Nick Taitague

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Nick Taitague
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Matthew Taitague [1]
Date of birth (1999-02-17) February 17, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Midlothian, Virginia, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2016 FC Richmond
2017–2018 Schalke 04
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Carolina RailHawks 4 (0)
2018–2021 Schalke 04 II 13 (1)
Total17(1)
International career
2013–2015 United States U15 4 (1)
2015 United States U16 2 (1)
2014 United States U17 2 (1)
2015–2016 United States U18 11 (8)
2016 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 2, 2021

Nicholas Matthew Taitague (born February 17, 1999) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Taitague signed a short-term amateur contract with Carolina RailHawks on April 8, 2016. [2] In February 2017, following his 18th birthday, Taitague officially signed with Schalke 04. On March 23, 2017, Taitague made his debut for Schalke's U19 team. [3]

After playing no competitive match for the first team of Schalke, his contract with the club was terminated on January 2, 2021. [4] On May 17, 2021, Taitague announced his retirement from professional soccer following a series of serious injuries that left him sidelined indefinitely. [5]

International career

Taitague has represented the United States at different youth levels. He also qualifies to play for Guam through his paternal grandfather. [6]

Career statistics

As of January 2, 2021 [7]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carolina RailHawks 2016 NASL 4000—40
Schalke 04 II 2018–19 Oberliga Westfalen 31——31
2019–20 Regionalliga West 50——50
2020–21 Regionalliga West50——50
Total131——131
Career total1710000171

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References

  1. ↑ "Nicholas Matthew Taitague | Player profile". Bundesliga . Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ "RailHawks Add 17-year-old Midfielder Nick Taitague to their Roster | Carolina RailHawks". Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nick Taitague and Weston McKennie both made their Schalke debuts". Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nick Taitague leaves FC Schalke 04". Schalke 04. January 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nick Taitague retires from professional soccer" . www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ Sciaretta, Brian (October 2, 2017). "Schalke's Nick Taitague: "I Am Up for the Challenge"". American Soccer Now. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Nick Taitague » Club matches". worldfootball.net.


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