Niklas Tauer

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Niklas Tauer
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Mainz, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mainz 05
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2010 SpVgg Selzen
2010–2012 SV Weisenau
2012–2020 Mainz 05
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Mainz 05 19 (0)
2020–2022 Mainz 05 II 19 (1)
2023Schalke 04 (loan) 1 (0)
2023Schalke 04 II (loan) 4 (1)
2024–2025Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 23 (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 as of 27 December 2024

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

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 2020–21 Bundesliga 501060
2021–22 Bundesliga11000110
2022–23 Bundesliga301040
Total19020210
Mainz 05 II 2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 151151
2021–22 Regionalliga Südwest4040
Total191191
Schalke 04 II (loan) 2022–23 Regionalliga West 2121
2023–24 Regionalliga West2020
Total4141
Schalke 04 (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga0000
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 101020
Total101020
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga0000
Career total43230462

References

  1. Niklas Tauer at kicker (in German) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 Niklas Tauer at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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.