Nicolai Rapp

Nicolai Rapp
Rapp with Werder Bremen in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Heidelberg, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Dresden
Number 6
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)
2024–2026 Karlsruher SC 66 (1)
2026– Dynamo Dresden 0 (0)
International career
2011 Germany U16 2 (0)
2014 Germany U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026

Nicolai Rapp (born 13 December 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden.

Club career

In summer 2017, Rapp signed with 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue.

In January 2019, Rapp joined league rivals Union Berlin having agreed a 3.5-year contract until summer 2022.

On 24 June 2021, it was announced Rapp would join Werder Bremen for the 2021–22 season. The transfer fee paid to Union Berlin was reported as about €200,000. 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.

On 23 January 2024, Rapp signed with Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga.

On 19 June 2026, Rapp moved to Dynamo Dresden in the same league.

International career

Rapp is a youth international for Germany.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1899 Hoffenheim II 2014–15 Regionalliga Südwest 20–––20
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 133–––133
Total 153000000153
Greuther Fürth (loan) 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 6000––60
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 19130––221
Total 251300000281
Greuther Fürth II (loan) 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 5000––50
Erzgebirge Aue 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 21010–20240
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 15010––160
Total 360200020400
Union Berlin 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 3000––30
2019–20 Bundesliga 0010––10
Total 3010000040
Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 13000––130
Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 29230––322
Werder Bremen 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 28210–00292
2022–23 Bundesliga 7010–0080
Total 352200000372
Career total 161811000201748
  1. ↑ Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga/3. Liga play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolai Rapp". SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Nicolai Rapp at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ TSG Hoffenheim: Nicolai Rapp wechselt zum FC Erzgebirge Aue, heidelberg24.de, 2 June 2017
  4. ↑ ""Extrem bitter" für Aue: Rapp heuert bei Union an". kicker Online (in German). 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Nicolai Rapp wechselt von Union Berlin zu Werder Bremen". kicker (in German). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Hanke, Maik (24 June 2021). "Transfer fix: Werder verpflichtet Rapp". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Letzte Formalitäten geklärt: Rapp wechselt zum 1. FC Kaiserslautern". Kicker (in German). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Werder Bremens Rapp heuert beim KSC an" [Werder Bremen's Rapp joins KSC]. kicker (in German). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nicolai Rapp wechselt zu Dynamo" [Nicolai Rapp is transferring to Dynamo] (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nicolai Rapp - Spielerprofil".
  11. ↑ "Nicolai Rapp » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2020.