Niklas Tauer

Niklas Tauer (born 17 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.^[2]

Niklas Tauer

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Mainz, Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mainz 05
Number	20
Youth career
2005–2010	SpVgg Selzen
2010–2012	SV Weisenau
2012–2020	Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Mainz 05	19	(0)
2020–2022	Mainz 05 II	19	(1)
2023	→ Schalke 04 (loan)	1	(0)
2023	→ Schalke 04 II (loan)	4	(1)
2024–2025	→ Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)	23	(0)
International career
2018–2019	Germany U18	6	(0)
2019	Germany U19	5	(2)
2020–2022	Germany U20	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2024

Career

Tauer made his debut for Mainz 05 in the first round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal on 11 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Jean-Paul Boëtius against fourth-division side TSV Havelse, with the match finishing as a 5–1 win.^[3] He made his Bundesliga debut the following week on 20 September, coming on as a substitute for Danny Latza in the 86th minute of Mainz's away match against RB Leipzig, which finished as a 3–1 loss.^[4]

On 21 December 2022, Schalke 04 announced the signing of Tauer on a one-and-a-half-year loan,^[5] which ended early on 3 January 2024.^[6] On the same day, Tauer moved on a new loan to Eintracht Braunschweig.^[7] The loan was extended for the 2024–25 season.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mainz 05	2020–21	Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	6	0
	2021–22	Bundesliga	11	0	0	0	11	0
	2022–23	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	4	0
	Total		19	0	2	0	21	0
Mainz 05 II	2020–21	Regionalliga Südwest	15	1	—		15	1
	2021–22	Regionalliga Südwest	4	0	—		4	0
	Total		19	1	—		19	1
Schalke 04 II (loan)	2022–23	Regionalliga West	2	1	—		2	1
	2023–24	Regionalliga West	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		4	1	—		4	1
Schalke 04 (loan)	2022–23	Bundesliga	0	0	—		0	0
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	2	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	2	0
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			43	2	3	0	46	2