What position does Nikolas Polster play?

Nikolas Polster plays as a goalkeeper.

What team does Nikolas Polster play for?

Nikolas Polster plays for NEC Nijmegen.

Nikolas Polster

Nikolas Polster of NEC Nijmegen was born on 7 July 2002 (age 24).

Nikolas Polster is an Austrian goalkeeper, born on 7 July 2002 (age 24), whose senior career has been built through steady league minutes rather than much noise.

His busiest league season came with LASK Juniors OÖ in 2020-21, when he made 13 appearances. By 2026-27 he had made two league appearances for Wolfsberger AC before adding three more with NEC Nijmegen.

He was linked with a move to Celtic in May 2026. Polster’s career so far is a straightforward one: an Austrian goalkeeper who has worked his way through senior football and is now part of the picture at NEC Nijmegen.

📈 Key stats and insights

Nikolas Polster has made five appearances in 2026-27, two for Wolfsberger AC and three for NEC Nijmegen

Nikolas Polster averages a 7.62 season rating

Nikolas Polster moved to NEC Nijmegen for €1,800,000 in August 2026

Nikolas Polster is 24 and plays as a goalkeeper for NEC Nijmegen

Last updated 29 September 2026. Send feedback

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Goalkeeper
Primary Position

1.85m (6ft)
Height: 79kg (12st 6lb)
Weight: 7 July 2002 (age 24)
Date of Birth: Austria 🇦🇹
Country of Birth: NEC Nijmegen
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: NEC Nijmegen
Eredivisie 2026 - 2027
Games: 3
Starting: 2
Substitute: 1
Unused: 4
Utilisation: 43%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: NEC Nijmegen
Champions League Qualifiers 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: -
Substitute: 1
Unused: 3
Utilisation: 25%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: NEC Nijmegen
Europa League 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Polster is a 24-year-old Austrian goalkeeper and has made five appearances in the 2026-27 season so far, two for Wolfsberger AC and three for NEC Nijmegen – those appearances are split across his mid-season move and indicate he has been used by both clubs during the campaign.

🔥 Recent form

Last 3 appearances for Nikolas Polster.

Season average rating: 7.62

Match: Juventus 5-0 NEC Nijmegen
17 Sep 2026 (A)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 5.3

Match: Bodu00f8 / Glimt 3-0 NEC Nijmegen
25 Aug 2026 (A)
Mins: 85
Goals: -
Rating: 7.6

Match: NEC Nijmegen 1-3 Bodu00f8 / Glimt
19 Aug 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Polster has a season average rating of 7.62 – his recorded highest and lowest ratings this season are both 7.62, reflecting no variance in the available ratings.

📋 Career stats

Team: NEC Nijmegen
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 3
Goals: -

Team: Wolfsberger AC
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 2
Goals: -

Team: Wolfsberger AC
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 29
Goals: -

Team: Wolfsberger AC
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 30
Goals: -

Team: SV Horn
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 26
Goals: -

Team: Vorwärts Steyr
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 14
Goals: -

Team: LASK Juniors OO
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 12
Goals: -

Team: LASK Juniors OO
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 13
Goals: -

Polster moved from Rapid Vienna to LASK on a free transfer in July 2020 and thereafter had loan spells at Vorwärts Steyr in January 2023 and SV Horn in July 2023; he joined Wolfsberger AC in July 2024 and then transferred to NEC Nijmegen in August 2026, representing six clubs including loans and progressing from Austrian domestic football to the Dutch Eredivisie.

💰 Transfers

Team: NEC Nijmegen
12 August 2026
From: Wolfsberger AC
Type: Fee (£1.8m)

Team: Wolfsberger AC
10 July 2024
From: LASK
Type: Undisclosed

Team: SV Horn
27 July 2023
From: LASK
Type: Loan

Team: Vorwärts Steyr
17 January 2023
From: LASK
Type: Loan

Team: LASK
27 July 2020
From: Rapid Vienna
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Rapid Vienna
1 July 2015
Type: Trainee

Polster moved to NEC Nijmegen from Wolfsberger AC for a fee of €1,800,000 in August 2026; his prior permanent move was from LASK to Wolfsberger AC in July 2024 for an undisclosed fee, and he spent 2023 on loan at Vorwärts Steyr (January 2023) and SV Horn (July 2023) after joining LASK from Rapid Vienna on a free transfer in July 2020.

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