Nick Woltemade
{{Current sports transaction|sport=football|trans=transfer}}{{Short description|German footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nick Woltemade
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|2|14}}
| birth_place = Bremen, Germany{{Worldfootball.net|nick-woltemade}}
| position = Forward, attacking midfielder
| currentclub = VfB Stuttgart
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs1 = TS Woltmershausen{{cite web |title=Nick Woltemade |url=https://www.kicker.de/nick-woltemade/spieler |website=kicker Online |access-date=1 February 2020 |language=German}}
| youthyears2 = 2010–2020
| youthclubs2 = Werder Bremen
| years1 = 2020–2024
| clubs1 = Werder Bremen
| caps1 = 48
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = Werder Bremen II
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → SV Elversberg (loan)
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = VfB Stuttgart
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = Germany U16{{cite web |title=Nick Woltemade - Spielerprofil - DFB Datencenter |url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/nick-woltemade/spieler |website=DFB |accessdate=1 February 2020 |language=German}}
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = Germany U17
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam3 = Germany U20
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2023–2025
| nationalteam4 = Germany U21
| nationalcaps4 = 18
| nationalgoals4 = 13
| nationalyears5 = 2025–
| nationalteam5 = Germany
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 17:32, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10:16, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{fbu|21|GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-21 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2025 Slovakia|}}
}}
Nick Woltemade (born 14 February 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for {{German football updater|Stuttgart}} club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.
Club career
=Werder Bremen=
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.{{cite news |last=Knips |first=Björn |title=Werder Bremen - Plötzlich in der Startelf: Das ist Nick Woltemade! |url=https://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-bremen-ploetzlich-startelf-aufstellung-fc-augsburg-ist-nick-woltemade-zr-13516392.html |access-date=1 February 2020 |newspaper=Kreiszeitung |date=1 February 2020 |language=de}}
Having scored seven goals in eight matches for the U19 side Woltemade was first called up to the first-team squad for a Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen on 11 January 2020.{{cite news |last=Sander |first=Carsten |title=Werder-Sturm - Sogar U19-Hüne Nick Woltemade hat Einsatzchancen |url=https://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-bremen-claudio-pizarro-fehlt-gegen-bayer-leverkusen-nick-woltemade-dabei-bundesliga-13162048.html |access-date=1 February 2020 |newspaper=Kreiszeitung |date=1 February 2020 |language=de}} 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.
==Loan to Elversberg==
In August 2022, Woltemade joined SV Elversberg, newly promoted to the 3. Liga, on a one-year loan.{{Cite magazine|title=Elversberg leiht Nick Woltemade von Werder aus |url=https://www.kicker.de/weitere-offensiv-power-elversberg-leiht-woltemade-aus-915329/artikel |magazine=Kicker|access-date=30 August 2022 |language=de |date=30 August 2022}} 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.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.kicker.de/fan-voting-hat-entschieden-woltemade-zum-spieler-der-3-liga-gewaehlt-952835/artikel |title=Fan-Voting hat entschieden: Woltemade zum Spieler der 3. Liga gewählt |magazine=Kicker |language=de |date=23 May 2023 }}
=Stuttgart=
In the 2024–25 season, Woltemade moved to VfB Stuttgart and signed a four-year contract with the club.{{cite web|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|url=https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2324/verpflichtung-nick-woltemade/|title=VfB sign Nick Woltemade|date=20 May 2024|access-date=20 May 2024}} He ended his first season with 17 goals scored in all competitions, including a goal in the DFB-Pokal final, which his side won.{{Cite web |title=Stuttgart 4–2 Bielefeld|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/735148/vfb-stuttgart-arminia-bielefeld|publisher=ESPN|date=24 May 2025|access-date=4 July 2025}}{{Cite magazine|title=Nick Woltemade {{!}} Statistiken {{!}} Bundesliga 2024/25 |url=https://www.kicker.de/nick-woltemade/spieler-spieldaten|magazine=Kicker|access-date=24 May 2025|language=de}}
International career
Woltemade was a youth international footballer for Germany who competed in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/u-17-junioren/news-detail-u-17/u-17-em-feichtenbeiner-nominiert-20-spieler-201322/|url-status=dead|title=U 17-EM: Feichtenbeiner nominiert 20 Spieler|publisher=German Football Association|date=17 April 2019|access-date=16 June 2019|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029061701/www.dfb.de/u-17-junioren/news-detail-u-17/u-17-em-feichtenbeiner-nominiert-20-spieler-201322/|archive-date=29 October 2020}}
On 22 May 2025, Woltemade received his first call-up to the Germany national team for the Nations League Finals.{{cite web |date=22 May 2025 |title=Mit Bischof und Woltemade: Nagelsmann nominiert 26 Spieler für Final Four |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/mit-bischof-und-woltemade-nagelsmann-nominiert-26-spieler-fuer-final-four |access-date=22 May 2025 |publisher=German Football Association |language=de}} On 4 June, he debuted in the semi-final against Portugal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/fussball-nationalmannschaft-nagelsmann-denkt-um-woltemade-bleibt-beim-a-team-13805254.html |title=Fußball-Nationalmannschaft {{!}} Nagelsmann denkt um: Woltemade bleibt beim A-Team |newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel|language=de |date=5 June 2025 }}
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.{{cite news |last=Begley |first=Emlyn |title=The 'two-metre Messi-Musiala' starring at U21 Euros |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c78n5d6jqgpo |access-date=22 June 2025 |website=BBC Sport|date=18 June 2025}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=Nick Woltemade {{!}} Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/nick-woltemade/2/ |website=WorldFootball|access-date=24 December 2020}}
| 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"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Werder Bremen
|5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Werder Bremen II
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Regionalliga Nord |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| SV Elversberg (loan)
|31 | 10 | 4 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 17 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart
|Bundesliga |28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!110 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 36 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 8 June 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| Germany
|2025 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total||2||0 |
|---|
Honours
Elversberg
VfB Stuttgart
Germany U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025{{cite web |title=England 3-2 Germany (aet) highlights: Rowe header ensures Young Lions retain title |url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/029a-1e1c8234a435-fbf73cb016a8-1000--england-3-2-germany-aet-highlights-rowe-header-ensures-youn/|website=UEFA|access-date=29 June 2025|date=28 June 2025}}
Individual
- 3. Liga Player of the Season: 2022–23
- DFB-Pokal top scorer: 2024–25{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kicker.de/dfb-pokal/torjaeger/2024-25|title=DFB-Pokal – Torjäger 2024/25|trans-title=DFB-Pokal: Goalscorers 2024–25|magazine=Kicker|publisher=Olympia-Vertlag GmBH|access-date=31 October 2023|language=de}}
- VDV Bundesliga Newcomer of the Season: 2024–25{{cite news|url=https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/vdv/news/337/Aktuelles-%7C-VDV-11-24%2F25-%7C-Wahlergebnisse.htm|title=Florian Wirtz ist erneut VDV-Spieler der Saison|publisher=VDV|language=de|date=28 May 2025|access-date=28 May 2025}}
- Kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2024–25{{Cite magazine|title=Mit Bayern- und Bayer-Trio: Die kicker-Elf der Saison|url=https://www.kicker.de/mit-bayern-und-bayer-trio-die-kicker-elf-der-saison-1120014/slideshow|date=20 May 2025|access-date=20 May 2025|magazine=Kicker|publisher=Olympia-Vertlag GmBH|language=de}}
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship top scorer: 2025{{cite web |title=Under-21 EURO top scorer: Nick Woltemade |url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/029a-1dfc3e9b11c7-a439f8c8e717-1000--under-21-euro-top-scorer-nick-woltemade/|website=UEFA|access-date=29 June 2025|date=28 June 2025}}
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025{{cite web|website=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/029b-1e218d6c7f6f-b542bb91eb18-1000--2025-under-21-euro-team-of-the-tournament/|title=2025 Under-21 Euro Team of the Tournament|date=1 July 2025|access-date=2 July 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Worldfootball.net|nick-woltemade}}
- {{Soccerway|563135}}
- {{DFB}}
{{VfB Stuttgart squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Bremen (city)
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