Keke Topp

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Keke Topp: It’s great that so many Schalke fans travelled to Hamburg

FC Schalke 04 showed immediately in the first few minutes of their game at the Millerntor-Stadion on Tuesday (7th May) that they were hungry to win the game and secure survival once and for all. The Royal Blues took the lead with less than two minutes on the clock. Captain Simon Terodde chested the ball down to Keke Topp, who calmly swept into the bottom left corner.

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Keke Topp: I had a feeling I’d score

The Royal Blues took a point home to Gelsenkirchen after the 1-1 draw at SV Elversberg on Friday (19th April). “It was a tough game. Elversberg played really well. We’ll take the point away from home,” said Keke Topp, who scored a 59th-minute equaliser for the Knappen.

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Karel Geraerts: “We weren’t rewarded for our efforts in the first half”

Following the draw on Easter Sunday (31/3), Karel Geraerts and KSC head coach Christian Eichner looked back at the game. The handball incident in the second half proved to be a hot topic in the post-match press conference. Marius Müller and Keke Topp also spoke to the media about the stalemate.

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Three wins and one draw for S04 players on international duty

Five Royal Blues were in action or their country on Friday (22nd March): Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia), Blendi Idrizi (Kosovo), Keke Topp and Yusuf Kabadayi (both Germany U20) and Ibrahima Cissé (Mali U23). These games resulted in three wins and one draw. Here is a summary of the five players’ matches.

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Five Royal Blues called up for first international break of 2024

The first international break of 2024 starts this week. Two Schalke players – Darko Churlinov and Blendi Idrizi – have been included in their countries’ senior squads. Ibrahima Cissé has been called up for Mali U23s, who are preparing for the Olympic Games, while Yusuf Kabadayi and Keke Topp are in the Germany U20 squad.

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Keke Topp: Proved the morale in the side once again

Keke Topp finished off the scoring in a truly end-to-end game and helped rescue a point for his side in the process. The striker, who came on as a substitute, finished brilliantly in additional time in the home game against SC Paderborn 07 on Saturday (09/07) to level the game up at 3-3.

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Keke Topp: A childhood dream come true

With 30 minutes played at the VELTINS-Arena on Friday night (15/12), Blendi Idrizi played a fine ball over the Fürth defence for Keke Topp, who took it first time and struck the ball underneath goalkeeper Jonas Urbig to open the scoring

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Keke Topp’s contract extended

Germany youth international Keke Topp is staying at FC Schalke 04! The 19-year-old's contract will now run until 30th June 2025. Topp joined the club’s academy from Werder Bremen’s youth setup two and a half years ago.

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Germany U20s: Keke Topp scores on his debut

Keke Topp and Yusuf Kabadayi, both selected for the Germany U20 side, celebrated a 2-1 win against hosts Portugal. Both players impressed with their performances.

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Yusuf Kabadayi and Keke Topp receive U20s international call-ups

Schalke boys Yusuf Kabadayi and Keke Topp have been called-up to play for Hannes Wolf’s Germany U20 side in friendly fixtures over the upcoming international break in October.

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Topp hat-trick in friendly between first team and U23s

The first-team players that haven’t featured much in the league or the DFB-Pokal so far this season took part in a friendly against the U23s on Tuesday (15/8).

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Keke Topp: I’m not getting out of it

Striker Keke Topp, who was part of the U19s last season, has been with the first team since the start of the month. He spoke to schalke04.de about the first few weeks of pre-season, his time with the U19s under Norbert Elgert, his first experiences as a professional and playing in front of the fans at the VELTINS-Arena.