Mitchell Weiser
{{Short description|German footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mitchell Weiser
| image = Mitchell-Weiser-2018-08-19.jpg
| upright =
| caption = Weiser in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Troisdorf, Germany
| position = Right-back, right wing-back
| currentclub = Werder Bremen
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = 2000–2005
| youthclubs1 = TV Eintracht Veltenhof
| youthyears2 = 2005–2011
| youthclubs2 = 1. FC Köln
| years1 = 2011–2012
| clubs1 = 1. FC Köln II
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = 1. FC Köln
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2014
| clubs3 = Bayern Munich II
| caps3 = 35
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2013–2015
| clubs4 = Bayern Munich
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2013
| clubs5 = → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2015–2018
| clubs6 = Hertha BSC
| caps6 = 70
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2018–2022
| clubs7 = Bayer Leverkusen
| caps7 = 53
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = → Werder Bremen (loan)
| caps8 = 24
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2022–
| clubs9 = Werder Bremen
| caps9 = 91
| goals9 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Germany U16
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2011
| nationalcaps2 = 22
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalteam2 = Germany U17
| nationalyears3 = 2012
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalteam3 = Germany U18
| nationalyears4 = 2013–2014
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalteam4 = Germany U20
| nationalyears5 = 2015–2017
| nationalcaps5 = 12
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalteam5 = Germany U21
| club-update = 17:32, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:11, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|Germany}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-21 Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2017|}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Under-17 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2011|}}
}}
Mitchell-Elijah Weiser ({{IPA|de|ˈmɪtʃl̩ ˈvaɪzɐ}}; born 21 April 1994) is a professional{{cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/regional/rb/rb-werders-weiser-darf-ab-sofort-fuer-algerien-spielen-100.html |title= Werders Weiser darf ab sofort für Algerien spielen|language=German |publisher=sportschau.de |date=18 October 2024 |accessdate=18 October 2024}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://fck.de/de/1-fc-kaiserslautern/aktuell/news/news/detail/News/nicht-abgehoben-mitch-weiser-im-portrait.html |title= Nicht abgehoben - Mitch Weiser im Portrait |language=German |publisher=fck.de |date=7 May 2013 |accessdate=7 October 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/mitchell-weiser-10-things-on-hertha-berlin-s-germany-under-21-hero-454038.jsp|title=Mitchell Weiser: 10 things on Hertha Berlin's Germany Under-21 hero|publisher=Bundesliga|accessdate=14 May 2018}} This is his only appearance for the first team before transferring to Bayern.{{cite web|title=Mitchell Weiser » Club matches|date=18 June 2015 |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mitchell-weiser/2/|publisher=World Football|accessdate=25 July 2015}}
=Bayern Munich=
On 1 June 2012, Weiser moved to Bayern Munich, signing a contract until 2015.{{cite news| url= https://www.kicker.de/vollzug_weiser-landet-bei-den-bayern-569911/artikel |title=Vollzug: Weiser landet bei den Bayern |date= 1 June 2012 |access-date= 1 August 2013 | publisher=Kicker |language=German}} On 2 January 2013, he was loaned out to 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/bayern-verleihen-weiser-an-den-fck-579766/artikel | title = Bayern verleihen Weiser an den FCK | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 1 August 2013 | date = 2 January 2013}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-sao-paulo-2013-audi-cup-1967664/spielbericht| title=Mandzukic bringt die Bayern in die Spur |date=31 July 2013 |access-date= 1 August 2013|publisher=Kicker |language=German}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/05/europe/uefa-champions-league/fc-viktoria-plzen/fc-bayern-munchen/1584528/?ICID=HP_MS_01_08 | title = Viktoria Plzeň vs. Bayern München 0 - 1 | date = 5 November 2013 | accessdate = 6 November 2013 | publisher = Soccerway}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000290617.php|title=Bayern focus shifts quickly to United|accessdate=8 April 2014|work=Bundesliga|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408224645/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000290617.php|archivedate=8 April 2014}}
On 21 February 2015, in a 6–0 win against SC Paderborn 07,{{cite news|title=6:0! Lewandowski und Robben düpieren den SCP|url=https://www.kicker.de/paderborn-gegen-bayern-2015-bundesliga-2407424/analyse|access-date=23 February 2015|publisher=kicker|date=21 February 2015|language=German}} Weiser scored his first Bundesliga goal{{cite news|last1=Lovell|first1=Mark|title=Bayern Munich awakening from winter-break hibernation|url=http://www.espnfc.com/club/bayern-munich/132/blog/post/2313384/bayern-munich-awakening-from-winter-break-hibernation|accessdate=23 February 2015|publisher=ESPN FC|date=23 February 2015}} in the 78th minute.
=Hertha BSC=
Weiser signed a three–year contract for Hertha BSC on 17 June 2015.{{cite news|title=Alles klar mit Weiser: Vertrag bei Hertha bis 2018|url=https://www.kicker.de/alles-klar-mit-weiser_vertrag-bei-hertha-bis-2018-629169/artikel|access-date=17 June 2015|newspaper=kicker|date=17 June 2015|language=German}} He missed the start of the 2015–16 season after an MRI revealed a "teaser and a sprain of the medial collateral ligament."{{cite news|last1=Rohr|first1=Steffan|title=Weiser verpasst den Saisonstart|url=https://www.kicker.de/weiser-verpasst-den-saisonstart-631620/artikel|access-date=25 July 2015|publisher=kicker|date=25 July 2015|language=German}} He debuted for Hertha in a 1–1 draw on matchday two against Werder Bremen.{{cite news|title=Ujah antwortet Stocker und Vestergaard hat Pech|url=https://www.kicker.de/hertha-gegen-bremen-2015-bundesliga-2854948/analyse|access-date=8 November 2015|publisher=kicker|date=21 August 2015|language=German}} He finished the 2015–16 season with two goals in 33 appearances.{{cite web|title=Mitchell Weiser|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2015-16/hertha-bsc-29/58003/spieler_weiser-mitchell58003.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701021848/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2015-16/hertha-bsc-29/58003/spieler_weiser-mitchell58003.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2015|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=25 July 2015|language=German}} Weiser extended his stay at the Olympiastadion until 2020 on 26 August 2016.{{cite web | url = http://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin-sport/hertha-bsc/perfekt-mitchell-weiser-verlaengert-bei-hertha-bsc-bis-2020 | title = Perfekt! Mitchell Weiser verlängert bei Hertha BSC bis 2020 | language = de | website = BZ | date = 27 August 2016 | access-date = 27 August 2016}} He scored the first goal in a 2–0 win against Schalke on 18 September 2016.{{cite web|last1=Bienkowski|first1=Stefan|title=Bundesliga: Weiser downs Schalke in Berlin, Mainz win first of the season|url=http://www.dw.com/en/bundesliga-weiser-downs-schalke-in-berlin-mainz-win-first-of-the-season/a-19560201|publisher=Deutsche Welle|accessdate=18 September 2016|date=18 September 2016}} He finished the 2016–17 season four goals in 21 appearances.{{cite web|title=Mitchell Weiser|url=https://www.kicker.de/mitchell-weiser/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/werder-bremen|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=18 September 2016|language=German}} He finished the 2017–18 season with two goals in 31 appearances.{{cite web|title=Mitchell Weiser|url=https://www.kicker.de/mitchell-weiser/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/werder-bremen|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=7 December 2017|language=German}}
=Bayer Leverkusen=
In May 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced that they have signed Mitchell Weiser from Hertha Berlin for a five-year contract until 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.bayer04.de/de-de/news/bayer04/23-bayer-04-verpflichtet-mitchell-weiser|title=BAYER 04 VERPFLICHTET MITCHELL WEISER|publisher=bayer04.de|language=German|date=8 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/de/meldungen/bayer-leverkusen-verpflichtet-mitchell-weiser-von-hertha-bsc/h5e9zkvozktm1qsi9vhgwj25n|title=Bayer Leverkusen sign Mitchell Weiser from Hertha BSC|publisher=Goal.com|accessdate=14 May 2018}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/de/spiel/bayer-leverkusen-ludogorets/6hhqy8wzci48bi0giupw2jbe2 |title=Gruppensieg vertagt: Ludogorets Rasgrad trotzt Bayer Leverkusen in der Europa League Remis ab |website= goal.com|language=German |date=30 November 2018 }}
=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.{{cite web |title=Werder Bremen leiht MItchell Weiser von Bayer Leverkusen aus |url=https://www.kicker.de/werder-leiht-weiser-von-leverkusen-aus-870128/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=31 August 2021 |language=de |date=31 August 2021}} He scored on his starting debut on 11 September, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win against FC Ingolstadt.{{cite news |title=Werder Bremen gewinnt in Ingolstadt: Mitchell Weiser trifft bei Debüt |url=https://www.nwzonline.de/sport/werder-bremen-gewinnt-in-ingolstadt-mitchell-weiser-trifft-bei-debuet_a_51,3,2022234985.html |access-date=13 September 2021 |work=NWZ |date=12 September 2021 |language=de}}
He signed with Werder Bremen on a permanent basis in July 2022.{{cite web |title=Weiser-Wechsel kommt doch noch zustande |url=https://www.kicker.de/weiser-wechsel-kommt-doch-noch-zustande-909292/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=15 July 2022 |language=de |date=15 July 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/21/european-football-bayern-munich-stunned-by-weisers-winner-for-bremen |title=European football: Bayern Munich stunned by Weiser's winner for Bremen |work=The Guardian |date=21 January 2024 }}
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.{{cite web | url = http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/01/16/chelsea-scout-new-dani-alves-as-long-term-bosingwa-replacement/ | title = Chelsea Scout 'New Dani Alves' As Long Term Bosingwa Replacement | publisher = caughtoffside.com | date = 16 January 2012 | accessdate = 4 January 2013 | first = Steven | last = Constable | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131109194717/http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/01/16/chelsea-scout-new-dani-alves-as-long-term-bosingwa-replacement/ | archive-date = 9 November 2013 | url-status = dead }} His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Dani Alves.{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2012/01/16/2845134/the-german-dani-alves-the-austrian-nuri-sahin-more-the | title = The German Dani Alves, the Austrian Nuri Sahin & more - the Bundesliga starlets to watch this spring | publisher = goal.com | date = 16 January 2012 | accessdate = 6 January 2013}}{{cite web | url = http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/01/16/chelsea-scout-new-dani-alves-as-long-term-bosingwa-replacement/ | title = Chelsea Scout 'New Dani Alves' As Long Term Bosingwa Replacement | publisher = caughtoffside | date = 16 January 2012 | accessdate = 6 January 2013 | first = Steven | last = Constable | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131109194717/http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/01/16/chelsea-scout-new-dani-alves-as-long-term-bosingwa-replacement/ | archive-date = 9 November 2013 | url-status = dead }}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/30/germany-spain-european-under-21-champ-match-report|title=Germany stun Spain to claim Under-21 title after Mitchell Weiser header|work=The Guardian|date=30 June 2017 |accessdate=30 May 2018 |last1=Aarons |first1=Ed }}
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.
Personal life
Weiser is of Algerian descent on his mother's side which made him eligible to opt for the Algeria national football team.{{cite web |title=Bremen: Weiser will algerischer Nationalspieler werden |url=https://www.kicker.de/weiser-beschaeftigt-sich-mit-der-algerischen-nationalmannschaft-940835/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=7 March 2023 |language=German |date=7 March 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1. FC Köln II
|2011–12 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Bayern Munich
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|Bundesliga |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014–15
|Bundesliga |13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|Bayern Munich II
|2012–13 |9 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14
|Regionalliga Bayern |19 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15
|Regionalliga Bayern |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)
|13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Hertha BSC
|Bundesliga |29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17
|Bundesliga |17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18
|Bundesliga |24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!70 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 85 | 8 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Bayer Leverkusen
|Bundesliga |30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|Bundesliga |18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 75 | 4 | ||
| Werder Bremen (loan)
|2. Bundesliga |24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Werder Bremen
|Bundesliga |30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25
|Bundesliga |31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!91 | 9 | 7 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 98 | 11 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!305 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 356 | 32 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Fussballdaten|weisermitchellelijah|Mitchell Weiser}}
- [http://futbolandiadreamin.blogspot.it/2011/09/mitchell-weiser-1994-germania.html Mitchell Weiser – scouting report]
{{SV Werder Bremen squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Troisdorf
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:1. FC Köln II players
Category:FC Bayern Munich footballers
Category:FC Bayern Munich II players
Category:1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Category:Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
Category:SV Werder Bremen players