SOCCER PLAYER
Nils Petersen
1988 - Today

Nils Petersen
Nils Petersen (German pronunciation: [ˈniːls ˈpeːtɐzn̩, ˈnɪls -]; born 6 December 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He appeared in the 2016 Summer Olympics and remains the first and only German footballer who has scored five goals in a single game with the national team. At club level, Petersen played in the Bundesliga for Energie Cottbus, Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen and SC Freiburg. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Petersen is the 8,928th most popular soccer player (down from 8,087th in 2024), the 6,174th most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,052nd in 2019) and the 481st most popular German Soccer Player.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Nils Petersen ranks 365. Before him are David Rudisha, Gürbey İleri, Fraser Forster, Alexey Vorobyov, Oussama Assaidi, and Melissa O'Neil. After him are Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Maicon Pereira Roque, James Meredith, Ed Speleers, Keirrison, and Masahiro Tanaka.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsDavid Rudisha
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 359
Gürbey İleri
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 360
Fraser Forster
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 361
Alexey Vorobyov
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 362
Oussama Assaidi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 363
Melissa O'Neil
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 364
Nils Petersen
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 365
Marie-Josée Ta Lou
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 366
Maicon Pereira Roque
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 367
James Meredith
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 368
Ed Speleers
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 369
Keirrison
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 370
Masahiro Tanaka
BASEBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 371
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Nils Petersen ranks 6,177 out of 7,253. Before him are Katrin Apel (1973), Daniel Günther (1973), Anke Behmer (1961), Ingo Weißenborn (1963), Alexandra Popp (1991), and Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1983). After him are Moritz Leitner (1992), Wolfgang Hoppe (1957), Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (1966), Sinan Şamil Sam (1974), John Brooks (1993), and Uwe Messerschmidt (1962).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKatrin Apel
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 6,171
Daniel Günther
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 6,172
Anke Behmer
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 6,173
Ingo Weißenborn
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 6,174
Alexandra Popp
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 6,175
Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
NOBLEMAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 6,176
Nils Petersen
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 6,177
Moritz Leitner
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 6,178
Wolfgang Hoppe
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 6,179
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 6,180
Sinan Şamil Sam
BOXER
1974 - 2015
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 6,181
John Brooks
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 6,182
Uwe Messerschmidt
CYCLIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 6,183
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, Nils Petersen ranks 481. Before him are Andreas Hinkel (1982), Martin Wagner (1968), Mitchell Weiser (1994), Vincenzo Grifo (1993), Heidi Mohr (1967), and Alexandra Popp (1991). After him are Moritz Leitner (1992), John Brooks (1993), Felix Kroos (1991), Tayfur Havutçu (1970), Salih Özcan (1998), and Lukas Klostermann (1996).
Andreas Hinkel
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 475
Martin Wagner
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 476
Mitchell Weiser
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 477
Vincenzo Grifo
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 478
Heidi Mohr
1967 - 2019
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 479
Alexandra Popp
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 480
Nils Petersen
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 481
Moritz Leitner
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 482
John Brooks
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 483
Felix Kroos
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 484
Tayfur Havutçu
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 485
Salih Özcan
1998 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 486
Lukas Klostermann
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 487

































