Keke Topp

Keke Topp
Personal information
Full name Keke Maximilian Topp[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Gnarrenburg, Germany[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 42
Youth career
2012–2013 TSV Gnarrenburg
2013–2021 Werder Bremen
2021–2023 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Schalke 04 27 (5)
2023 Schalke 04 II 5 (1)
2024– Werder Bremen 11 (1)
International career‡
2019 Germany U16 2 (1)
2022–2023 Germany U19 11 (7)
2023– Germany U20 3 (3)
2024– Germany U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:58, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Keke Maximilian Topp (born 25 March 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. He has represented Germany internationally at youth level.

Club career

After playing youth football for hometown club TSV Gnarrenburg, he signed for Werder Bremen's academy in summer 2013.[4] In March 2021, it was announced that Topp would join Schalke 04's under-19 team from summer 2021.[5] After six goals in 13 games for the under-19s, he was called up to Schalke's first team for the fixture against FC St. Pauli on 4 December 2021 due to injuries to Simon Terodde and Marius Bülter.[6][7] He made his debut as a late substitute as Schalke lost 2–1.[8] He made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke in a 2–0 defeat against 1899 Hoffenheim on 9 April 2023.[9]

In June 2024, Werder Bremen announced Topp would return to the club for the 2024–25 Bundesliga season.[10] The undisclosed transfer fee was reported as around €2 million plus bonuses.[11]

International career

Topp made two appearances for the Germany under-16 team in September 2019.[2] He scored four goals in his first two appearances for the Germany under-19 team in the European Championship qualification in September 2022.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 November 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 25 5 0 0 25 5
Total 27 5 0 0 27 5
Schalke 04 II 2023–24 Regionalliga West 5 1 — 5 1
Werder Bremen 2024–25 Bundesliga 11 1 1 3 12 4
Career total 43 7 1 3 44 10

References

  1. ^ a b "Keke Topp". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Riegel, Joachim; Triboute, Nicolas (9 September 2019). "Keke Topp überwinder alle Widerstände". NFV-Rotenburg (in German). Archived from the original on 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ Keke Topp at kicker (in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Mentrup, Thorin (2 May 2021). "Dank Keke Topp: Finanzspritze für TSV Gnarrenburg". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ "U19: Drei Neuzugänge – Engels, Klein und Topp werden Schalker". FC Schalke 04. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ^ Steinle, Patrick (4 December 2021). "Schalke 04 News: Rufat Dadashov & Keke Topp vor Zweitliga-Debüt". Sky Sport (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ^ Leszinski, Frank (4 December 2021). "Premiere für Keke Topp und Rufat Dadashov im Schalker Profi-Kader". Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Schalke narrowly beaten 2–1 at FC St. Pauli". FC Schalke 04. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. ^ "2–0 defeat away in Sinsheim". FC Schalke 04. 9 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Werder sign Keke Topp". SV Werder Bremen. 19 June 2024.
  11. ^ Nagel, Mario (19 June 2024). "Werder Bremen: Keke Topp kommt von Schalke 04" [Werder Bremen: Keke Topp joins from Schalke 04]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Keke Maximilian Topp – Player profile". dfb.de. Retrieved 29 September 2022.