Mitchell Weiser

Mitchell Weiser
Weiser in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mitchell-Elijah Weiser[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Troisdorf, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back, right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2005 TV Eintracht Veltenhof
2005–2011 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 1. FC Köln II 2 (0)
2011–2012 1. FC Köln 1 (0)
2012–2014 Bayern Munich II 35 (3)
2013–2015 Bayern Munich 16 (1)
2013 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 13 (2)
2015–2018 Hertha BSC 70 (5)
2018–2022 Bayer Leverkusen 53 (3)
2021–2022 → Werder Bremen (loan) 24 (2)
2022– Werder Bremen 74 (7)
International career‡
2010 Germany U16 3 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U17 22 (4)
2012 Germany U18 1 (0)
2013–2014 Germany U20 5 (0)
2015–2017 Germany U21 12 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2017
European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:21, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:11, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Mitchell-Elijah Weiser (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪtʃl̩ ˈvaɪzɐ]; born 21 April 1994) is a professional[3] footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.

Club career

Early career

The son of former German footballer Patrick Weiser, Weiser spent his early childhood in Braunschweig,[4] where he played for the youth teams of amateur club TV Eintracht Veltenhof.

1. FC Köln

Weiser started his career in the youth department of 1. FC Köln in the 2005–06 season. He won his first cup with the U-17 team in 2011.

He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 25 February 2012 in a game against Bayer Leverkusen as the youngest player for the club.[5] This is his only appearance for the first team before transferring to Bayern.[6]

Bayern Munich

On 1 June 2012, Weiser moved to Bayern Munich, signing a contract until 2015.[7] On 2 January 2013, he was loaned out to 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season.[8]

On his return for Bayern in the 2013–14 season, Weiser scored his first goal for the Bavarians against São Paulo on the 2013 Audi Cup.[9]

On 5 November 2013, he made his UEFA Champions League debut with Bayern Munich in a 1–0 group stage win away to Viktoria Plzeň, coming on as a substitute for Mario Götze in the 87th minute.[10]

On 5 April 2014, he made his first Bundesliga appearance for Bayern. With the championship already won, Weiser was selected in the starting line-up as Bayern lost 1–0 to FC Augsburg, their first loss in a league match since October 2012 to end a record 53-match unbeaten run.[11]

On 21 February 2015, in a 6–0 win against SC Paderborn 07,[12] Weiser scored his first Bundesliga goal[13] in the 78th minute.[12]

Hertha BSC

Weiser signed a three–year contract for Hertha BSC on 17 June 2015.[14] He missed the start of the 2015–16 season after an MRI revealed a "teaser and a sprain of the medial collateral ligament."[15] He debuted for Hertha in a 1–1 draw on matchday two against Werder Bremen.[16] He finished the 2015–16 season with two goals in 33 appearances.[17] Weiser extended his stay at the Olympiastadion until 2020 on 26 August 2016.[18] He scored the first goal in a 2–0 win against Schalke on 18 September 2016.[19] He finished the 2016–17 season four goals in 21 appearances.[20] He finished the 2017–18 season with two goals in 31 appearances.[21]

Bayer Leverkusen

In May 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced that they have signed Mitchell Weiser from Hertha Berlin for a five-year contract until 2023.[22][23] On 29 November 2018, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 1–1 draw against Ludogorets Razgrad in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[24]

Werder Bremen

Weiser joined 2. Bundesliga club Werder Bremen on a season-long loan on 31 August 2021, the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window.[25] He scored on his starting debut on 11 September, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win against FC Ingolstadt.[26]

He signed with Werder Bremen on a permanent basis in July 2022.[27] On 21 January 2024, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 away victory over his former club Bayern Munich, to be Werder Bremen's first win at the Allianz Arena since 2008.[28]

International career

On 10 January 2010, Weiser debuted in the U-16 Germany national team in a 6–0 against Cyprus. He scored his first goal for the U-17 team on 4 September 2010 in a 2–0 against Azerbaijan.

His first international tournament was the 2011 UEFA European U-17 Football Championship in Serbia where the team reached the final against the Netherlands, losing 2–5.

The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico was his next tournament with the team reaching third place and Weiser ending the tournament with three goals in six matches. His good performance has caught attention of scouts around the world.[29] His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Dani Alves.[30][31]

Weiser scored the only goal with a header for Germany under-21 team against Spain under-21 team in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final helping the team to clinch their second overall UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.[32]

In October 2024, he completed his switch from the German federation to the Algerian federation. He thus became eligible to play for Algeria with immediate effect.[3]

Personal life

Weiser is of Algerian descent on his mother's side which makes him eligible to opt for the Algeria national football team.[33]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Continental Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 2 0 — — — 2 0
1. FC Köln 2011–12 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Bayern Munich 2012–13 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 0 0 5 0
2014–15 Bundesliga 13 1 1 0 2[a] 0 0 0 16 1
Total 16 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 21 1
Bayern Munich II 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 9 1 — — — 9 1
2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 19 3 — — — 19 3
2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 7 0 — — — 7 0
Total 35 4 — — — 35 4
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 13 2 0 0 — 2[b] 0 15 2
Hertha BSC 2015–16 Bundesliga 29 2 4 0 — — 33 2
2016–17 Bundesliga 17 2 2 2 2[c] 0 — 21 4
2017–18 Bundesliga 24 1 2 1 5[c] 0 — 31 2
Total 70 5 8 3 7 0 — 85 8
Bayer Leverkusen 2018–19 Bundesliga 30 1 3 0 8[c] 1 — 41 2
2019–20 Bundesliga 18 1 5 0 5[d] 0 — 28 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 5 1 0 0 0 0 — 5 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 53 3 9 0 13 1 — 75 4
Werder Bremen (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 24 2 0 0 — — 24 2
Werder Bremen 2022–23 Bundesliga 30 2 2 2 — — 32 4
2023–24 Bundesliga 30 3 1 0 — — 31 3
2024–25 Bundesliga 13 1 3 0 — — 16 1
Total 73 6 6 2 — — 79 8
Career total 287 23 25 5 23 1 2 0 337 29
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Bayern Munich II

Bayern Munich[34]

Germany

References

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  4. ^ "Nicht abgehoben - Mitch Weiser im Portrait" (in German). fck.de. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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  6. ^ a b "Mitchell Weiser » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Vollzug: Weiser landet bei den Bayern" (in German). kicker.de. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Bayern verleihen Weiser an den FCK" (in German). kicker.de. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Mandzukic bringt die Bayern in die Spur" (in German). kicker.de. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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  14. ^ "Alles klar mit Weiser: Vertrag bei Hertha bis 2018". kicker (in German). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  15. ^ Rohr, Steffan (25 July 2015). "Weiser verpasst den Saisonstart" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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  18. ^ "Perfekt! Mitchell Weiser verlängert bei Hertha BSC bis 2020". BZ (in German). 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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  23. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen sign Mitchell Weiser from Hertha BSC". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  24. ^ "Gruppensieg vertagt: Ludogorets Rasgrad trotzt Bayer Leverkusen in der Europa League Remis ab". goal.com (in German). 30 November 2018.
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  26. ^ "Werder Bremen gewinnt in Ingolstadt: Mitchell Weiser trifft bei Debüt". NWZ (in German). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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  33. ^ "Bremen: Weiser will algerischer Nationalspieler werden". kicker (in German). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  34. ^ https://app.francefootball.fr//fiche/joueur/mitchell-elijah-weiser/44580
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