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 18)
Place of birth Mainz, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 44
Youth career
2013–2022 Mainz 05
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Mainz 05 II 1 (0)
2022– Mainz 05 12 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U17 15 (13)
2022–2023 Germany U18 5 (1)
2023– Germany U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:15, 28 June 2023 (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 22/23 season.

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. [5]

Personal life

Weiper was born in Germany to a German father and an Albanian mother from the city of Kuçovë. [6] His brother, Henrik, is also a footballer and youth international for Albania and Kosovo. [7]

Honours

Individual

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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. ↑ "Zwei Mainzer Toptalente streben in die Bundesliga". www.fr.de.
  6. ↑ "Albanian talents that will dominate European football".
  7. ↑ Kulig, Jacek (25 March 2022). "Nelson Weiper".
  8. ↑ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2022.
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