Nelson Weiper
German footballer
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Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper (born 17 March 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.
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| Full name | Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mainz, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Mainz 05 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Mainz 05 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Mainz 05 II | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Mainz 05 | 53 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U17 | 15 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U18 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Germany U21 | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:58, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Weiper is a product of the youth academy of Mainz 05, having joined as an U8. Working his way up all their youth categories, he signed a professional contract with the club on 18 March 2022.[2][better source needed] He made his senior debut in the Bundesliga as a late substitute for Mainz in a 2–1 loss to Freiburg on 1 October 2022.[3] He won the 2022 U17 Fritz Walter Medal, an award for the most outstanding German youth prospect in their age group.[4] He played a huge part in helping the Mainz 05 U19 side win the U19 Bundesliga in the 2022–23 season.
On 24 February 2023, Weiper netted his first senior Bundesliga goal in a 4–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[5]
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.[6]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mainz 05 II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga Südwest | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Mainz 05 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 2 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 62 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 8 | ||
Honours
Germany U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025[9]
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Gold: 2022[10]
Notes
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League