Given the question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Niklas Meinert - Niklas Meinert (born May 1 1981 in Bad Kreuznach Rhineland-Palatinate) is a field hockey midfielder from Germany who plays for Mannheimer HC. He made his international senior debut for the Men's National Team on March 23 2003 in a friendly match against Pakistan in Ipoh Malaysia. As of March 23 2008 Meinert earned 109 caps for his native country in which he scored 16 goals.
The answer is:
Athlete