| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Weimann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004-2007 | Rapid Vienna | ||
| 2007-2010 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Aston Villa | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Watford (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Watford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Austria U17 | 6 | (5) |
| – | Austria U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2011 | Austria U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009– | Austria U21 | 6 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:12, 20 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andreas "Andi" Weimann (born 5 August 1991 in Vienna) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Aston Villa.
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Weimann began his career at hometown club Rapid Vienna, joining up with them as a thirteen year old. He remained there for three years, before being signed by English Premier League side Aston Villa. He has since admitted that he is still a supporter of Rapid.[2]
Weimann represented the club during the 2009 Peace Cup against Juventus, Atlante and F.C. Porto.[3] The promising striker was an important figure in Aston Villa's Reserve side, particularly in the 2009-10 season filling the void left by Nathan Delfouneso where he finished the season as the Reserve South League's top scorer with nine goals.
Following an impressive stint in the reserves, Weimann signed a contract extension which tied him to the club until June 2012.[4]
On 8 May 2010, Weimann was named in the provisional squad for the final match of the season against Blackburn Rovers after impressing manager Martin O'Neill during the Reserve Play-off Final against Manchester United.[5] However, he was not among the final 18 players selected.[6]
On 16 May 2010, Weimann was part of the Aston Villa team that won the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens tournament.[7] A particular highlight of his performances during the cup was a hat-trick against the Yau Yee League Select of Hong Kong.[8]
On 27 July 2010, Weimann scored two goals for Aston Villa in a pre-season friendly against Walsall. The following month, on 6 August, Weimann came off the bench to appear for the first team in a home friendly against Spanish side Valencia.
On 14 August 2010, Weimann made his full league debut for Aston Villa, replacing Ashley Young as a substitute in the 86th minute against West Ham United. Villa caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald named Weimann in his 20-man squad to travel to Austria to face former club Rapid Vienna in the UEFA Europa League on 19 August 2010;[2] He came on as a substitute for Marc Albrighton after 79 minutes, only to be injured three minutes later. He was out of action until January 2011, when he returned to full training.
On 19 January 2011, Weimann signed for Watford on a loan deal for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. He made his debut for Watford in the FA Cup defeat vs Brighton and Hove Albion. He then made his league debut against Crystal Palace at home on 1 February 2011, and scored in the game.[9] Weimann continued to play for Aston Villa's reserve side during his loan spell at Watford, as he was only signed on a youth loan. This form of loan allows players to continue to represent their parent clubs, but for youth and reserve teams only.[10][11] He played 19 times in total for Watford, scoring 4 goals.
Weimann's first appearance of the 2011–12 campaign came on 23 August 2011 in the second round of the League Cup in a home tie against Hereford United. He came on as a second-half substitute for Darren Bent as Villa progressed to the next stage of the competition, courtesy of a 2–0 win. Three days later on 26 August, he signed a new contract to keep him at Villa Park until 2014.[12]
On 26 August 2011, just hours after renewing his Aston Villa contract, Weimann returned to Watford in a second loan deal until January 2012.[13] He made three Championship appearances for Watford against Birmingham City, Reading and Barnsley throughout August and September. However, just under a month later on 23 September, it was announced that Weimann had been recalled to his parent club early to cope with mounting injury concerns.[14]
Following his return to the club, Weimann went straight in to the squad for the away game at Queens Park Rangers.[15]
Weimann has represented his native Austria at Under-17 and Under-19 levels and is now a member of the Under-21 side.[16] Weimann scored on his Under-21 debut against Scotland Under-21 in a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match on 5 September 2009. Weimann scored in the 57th minute, just 2 minutes after replacing team-mate Marc Sand as a substitute.[17] Weimann's other two goals in the qualifying process came against Azerbaijan and Albania.[18]
In July 2009, Weimann was called up to the Austria U-19 squad for the European Under-19 Championship.[19] Weimann featured in all three of Austria's games and came up against his Aston Villa team-mate Nathan Delfouneso in a 3–2 loss against England.[20]
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