10 Facts About Lukas Rupp

Lukas Rupp has played in England with Norwich City, and in Greece with Aris.

Lukas Rupp's father Franz Lukas Rupp was a professional Handball player in Leutershausen.

In June 2011, alongside teammate Matthias Zimmermann, Lukas Rupp was signed by Borussia Monchengladbach.

Lukas Rupp then joined SC Paderborn 07, for whom he had previously played for on loan.

Lukas Rupp signed a two-year deal with Paderborn, who had just been promoted for the first time in their history under coach Andre Breitenreiter.

Lukas Rupp missed some games having suffered from flu, but still made 29 appearances over the course of the season.

Lukas Rupp's performances were described as the 'bright light in a season to forget' and he was linked with Middlesbrough, newly promoted to the Premier League.

Lukas Rupp was Stuttgart's player of the season, with his consistency that brought 5 goals and 6 assists.

On 28 June, it was reported that Lukas Rupp was in talks with 1899 Hoffenheim and that a transfer was 'imminent'.

The next day his transfer was confirmed, and Lukas Rupp returned to the area of his birth, with Hoffenheim very nearby to his hometown Heidelberg.