| Nick Taitague | |
| Fullname: | Nicholas Matthew Taitague[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Midlothian, Virginia, United States |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Richmond |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Schalke 04 |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Carolina RailHawks |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Schalke 04 II |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 17 |
| Totalgoals: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | United States U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam4: | United States U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 8 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam5: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | January 2, 2021 |
Nicholas Matthew Taitague (born February 17, 1999) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Taitague signed a short-term amateur contract with Carolina RailHawks on April 8, 2016.[2] In February 2017, following his 18th birthday, Taitague officially signed with Schalke 04. On March 23, 2017, Taitague made his debut for Schalke's U19 team.[3]
After playing no competitive match for the first team of Schalke, his contract with the club was terminated on January 2, 2021.[4] On May 17, 2021, Taitague announced his retirement from professional soccer following a series of serious injuries that left him sidelined indefinitely.[5]
Taitague has represented the United States at different youth levels. He also qualifies to play for Guam through his paternal grandfather.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Carolina RailHawks | 2016 | NASL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2018–19 | Oberliga Westfalen | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||