Niklas Tauer

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*
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)
2024–2025	→ Eintracht 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]

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)
2. Niklas Tauer at WorldFootball.net
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.

External links

• Niklas Tauer at DFB (also available in German )
• Niklas Tauer – UEFA competition record ( archive ) 
• Niklas Tauer at Soccerway