bundesliga · Conference League · DFB-Pokal | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| FC Augsburg Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| FC Augsburg Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| FC Augsburg Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| FC Augsburg Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | |||
| Gent Europa League · Champions League | 8 | 1 | 2 |