Nick Woltemade
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 February 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bremen, Germany[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder[1] | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | |||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | TS Woltmershausen[2] | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2020 | Werder Bremen | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Werder Bremen | 48 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Werder Bremen II | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → SV Elversberg (loan) | 31 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | (12) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Germany U16[3] | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U17[3] | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U20[3] | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Germany U21[3] | 18 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Germany | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:16, 29 June 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Nick Woltemade (born 14 February 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.
Club career
[edit]Werder Bremen
[edit]Woltemade joined Werder Bremen in 2010 from TS Woltmershausen. In the 2018–19 season he scored 18 goals and made eight assists in 24 matches for Werder Bremen's U17 team in the U17 Bundesliga.[4]
Having scored seven goals in eight matches for the U19 side Woltemade was first called up to the first-team squad for a Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen on 11 January 2020.[5] On 1 February 2020, he made his professional debut in a 2–1 league defeat away to FC Augsburg, becoming the youngest Bundesliga player in Werder Bremen's history at 17 years, 11 months, and 16 days.[4]
Loan to Elversberg
[edit]In August 2022, Woltemade joined SV Elversberg, newly promoted to the 3. Liga, on a one-year loan.[6] He scored ten goals in the league, helping his club achieve back-to-back promotions to the 2. Bundesliga, and earning the 3. Liga Player of the Season award.[7]
Stuttgart
[edit]For the 2024–25 season, Woltemade moved to VfB Stuttgart and signed a four-year deal with the club.[8] He ended his first season with 17 goals scored in all competitions, including a goal in the DFB-Pokal final, which his side won.[9][10]
International career
[edit]Woltemade was a youth international footballer for Germany who competed in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11]
On 22 May 2025, Woltemade received his first call-up to the Germany national team for the Nations League Finals.[12] He made his debut a few weeks later, on 4 June, in the semi-final against Portugal.[13]
Woltemade was included in the Germany squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, scoring a hat-trick in Germany's 3–0 group win against Slovenia. He scored his fourth goal of the tournament in a 4–2 victory against the Czech Republic, as Germany confirmed their progression to the knockout stage of the competition.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 May 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| SV Elversberg (loan) | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 31 | 10 | 4 | 7 | — | 35 | 17 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 |
| Career total | 110 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 36 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 8 June 2025[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Elversberg
VfB Stuttgart
Germany U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025[16]
Individual
- 3. Liga Player of the Season: 2022–23[7]
- DFB-Pokal top scorer: 2024–25[17]
- VDV Bundesliga Newcomer of the Season: 2024–25[18]
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2024–25[19]
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship top scorer: 2025[20]
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nick Woltemade at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Nick Woltemade". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Nick Woltemade - Spielerprofil - DFB Datencenter". DFB (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ a b Knips, Björn (1 February 2020). "Werder Bremen - Plötzlich in der Startelf: Das ist Nick Woltemade!". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Sander, Carsten (1 February 2020). "Werder-Sturm - Sogar U19-Hüne Nick Woltemade hat Einsatzchancen". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Elversberg leiht Nick Woltemade von Werder aus". kicker (in German). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Fan-Voting hat entschieden: Woltemade zum Spieler der 3. Liga gewählt" (in German). Kicker. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "VfB sign Nick Woltemade". VfB Stuttgart. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Stuttgart 4-2 Bielefeld (May 24, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Nick Woltemade | Statistiken | Bundesliga 2024/25". kicker (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "U 17-EM: Feichtenbeiner nominiert 20 Spieler". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Mit Bischof und Woltemade: Nagelsmann nominiert 26 Spieler für Final Four" (in German). German Football Association. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Fußball-Nationalmannschaft: Nagelsmann denkt um: Woltemade bleibt beim A-Team" (in German). Tagesspiegel. 5 June 2025.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (18 June 2025). "The 'two-metre Messi-Musiala' starring at U21 Euros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Nick Woltemade » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "England 3-2 Germany (aet) highlights: Rowe header ensures Young Lions retain title". uefa.com. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "DFB-Pokal – Torjäger 2024/25" [DFB-Pokal: Goalscorers 2024–25]. Kicker (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Florian Wirtz ist erneut VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Mit Bayern- und Bayer-Trio: Die kicker-Elf der Saison" (in German). kicker. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Under-21 EURO top scorer: Nick Woltemade". uefa.com. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "2025 Under-21 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Nick Woltemade at WorldFootball.net
- Nick Woltemade at Soccerway
- Nick Woltemade at DFB (also available in German)
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