Keke Topp
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| 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 | 39 | (3) |
| 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 15 March 2026 ‡ 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.
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
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]
