Niklas Tauer (born 17 February 2001) is a German professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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club

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, on loan from

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

Career

Tauer made his debut for

in the first round of the

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on 11 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for

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against fourth-division side

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, with the match finishing as a 5–1 win. He made his Bundesliga debut the following week on 20 September, coming on as a substitute for

Danny Latza Danny Latza (born 7 December 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Career Latza began his footballing career in 1995, at the age of five, as a youth player with his local team, DJK Arminia Üc ...

in the 86th minute of Mainz's away match against RB Leipzig, which finished as a 3–1 loss. On 21 December 2022, Schalke 04 announced the signing of Tauer on a one-and-a-half-year loan, which ended early on 3 January 2024. On the same day, Tauer moved on a new loan to

. The loan was extended for the 2024–25 season.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tauer, Niklas 2001 births Living people Footballers from Mainz German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players Eintracht Braunschweig players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players