Keke Topp

Keke Maximilian Topp (born 25 March 2004) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.

Keke Topp
Personal information
Full name Keke Maximilian Topp[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004
Place of birth Gnarrenburg, Germany[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 42
Youth career
2012–2013 TSV Gnarrenburg
2013–2021 Werder Bremen
2021–2023 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Schalke 04 5 (0)
2023– Schalke 04 II 3 (1)
International career‡
2019 Germany U16 2 (1)
2022–2023 Germany U19 11 (7)
2023– Germany U20 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

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]

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.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 September 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 100010
2022–23 Bundesliga 100010
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 300030
Total 500050
Schalke 04 II 2023–24 Regionalliga West 31—31
Career total 810081

References
  1. "Keke Topp". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. 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)
  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. "Keke Maximilian Topp – Player profile". dfb.de. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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