Nicolai Rapp
{{Short description|German footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nicolai Rapp
| image = NicolaiRapp.jpg
| caption = Rapp with Werder Bremen in 2021
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Heidelberg, Germany
| height = 1.86 m{{cite web |url=https://www.werder.de/teams/profis/spieler/nicolai-rapp/ |title=Nicolai Rapp |publisher=SV Werder Bremen |access-date=1 September 2022}}
| position = Defensive midfielder, centre-back
| currentclub = Karlsruher SC
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = 2006–2015
| youthclubs1 = 1899 Hoffenheim
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = 1899 Hoffenheim II
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = → Greuther Fürth II (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = → Greuther Fürth (loan)
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2017–2019
| clubs4 = Erzgebirge Aue
| caps4 = 36
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019–2021
| clubs5 = Union Berlin
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020
| clubs6 = → Darmstadt 98 (loan)
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = → Darmstadt 98 (loan)
| caps7 = 29
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2021–2024
| clubs8 = Werder Bremen
| caps8 = 37
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)
| caps9 = 12
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = Karlsruher SC
| caps10 = 41
| goals10 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Germany U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014
| nationalteam2 = Germany U18
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Nicolai Rapp (born 13 December 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for {{German football updater|Karlsruhe}} club Karlsruher SC.{{WorldFootball.net|nicolai-rapp}}
Club career
In summer 2017, Rapp signed with 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue.[https://www.heidelberg24.de/sport/tsg-1899-hoffenheim/tsg-hoffenheim-nicolai-rapp-wechselt-fc-erzgebirge-aue-8372844.html TSG Hoffenheim: Nicolai Rapp wechselt zum FC Erzgebirge Aue], heidelberg24.de, 2 June 2017
In January 2019, Rapp joined league rivals Union Berlin having agreed a 3.5-year contract until summer 2022.{{cite news |title="Extrem bitter" für Aue: Rapp heuert bei Union an |url=https://www.kicker.de/extrem-bitter-fuer-aue_rapp-heuert-bei-union-an-739935/artikel |access-date=13 January 2019 |work=kicker Online |date=13 January 2019 |language=German}}
On 24 June 2021, it was announced Rapp would join Werder Bremen for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web |title=Nicolai Rapp wechselt von Union Berlin zu Werder Bremen |url=https://www.kicker.de/die-tinte-ist-trocken-rapp-wechselt-von-berlin-nach-bremen-808163/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=24 June 2021 |language=de |date=24 June 2021}} The transfer fee paid to Union Berlin was reported as about €200,000.{{cite news |last1=Hanke |first1=Maik |title=Transfer fix: Werder verpflichtet Rapp |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/werder/profis/anfang-bekommt-seinen-wunschspieler-werder-verpflichtet-rapp-doc7gd6fkx2oxhh288p5rh |access-date=25 June 2021 |work=Weser-Kurier |date=24 June 2021 |language=de}} Following Werder Bremen's return to the Bundesliga, he made seven substitute appearances in the 2022–23 season.
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.{{cite web |title=Letzte Formalitäten geklärt: Rapp wechselt zum 1. FC Kaiserslautern |url=https://www.kicker.de/letzte-formalitaeten-geklaert-rapp-wechselt-zum-1-fc-kaiserslautern-931329/artikel |website=Kicker |access-date=2 January 2023 |language=de |date=2 January 2023}}
On 23 January 2024, Rapp signed with Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga.{{cite web |title=Werder Bremens Rapp heuert beim KSC an |trans-title=Werder Bremen's Rapp joins KSC |url=https://www.kicker.de/von-der-weser-in-den-wildpark-rapp-heuert-beim-ksc-an-991731/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=24 January 2024 |language=German |date=24 January 2024}}
International career
Rapp is a youth international for Germany.{{Cite web|url=http://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/297151|title=Nicolai Rapp - Spielerprofil}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 2 January 2023}}{{cite web |title=Nicolai Rapp » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/nicolai-rapp/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=13 June 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|1899 Hoffenheim II
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16
|Regionalliga Südwest |13 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 3 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Greuther Fürth (loan)
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|2. Bundesliga |19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Greuther Fürth II (loan)
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Erzgebirge Aue
|2. Bundesliga |21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga/3. Liga play-offs}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|2. Bundesliga |15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Union Berlin
|2. Bundesliga |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Darmstadt 98 (loan)
|2. Bundesliga |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | |||
| Darmstadt 98 (loan)
|2. Bundesliga |29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Werder Bremen
|2. Bundesliga |28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!161 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 8 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|nicolai-rapp/292479}}
{{Karlsruher SC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rapp, Nicolai}}
Category:Footballers from Heidelberg
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
Category:SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Category:SpVgg Greuther Fürth II players
Category:FC Erzgebirge Aue players
Category:1. FC Union Berlin players
Category:SV Darmstadt 98 players
Category:SV Werder Bremen players
Category:1. FC Kaiserslautern players