Jamie Leweling

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Jamie Leweling
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Leweling with VfB Stuttgart in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, right winger, forward
Team information
Current team
VfB Stuttgart
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2012 1. SC Feucht
2012–2017 1. FC Nürnberg
2017–2020 Greuther Fürth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Greuther Fürth 79 (9)
2022–2024 Union Berlin 16 (1)
2023–2024VfB Stuttgart (loan) 34 (4)
2024– VfB Stuttgart 27 (2)
International career
2019 Germany U19 3 (0)
2020 Germany U20 3 (1)
2021–2023 Germany U21 11 (1)
2024– Germany 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:32, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:55, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Jamie Leweling (born 26 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, right winger, or forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team. [2]

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Club career

Greuther Fürth

Leweling made his professional debut for Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga on 28 July 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Tobias Mohr in 2–0 home loss against Erzgebirge Aue. [3] Later that year, on 7 December, he recorded his first goal and assist for the club in a 3–1 victory against Bochum. [4]

Following the club's promotion to the Bundesliga, he scored five goals during the 2021–22 season, opening his account with a goal against VfB Stuttgart in a 5–1 loss in the season's opening match. [5]

Union Berlin

On 17 May 2022, it was confirmed that Leweling joined Bundesliga club Union Berlin for the 2022–23 season. [6] On 21 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league victory against Hoffenheim. [7]

VfB Stuttgart

On 13 July 2023, Leweling moved to VfB Stuttgart on loan. [8] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first goal in a 5–2 victory against RB Leipzig. [9] On 19 May 2024, Leweling signed for Stuttgart permanently with a contract until June 2028. [10] On 21 January 2025, he scored his first Champions League brace in a 3–1 away victory against Slovan Bratislava. [11]

International career

Born in Germany, Leweling is of German, French, and Ghanaian descent. [12] He was called up to the Ghana national team in October 2020, but never made an appearance, and is also eligible to play for the France national team. [12]

In October 2024, Leweling was selected by coach Julian Nagelsmann to represent Germany, replacing injured Jamal Musiala, for the UEFA Nations League matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands. [13] On 14 October, he made his debut whilst scoring the only goal in 1–0 victory against the latter opponent. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 August 2025 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Greuther Fürth 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 22310233
2020–21 2. Bundesliga24130271
2021–22 Bundesliga 33510345
Total79950849
Union Berlin 2022–23 Bundesliga161207 [a] 0251
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga34440384
VfB Stuttgart 2024–25 Bundesliga272415 [b] 21 [c] 0375
2025–26 Bundesliga0000001 [d] 111
Stuttgart total6168152217510
Career total156161511222118520
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. Appearance in Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

International

As of match played 20 March 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
202411
202510
Total21
Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Leweling goal. [2]
List of international goals scored by Jamie Leweling
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 October 2024 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–01–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

References

  1. "Jamie Leweling". 1. FC Union Berlin. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Jamie Leweling at WorldFootball.net
  3. "SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Erzgebirge Aue 0:2 (2. Bundesliga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". WorldFootball. Heim: Spiel. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. "SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3–1 VfL Bochum". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. 7 December 2019.
  5. "Jamie Leweling: Who is the VfB Stuttgart forward and Germany debutant?". Bundesliga. 15 October 2024.
  6. "Union signs Fürth's Jamie Leweling". 1. FC Union Berlin. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. "Union schlägt Hoffenheim mit 3:1" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023.
  8. "Jamie Leweling joins VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. "Beim VfB Stuttgart lacht jetzt niemand mehr über Jamie Leweling". Sportschau (in German). 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.
  10. "VfB make Leweling signing permanent". VfB Stuttgart. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  11. "Stuttgarts Leweling mit Traumtag gegen Bratislava". Sportschau (in German). 21 January 2025.
  12. 1 2 "German-born forward Jamie Leweling handed maiden Black Stars call-up". Ghana Soccernet. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020.
  13. "Jamie Leweling im DFB-Aufgebot" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 4 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
  14. "Traumtor von Überraschungs-Debütant sichert uns den Sieg: Das dolle Ding von Leweling". Bild (in German). Axel Springer SE. 14 October 2024.
  15. Jamie Leweling at Soccerway