Elias Niklas Baum (; born 26 October 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Club career Baum started playing football at his youth club FC 1957 Marxheim and signed for the Eintracht Frankfurt academy in 2015. In December 2022 he signed a long-term professional contract.
The winger had been used at Eintracht Frankfurt reserves team since April 2023 that subsequently reached promotion from Hessenliga to Regionalliga Südwest.
On 9 November 2023, Baum debuted for the first squad in a 1–0 away victory at Finnish team HJK in the UEFA Conference League. On 9 December 2023, Baum had his first Bundesliga match, coming on as a substitute in a 5–1 home win against Bayern Munich.
For the 2024–25 season he was loaned to 2. Bundesliga side SV Elversberg.
International career In November 2021 Baum debuted for Germany's Under 17, and was capped another time. After seven caps for Germany U18 with one goal contribution he is part of the Germany U19 since September 2023.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEintracht Frankfurt II2022–23Hessenliga81———812023–24Regionalliga Südwest261———261Total341———341Eintracht Frankfurt2023–24Bundesliga400020—602025–26Bundesliga500000—502026–27Bundesliga4011——51Total1301120—161SV Elversberg (loan)2024–252. Bundesliga33320—20373Career total804312020875
Honours Eintracht Frankfurt II Hessenliga: 2022–23
Germany U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025
Individual Fritz Walter Medal U19 Bronze: 2024
References
External links
Profile at the SV Elversberg website