Nicolai Rapp

Nicolai Rapp
Rapp with Werder Bremen in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Heidelberg, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Karlsruher SC
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2015 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 1899 Hoffenheim II 15 (3)
2016–2017 → Greuther Fürth II (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 → Greuther Fürth (loan) 24 (1)
2017–2019 Erzgebirge Aue 36 (0)
2019–2021 Union Berlin 3 (0)
2020 → Darmstadt 98 (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2021 → Darmstadt 98 (loan) 29 (2)
2021–2024 Werder Bremen 37 (2)
2023 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 12 (0)
2024– Karlsruher SC 29 (0)
International career
2011 Germany U16 2 (0)
2014 Germany U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024

Nicolai Rapp (born 13 December 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC.[2]

Club career

In summer 2017, Rapp signed with 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue.[3]

In January 2019, Rapp joined league rivals Union Berlin having agreed a 3.5-year contract until summer 2022.[4]

On 24 June 2021, it was announced Rapp would join Werder Bremen for the 2021–22 season.[5] The transfer fee paid to Union Berlin was reported as about €200,000.[6] Following Werder Bremen's return to the Bundesliga, he made seven substitute appearances in the 2022–23 season.[7]

Having expressed his desire for more playing time, Rapp joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season in January 2023.[7]

On 23 January 2024, Rapp signed with Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga.[8]

International career

Rapp is a youth international for Germany.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 January 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1899 Hoffenheim II 2014–15 Regionalliga Südwest 2 0 – – – 2 0
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 13 3 – – – 13 3
Total 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3
Greuther Fürth (loan) 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 19 1 3 0 – – 22 1
Total 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
Greuther Fürth II (loan) 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Erzgebirge Aue 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 21 0 1 0 – 2[a] 0 24 0
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 15 0 1 0 – – 16 0
Total 36 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 40 0
Union Berlin 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 29 2 3 0 – – 32 2
Werder Bremen 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 28 2 1 0 – 0 0 29 2
2022–23 Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 – 0 0 8 0
Total 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 37 2
Career total 161 8 11 0 0 0 2 0 174 8
  1. ^ Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga/3. Liga play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Nicolai Rapp". SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ Nicolai Rapp at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ TSG Hoffenheim: Nicolai Rapp wechselt zum FC Erzgebirge Aue, heidelberg24.de, 2 June 2017
  4. ^ ""Extrem bitter" für Aue: Rapp heuert bei Union an". kicker Online (in German). 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Nicolai Rapp wechselt von Union Berlin zu Werder Bremen". kicker (in German). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ Hanke, Maik (24 June 2021). "Transfer fix: Werder verpflichtet Rapp". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Letzte Formalitäten geklärt: Rapp wechselt zum 1. FC Kaiserslautern". Kicker (in German). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Werder Bremens Rapp heuert beim KSC an" [Werder Bremen's Rapp joins KSC]. kicker (in German). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Nicolai Rapp - Spielerprofil".
  10. ^ "Nicolai Rapp » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2020.