Nelson Weiper

Nelson Weiper
Personal information
Full name Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper
Date of birth (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005
Place of birth Mainz, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
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 55 (5)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U17 15 (13)
2022–2023 Germany U18 5 (1)
2023– Germany U21 17 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:58, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper (born 17 March 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.

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] 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

Weiper was born in Germany to a German father and an Albanian mother from the city of Kuçovë.[7] His brother, Henrik, is also a footballer and youth international for Albania and Kosovo.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
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 18 0 1 0 6[a] 2 — 25 2
Total 55 5 4 0 6 2 — 65 7
Career total 61 6 4 0 6 2 0 0 71 8

Honours

Germany U21

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Nelson Weiper" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Weiper and Schulz receive professional contracts with Mainz 05 – talents in action with the U19s - World News | TakeToNews". 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ Sport, S. W. R. "Trotz Schlussspektakel: Freiburg gewinnt umkämpfte Partie gegen Mainz". swr.online.
  4. ^ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
  5. ^ "Nach Triumph gegen FC Bayern - Gladbach geht in Mainz unter" (in German). Sky Sport. 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Zwei Mainzer Toptalente streben in die Bundesliga". www.fr.de.
  7. ^ "Albanian talents that will dominate European football".
  8. ^ Kulig, Jacek (25 March 2022). "Nelson Weiper". Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  9. ^ "England 3-2 Germany (aet) highlights: Rowe header ensures Young Lions retain title". uefa.com. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2022.
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