David Weiss (footballer)

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David Weiss
Personal information
Full name David Tomasz Weiss
Date of birth (2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Youth career
TuPS
0000–2023 PKKU
2023–2024 → Sassuolo (loan)
2024– Sassuolo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 PKKU 6 (0)
International career‡
2022 Finland U15 3 (0)
2022–2023 Finland U16 9 (1)
2023– Finland U17 9 (0)
2024– Finland U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

David Tomasz Weiss (born 29 May 2007) is a Finnish football player who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Sassuolo U18 academy team. Born and raised in Finland, Weiss is of Polish descent.

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Early years

Weiss was born in Finland to Polish parents from Gdansk, who had moved to Finland to work in the early 2000s. [1] [2]

Weiss started to play football in youth teams of TuPS and PK Keski-Uusimaa in Tuusula. [3]

Career

On 23 July 2022, Weiss made his senior debut with the PK Keski-Uusimaa first team, in the third-tier Kakkonen at the age of 15, playing the second half in a 4–4 home draw against Reipas Lahti. [4] In the first half of the 2023 Kakkonen season, he made five more appearances for his team.

On 2 September 2023, it was announced that Weiss was loaned out to Italian club Sassuolo on a one-year loan deal. He was registered to the club's U17 academy squad. [5] [6] After the season, his transfer was made permanent and he was promoted to the U18 team.

International career

Weiss is a regular Finnish youth international, having represented the country at under-15, under-16 and under-17 youth national team levels. [7] [8] [9]

Weiss was part of the Finland U16 squad that won the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in July 2023. [10]

On 4 October 2023, he was named in the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament. In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine and Germany, 2–2 and 1–1 respectively, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group and advancing to the Elite round. [11] [12]

Career statistics

As of 18 August 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PK Keski-Uusimaa 2022 Kakkonen 10–––10
2023 Kakkonen5000––50
Total6000000060
Career total6000000060

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