Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 February 2002 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bremen, Germany | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Newcastle United | |||||||||||||
Number | 27 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | TS Woltmershausen [2] | |||||||||||||
2010–2020 | Werder Bremen | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2020–2024 | Werder Bremen | 48 | (2) | |||||||||||
2022 | Werder Bremen II | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | → SV Elversberg (loan) | 31 | (10) | |||||||||||
2024–2025 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | (12) | |||||||||||
2025– | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Germany U16 [3] | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Germany U17 [3] | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||
2021–2022 | Germany U20 [3] | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||
2023–2025 | Germany U21 [3] | 18 | (13) | |||||||||||
2025– | Germany | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:32, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:16, 29 June 2025 (UTC) |
Nick Woltemade (born 14 February 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Germany national team.
Woltemade joined Werder Bremen in 2010 from TS Woltmershausen. In the 2018–19 season he scored 18 goals and made eight assists in 24 matches for Werder Bremen's U17 team in the U17 Bundesliga. [4]
Having scored seven goals in eight matches for the U19 team, Woltemade received his first team call-up for a Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen on 11 January 2020. [5] On 1 February 2020, he made his professional debut in a 2–1 league defeat away to FC Augsburg, becoming the youngest Bundesliga player in Werder Bremen's history at 17 years, 11 months, and 16 days. [4]
In August 2022, Woltemade joined newly-promoted 3. Liga club SV Elversberg on a one-year loan. [6] He scored ten goals in the league, helping his club achieve back-to-back promotions to the 2. Bundesliga, and earning the 3. Liga Player of the Season award. [7]
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Woltemade moved to VfB Stuttgart and signed a four-year contract with the club. [8] He ended his first season with 17 goals scored in all competitions, including a goal in the DFB-Pokal final, which his side won. [9] [10]
On 30 August 2025, Woltemade made a permanent switch to Premier League side Newcastle United in a club-record deal reported to consist of an initial fee of £65 million plus £4.3 million in potential add-ons. [11] [12]
Woltemade was a youth international footballer for Germany who competed in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [13]
On 22 May 2025, Woltemade received his first call-up to the Germany national team for the Nations League Finals. [14] On 4 June, he debuted in the semi-final against Portugal. [15]
Woltemade was included in the Germany squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, scoring a hat-trick in Germany's 3–0 group victory against Slovenia. He scored his fourth goal of the tournament in a 4–2 victory against the Czech Republic, as Germany confirmed their progression to the knockout stage of the competition. [16]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
Werder Bremen II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
SV Elversberg (loan) | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 17 | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | |
2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
Total | 29 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 18 | |||
Newcastle United | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 110 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 29 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
SV Elversberg
VfB Stuttgart
Germany U21
Individual