Nicolai Rapp

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Nicolai Rapp
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 1899 Hoffenheim II 15 (3)
2016–2017Greuther Fürth II (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017Greuther Fürth (loan) 24 (1)
2017–2019 Erzgebirge Aue 36 (0)
2019–2021 Union Berlin 3 (0)
2020Darmstadt 98 (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2021 → Darmstadt 98 (loan) 29 (2)
2021–2024 Werder Bremen 37 (2)
20231. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 12 (0)
2024– Karlsruher SC 41 (1)
International career
2011 Germany U16 2 (0)
2014 Germany U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2025

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]

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1899 Hoffenheim II 2014–15 Regionalliga Südwest 2020
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest133133
Total153000000153
Greuther Fürth (loan) 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 600060
2016–17 2. Bundesliga19130221
Total251300000281
Greuther Fürth II (loan) 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 500050
Erzgebirge Aue 2017–18 2. Bundesliga210102 [a] 0240
2018–19 2. Bundesliga15010160
Total360200020400
Union Berlin 2018–19 2. Bundesliga300030
2019–20 Bundesliga 001010
Total3010000040
Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga13000130
Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga29230322
Werder Bremen 2021–22 2. Bundesliga2821000292
2022–23 Bundesliga70100080
Total352200000372
Career total161811000201748
  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. 1 2 "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.