Keke Topp
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keke Maximilian Topp[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Gnarrenburg, Germany[2] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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 | 29 | (2) |
| 2025– | Werder Bremen II | 2 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U19 | 11 | (7) |
| 2023– | Germany U20 | 3 | (3) |
| 2024– | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 14 December 2025[1]
| 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 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 11 | ||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Rotenburg (district)
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Lower Saxony
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- 21st-century German sportsmen