 Rapp with Werder Bremen in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Karlsruher SC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2015 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 15 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Greuther Fürth II (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Erzgebirge Aue | 36 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Union Berlin | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Werder Bremen | 37 | (2) |
| 2023 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Karlsruher SC | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Germany U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 | |||
Nicolai Rapp (born 13 December 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC.[2]
In summer 2017, Rapp signed with 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue.[3]
In January 2019, Rapp joined league rivals Union Berlin having agreed a 3.5-year contract until summer 2022.[4]
On 24 June 2021, it was announced Rapp would join Werder Bremen for the 2021–22 season.[5] The transfer fee paid to Union Berlin was reported as about €200,000.[6] Following Werder Bremen's return to the Bundesliga, he made seven substitute appearances in the 2022–23 season.[7]
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.[7]
On 23 January 2024, Rapp signed with Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga.[8]
Rapp is a youth international for Germany.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Greuther Fürth II (loan) | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 161 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 8 | ||