Kevin Trapp

Biography

Kevin Christian Trapp (born 8 July 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris FC and the Germany national team. He began his professional career at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he took part in two Bundesliga seasons. In 2012, he signed for Eintracht Frankfurt for a fee of €1.5 million and played regularly over three years, also competing in the UEFA Europa League. He joined Paris Saint-Germain for an estimated €10 million in 2015, where he won several domestic honours. In 2018, he re-joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan, before signing permanently the next season. Trapp won 21 caps for Germany's youth teams, including 11 for the under-21s, and made his full debut in June 2017. He was part of their squad that won the 2017 Confederations Cup and also competed at the 2018 International Football Cup and the 2020 UEFA Euro. Trapp was first called up to the senior team for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Gibraltar on 13 June 2015. He continued to remain on the substitute bench for the next two years. Trapp made his international debut on 6 June 2017 in a 1–1 friendly draw away to Denmark, playing the full 90 minutes. He was selected for the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia later that month, which his country won, but he did not play any match. Trapp made two more appearances for Germany, coming against France and Brazil. On 4 June 2018, Trapp was selected in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 International Football Cup. He was unused in a group-stage exit for the defending champions. On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the squad for UEFA Euro 2020. Trapp was born in Merzig, Saarland and stayed in the city until 2004. Trapp said in an interview that he idolised Oliver Kahn. Trapp attended Peter-Wust-Gymnasium. He became engaged to Brazilian model Izabel Goulart in July 2018. In addition to speaking German, Trapp speaks six languages, including Portuguese.