Timo Werner
 Werner with VfB Stuttgart in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Steinhaldenfeld | |||
| 2002–2013 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | VfB Stuttgart | 95 | (13) |
| 2016– | RB Leipzig | 12 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U15 | 4 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Germany U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Germany U17 | 18 | (16) |
| 2013–2015 | Germany U19 | 6 | (5) |
| 2015– | Germany U21 | 8 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. | |||
Timo Werner (born 6 March 1996) is a German footballer who currently plays as a forward for RB Leipzig.[1]
Club career
VfB Stuttgart
Werner made his debut for VfB Stuttgart on 1 August 2013 in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase against PFC Botev Plovdiv.[2] Werner was 17 years, four months and 25 days old, becoming the youngest player to ever play in an official match for the Bundesliga team of VfB Stuttgart.[3]
He made his first Bundesliga appearance on 17 August 2013 against Bayer Leverkusen. On 22 September 2013 he scored his first Bundesliga goal for VfB Stuttgart against Eintracht Frankfurt. On 10 of November Werner added a brace to his tally as his side beat SC Freiburg 3–1 Werner netting the 2–0 and the 3–1, thereby becoming the youngest player in Bundesliga history to score two goals in one game.[4]
On his 18th birthday Werner signed a professional contract until June 2018 with VfB Stuttgart.[5]
RB Leipzig
On 11 June 2016, Werner agreed to a four-year contract with RB Leipzig. The transfer fee was a reported 10 million euro, making Werner the largest transfer in RB Leipzig club history.
International career
He played for Germany at the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Club statistics
- As of 26 November 2016[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2013–14 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| Totals | 95 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 14 | |
| RB Leipzig | 2016–17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 7 | |
| Totals | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | |
| Career total | 107 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 21 | |
Honours
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal 2013 in Gold (Category U17)
- Fritz Walter Medal 2015 in Silver (Category U19)
References
- ↑ http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/653695/artikel_werner-wechselt-fuer-zehn-millionen-euro-nach-leipzig.html
- ↑ "Lineups Botev Plovdiv – VfB Stuttgart". uefa.com. UEFA. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Timo Werner on the climb". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000277724.php
- ↑ "Timo Werner signs until 2018". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ Timo Werner profile at Soccerway
External links
- Timo Werner profile at Fussballdaten
- Timo Werner – UEFA competition record
- kicker profile (German)