Keke Maximilian Topp (born 25 March 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 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.[1] In March 2021, it was announced that Topp would join Schalke 04's under-19 team from summer 2021.[2] 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.[3][4] He made his debut as a late substitute as Schalke lost 2–1.[5] He made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke in a 2–0 defeat against 1899 Hoffenheim on 9 April 2023.[6]
In June 2024, Werder Bremen announced Topp would return to the club for the 2024–25 Bundesliga season.[7] The undisclosed transfer fee was reported as around €2 million plus bonuses.[8]
International career
Topp made two appearances for the Germany under-16 team in September 2019.[9] He scored four goals in his first two appearances for the Germany under-19 team in the European Championship qualification in September 2022.[10]
Career statistics
| 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 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 12 | ||
References
- ^ Mentrup, Thorin (2 May 2021). "Dank Keke Topp: Finanzspritze für TSV Gnarrenburg" (in German). Weser-Kurier. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "U19: Drei Neuzugänge – Engels, Klein und Topp werden Schalker". FC Schalke 04. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Steinle, Patrick (4 December 2021). "Schalke 04 News: Rufat Dadashov & Keke Topp vor Zweitliga-Debüt" (in German). Sky Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Leszinski, Frank (4 December 2021). "Premiere für Keke Topp und Rufat Dadashov im Schalker Profi-Kader" (in German). Ruhr Nachrichten. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Schalke narrowly beaten 2–1 at FC St. Pauli". FC Schalke 04. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "2–0 defeat away in Sinsheim". FC Schalke 04. 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Werder sign Keke Topp". SV Werder Bremen. 19 June 2024.
- ^ Nagel, Mario (19 June 2024). "Werder Bremen: Keke Topp kommt von Schalke 04" [Werder Bremen: Keke Topp joins from Schalke 04] (in German). Weser Kurier. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Riegel, Joachim & Triboute, Nicolas (9 September 2019). "Keke Topp überwinder alle Widerstände" (in German). NFV-Rotenburg. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Keke Maximilian Topp – Player profile". dfb.de. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Keke Topp". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2021.