Niklas Tauer

Niklas Tauer
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Mainz, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Braunschweig
(on loan from Mainz 05)
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2010 SpVgg Selzen
2010–2012 SV Weisenau
2012–2020 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Mainz 05 19 (0)
2020–2022 Mainz 05 II 19 (1)
2023 → Schalke 04 (loan) 1 (0)
2023 → Schalke 04 II (loan) 4 (1)
2024– → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 16 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Germany U18 6 (0)
2019 Germany U19 5 (2)
2020–2022 Germany U20 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Niklas Tauer (born 17 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig, on loan from Mainz 05.[2]

Career

Tauer made his debut for Mainz 05 in the first round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal on 11 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Jean-Paul Boëtius against fourth-division side TSV Havelse, with the match finishing as a 5–1 win.[3] He made his Bundesliga debut the following week on 20 September, coming on as a substitute for Danny Latza in the 86th minute of Mainz's away match against RB Leipzig, which finished as a 3–1 loss.[4]

On 21 December 2022, Schalke 04 announced the signing of Tauer on a one-and-a-half-year loan,[5] which ended early on 3 January 2024.[6] On the same day, Tauer moved on a new loan to Eintracht Braunschweig.[7] The loan was extended for the 2024–25 season.[8]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mainz 05 2020–21 Bundesliga 5 0 1 0 6 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 11 0 0 0 11 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 4 0
Total 19 0 2 0 21 0
Mainz 05 II 2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 15 1 — 15 1
2021–22 Regionalliga Südwest 4 0 — 4 0
Total 19 1 — 19 1
Schalke 04 II (loan) 2022–23 Regionalliga West 2 1 — 2 1
2023–24 Regionalliga West 2 0 — 2 0
Total 4 1 — 4 1
Schalke 04 (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 2 0
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 43 2 3 0 46 2

References

  1. ^ Niklas Tauer at kicker (in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Niklas Tauer at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Germany » DFB-Pokal 2020/2021 » 1. Round » TSV Havelse – 1. FSV Mainz 05 1:5". WorldFootball.net. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 1. Round » RB Leipzig – 1. FSV Mainz 05 3:1". WorldFootball.net. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Niklas Tauer becomes S04's first January signing". FC Schalke 04. 21 December 2022.
  6. ^ "FC Schalke 04 end Niklas Tauer's loan spell early". FC Schalke 04. 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Löwen leihen Niklas Tauer aus" [Lions loan Niklas Tauer] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Niklas Tauer bleibt ein weiteres Jahr bei der Eintracht" [Niklas Tauer stays with Eintracht for another year] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.