Keke Topp

Keke Topp
Personal information
Full name Keke Maximilian Topp[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Gnarrenburg, Germany[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Werder Bremen
Number 42
Youth career
2012–2013 TSV Gnarrenburg
2013–2021 Werder Bremen
2021–2023 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Schalke 04 27 (5)
2023 Schalke 04 II 5 (1)
2024– Werder Bremen 11 (1)
International career
2019 Germany U16 2 (1)
2022–2023 Germany U19 11 (7)
2023– Germany U20 3 (3)
2024– Germany U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:58, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Keke Maximilian Topp (born 25 March 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. He has represented Germany internationally at youth level.

Club career

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After playing youth football for hometown club TSV Gnarrenburg, he signed for Werder Bremen's academy in summer 2013.[4] In March 2021, it was announced that Topp would join Schalke 04's under-19 team from summer 2021.[5] After six goals in 13 games for the under-19s, he was called up to Schalke's first team for the fixture against FC St. Pauli on 4 December 2021 due to injuries to Simon Terodde and Marius Bülter.[6][7] He made his debut as a late substitute as Schalke lost 2–1.[8] He made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke in a 2–0 defeat against 1899 Hoffenheim on 9 April 2023.[9]

In June 2024, Werder Bremen announced Topp would return to the club for the 2024–25 Bundesliga season.[10] The undisclosed transfer fee was reported as around €2 million plus bonuses.[11]

International career

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Topp made two appearances for the Germany under-16 team in September 2019.[2] He scored four goals in his first two appearances for the Germany under-19 team in the European Championship qualification in September 2022.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 November 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 25 5 0 0 25 5
Total 27 5 0 0 27 5
Schalke 04 II 2023–24 Regionalliga West 5 1 5 1
Werder Bremen 2024–25 Bundesliga 11 1 1 3 12 4
Career total 43 7 1 3 44 10

References

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  1. ^ a b "Keke Topp". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Riegel, Joachim; Triboute, Nicolas (9 September 2019). "Keke Topp überwinder alle Widerstände". NFV-Rotenburg (in German). Archived from the original on 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ Keke Topp at kicker (in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Mentrup, Thorin (2 May 2021). "Dank Keke Topp: Finanzspritze für TSV Gnarrenburg". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ "U19: Drei Neuzugänge – Engels, Klein und Topp werden Schalker". FC Schalke 04. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ^ Steinle, Patrick (4 December 2021). "Schalke 04 News: Rufat Dadashov & Keke Topp vor Zweitliga-Debüt". Sky Sport (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ^ Leszinski, Frank (4 December 2021). "Premiere für Keke Topp und Rufat Dadashov im Schalker Profi-Kader". Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Schalke narrowly beaten 2–1 at FC St. Pauli". FC Schalke 04. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. ^ "2–0 defeat away in Sinsheim". FC Schalke 04. 9 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Werder sign Keke Topp". SV Werder Bremen. 19 June 2024.
  11. ^ Nagel, Mario (19 June 2024). "Werder Bremen: Keke Topp kommt von Schalke 04" [Werder Bremen: Keke Topp joins from Schalke 04]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Keke Maximilian Topp – Player profile". dfb.de. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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