Moritz Wels

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Moritz Wels
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Austria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Austria Wien
Number 37
Youth career
2012–2015Dechantskirchen
2015–2021 Sturm Graz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Sturm Graz II 41 (12)
2021– Sturm Graz 4 (1)
2023– Austria Wien 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Austria U15 1 (0)
2019–2020 Austria U16 5 (0)
2020 Austria U17 1 (0)
2021– Austria U18 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022

Moritz Wels (born 25 September 2004) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Austria Wien. [1]

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Club career

Sturm Graz

Having played with Sturm Graz since the under-12, Moritz Wels made his professional debut for The Blackies on 27 October 2021, coming on as a substitute during a Cup game against SV Ried. Having then become the youngest player to ever play for the club, he signed his first professional contract a few days after. [2] [3]

The following week, Wels played his first Europa League game, replacing Anderson Niangbo during a 1–1 away draw against Real Sociedad, becoming the youngest Austrian to ever play in the competition, surpassing Yusuf Demir's previous record. [4] [5]

He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut on the 27 February 2022, replacing Alexander Prass during a 3–0 home win against TSV Hartberg. [6]

Having fully become part of the professional squad during the 2022 pre-season, [7] he took part in the Champions League qualifications games against Dynamo Kyiv, as the club from Graz only failed to advance after extra-time. [8]

Austria Wien

Wels signed with Austria Wien on 26 June 2023. [9]

International career

Moritz Wels is a youth international for Austria, being part of all the Austrian selections up until the under-18, with whom he became a regular goalscorer, most notably netting a double against Sweden in October 2021. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Moritz Wels at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Sturm-Youngster erhält Profivertrag". Laola1 (in German). 29 October 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Wels unterschreibt langfristig". SK Sturm Graz . 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Moritz Wels: Sturm-Talent ist der jüngste Spieler der Europa-League-Saison". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Kothgasser, Christoph (8 December 2021). "Die Reifeprüfung für Sturms Musterschüler". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sturm feiert einen sicheren 3:0-Sieg gegen Hartberg". Der Standard (in Austrian German). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sturm Graz holt klaren Testspielsieg gegen Al Wahda". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sturm Graz vs Dynamo Kiev. UEFA Champions League Qualifying Third Round". Sky Sports . 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Moritz Wels verlässt den SK Sturm". SK Sturm (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Österreichs U18 mit souveränen Auftritt gegen Schweden". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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