Nelson Weiper

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

Nelson Weiper
Personal information
Full name Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper
Date of birth (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Mainz 05 II 1 (0)
2022– Mainz 05 3 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U17 15 (13)
2022– Germany U18 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:17, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:17, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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

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 Albanian mother.[6] His brother, Henrik, is also a footballer and youth international for Albania and Kosovo.[7]

Honours

Individual

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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