| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2022 | Mainz 05 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Mainz 05 II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mainz 05 | 12 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U17 | 15 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Germany U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:15, 28 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper (born 17 March 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.
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 22/23 season.
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.[5]
Weiper was born in Germany to a German father and an Albanian mother from the city of Kuçovë.[6] His brother, Henrik, is also a footballer and youth international for Albania and Kosovo.[7]
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