{{Short description|German footballer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Niklas Tarnat | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|26}} | birth_place = Solingen, Germany | height = 1.79 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = SV Sandhausen | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009 | youthclubs1 = Rot-Weiss Essen | youthyears2 = 2009–2017 | youthclubs2 = Bayern Munich | years1 = 2017 | clubs1 = Bayern Munich II | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2018–2021 | clubs2 = Hannover 96 II | caps2 = 62 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = Hannover 96 | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = Rot-Weiss Essen | caps4 = 57 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = TSV 1860 Munich | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2024–2025 | clubs6 = SGV Freiberg | caps6 = 32 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = SV Sandhausen | caps7 = 23 | goals7 = 1 | club-update = 8 March 2026 }} '''Niklas Tarnat''' (born 26 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Sandhausen.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref>
==Career== Tarnat made his professional debut for Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga on 3 January 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Dominik Kaiser against SV Sandhausen. The home match finished as a 4–0 win for Hannover.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-gegen-sandhausen-2021-bundesliga-4667474/analyse |title=Hannovers Doppelpacker zeigen Sandhausen die Grenzen auf |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=3 January 2021 |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=de}}</ref> He left the club ahead of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/hannover-96-verabschiedung-bijol-elez-tarnat-suendermann-haraguchi-schindler/ |title=Nach Niederlage gegen Nürnberg: 96 verabschiedet gleich sechs Profis |website=sportbuzzer.de |publisher=Sportbuzzer |date=23 May 2021 |access-date=23 May 2021 |language=de}}</ref>
On 21 July 2023, Tarnat signed with 3. Liga club TSV 1860 Munich.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=TSV 1860 Munich|url=https://www.tsv1860.de/de/Aktuelles_News/7364.htm|title=DIE LÖWEN HOLEN NIKLAS TARNAT.|trans-title=THE LIONS GET NIKLAS TARNAT.|date=21 July 2023|access-date=21 July 2023|language=de}}</ref> He started the 2023–24 season with an appearance against 1. FC Stockheim in the Bavarian Cup.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Streicher |first1=Christoph |title=Schwere Beine, schwere Kost: TSV 1860 müht sich im Toto-Pokal gegen den 1. FC Stockheim weiter |url=https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/sport/tsv1860/schwere-beine-schwere-kost-tsv-1860-mueht-sich-im-toto-pokal-gegen-den-1-fc-stockheim-weiter-art-918656 |website=abendzeitung-muenchen.de |publisher=Abendzeitung |access-date=2 August 2023 |language=German |date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
On 12 June 2025, Tarnat signed with Regionalliga Südwest club SV Sandhausen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svs1916.de/aktuelles/news/detail/article/niklas-tarnat-kommt-vom-sgv-freiberg.html|title=Niklas Tarnat kommt vom SGV Freiberg|trans-title=Niklas Tarnat joined from SGV Freiberg|publisher=SV Sandhausen|language=de|date=12 June 2025|access-date=14 October 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Tarnat is the son of former Germany national team player Michael Tarnat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/tarnat-bekommt-profivertrag-bei-hannover-750825/artikel |title=Tarnat bekommt Profivertrag bei Hannover 96 |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=de}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{DFB}} * {{Kicker}} * {{Soccerway}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarnat, Niklas}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Solingen Category:German men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:3. Liga players Category:Regionalliga players Category:FC Bayern Munich II players Category:Hannover 96 II players Category:Hannover 96 players Category:Rot-Weiss Essen players Category:TSV 1860 Munich players Category:SGV Freiberg players Category:SV Sandhausen players Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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