Nelson Weiper

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Nelson Weiper
Personal information
Full name Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper
Date of birth (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Mainz, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 44
Youth career
2013–2022 Mainz 05
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Mainz 05 II 6 (1)
2022– Mainz 05 44 (5)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U17 15 (13)
2022–2023 Germany U18 5 (1)
2023– Germany U21 15 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:19, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper (born 17 March 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.

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Club career

Weiper is a product of the youth academy of Mainz 05, having joined as an U8. Working his way up all their youth categories, he signed a professional contract with the club on 18 March 2022. [2] [ better source needed ] He made his senior debut in the Bundesliga as a late substitute for Mainz in a 2–1 loss to Freiburg on 1 October 2022. [3] He won the 2022 U17 Fritz Walter Medal, an award for the most outstanding German youth prospect in their age group. [4] He played a huge part in helping the Mainz 05 U19 side win the U19 Bundesliga in the 2022–23 season.

On 24 February 2023, Weiper netted his first senior Bundesliga goal in a 4–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. [5]

International career

Weiper is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U17s and U18s. He was prolific with the U17s, scoring 13 goals in 15 games. [6]

Personal life

Weiper was born in Germany to a German father and an Albanian mother from the city of Kuçovë. [7] His brother, Henrik, is also a footballer and youth international for Albania and Kosovo. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 II 2022–23 Regionalliga Südwest 10———10
2023–24 Regionalliga Südwest20———20
2024–25 Regionalliga Südwest31———31
Total61———61
Mainz 05 2022–23 Bundesliga 9200——92
2023–24 Bundesliga 5010——60
2024–25 Bundesliga23320——253
2025–26 Bundesliga70001 [a] 1—81
Total4453011—486
Career total506301100547

Honours

Germany U21

Individual

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Nelson Weiper" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Weiper and Schulz receive professional contracts with Mainz 05 – talents in action with the U19s - World News | TakeToNews". 18 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Sport, S. W. R. "Trotz Schlussspektakel: Freiburg gewinnt umkämpfte Partie gegen Mainz". swr.online.
  4. ↑ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
  5. ↑ "Nach Triumph gegen FC Bayern - Gladbach geht in Mainz unter" (in German). Sky Sport. 24 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Zwei Mainzer Toptalente streben in die Bundesliga". www.fr.de.
  7. ↑ "Albanian talents that will dominate European football".
  8. ↑ Kulig, Jacek (25 March 2022). "Nelson Weiper". Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "England 3-2 Germany (aet) highlights: Rowe header ensures Young Lions retain title". uefa.com. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2022.
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