Jannis Nikolaou (born 31 July 1993) is a German professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
defender.
Career
On 20 June 2025, it was announced that Nikolaou's contract with
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...
would not be extended beyond the end of the season.
Personal life
Nikolaou was born in Germany to a Greek father and German mother.
References
Living people
1993 births
Footballers from Bonn
German men's footballers
German people of Greek descent
Sportspeople of Greek descent
Greek men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
1. FC Köln II players
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players
FC Würzburger Kickers players
Dynamo Dresden players
Eintracht Braunschweig players
3. Liga players
2. Bundesliga players
21st-century German sportsmen
21st-century Greek sportsmen
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