Mitchell Weiser
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell-Elijah Weiser[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Troisdorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | TV Eintracht Veltenhof | ||
| 2005–2010 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | 1. FC Köln II | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | 1. FC Köln | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Bayern Munich II | 20 | (4) |
| 2012– | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | Germany U17 | 22 | (4) |
| 2012 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mitchell-Elijah Weiser (born 21 April 1994), known as Mitchell Weiser, is a German footballer who plays as a winger for FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.[2][3][4]
Club career
1. FC Köln
The son of former German footballer Patrick Weiser, Weiser started his career in the youth department of 1. FC Köln in the 2005–06 season. He won his first cup with the U-17 team in 2011.
He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 25 February 2012 in a game against Bayer Leverkusen as youngest player for the club.
Bayern Munich
On 1 June 2012, Weiser moved to Bayern Munich, signing a contract until 2015.[5] On 2 January 2013, he was loaned out to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until the end of the season.[6]
On his return for Bayern in the 2013–14 season, Weiser scored his first goal for the Bavarians against São Paulo on the 2013 Audi Cup.[7]
On 5 November 2013, he made his European debut with Bayern Munich in an away match against Viktoria Plzeň. He came as a substitute for Mario Götze in the 87 minute.[8] The match ended with a 1–0 win for the Bavarians.
National team
On 10 January 2010, Weiser debuted in the U-16 Germany national team in a 6–0 against Cyprus. He scored his first goal for the U-17 team on 4 September 2010 in a 2–0 against Azerbaijan.
His first international tournament was the 2011 UEFA European U-17 Football Championship in Serbia where the team reached the final against the Netherlands, losing 2–5.
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico was his next tournament with the team reaching third place and Weiser ending the tournament with three goals in six matches. His good performance has caught attention of scouts around the world.[9] His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Barcelona star Dani Alves.[10][11]
He debuted in the U-18 national team in February 2012.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| 1. FC Köln II | Regionalliga West | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Club totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Club totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bayern Munich II | Regionalliga Bayern | 2012–13 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Club totals | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Club totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga | 2012–13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Club totals | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Club totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Latest update: 24 January 2014[2] | ||||||||||||
Honours
- Bayern Munich
References
- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 7 December 2013. p. 5. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Weiser, Mitchell" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ "Mitchell Weiser". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ Coerts, Stefan (3 July 2013). "Weiser: I want to take my chance under Guardiola". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Vollzug: Weiser landet bei den Bayern" (in German). kicker.de. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bayern verleihen Weiser an den FCK" (in German). kicker.de. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Mandzukic bringt die Bayern in die Spur" (in German). kicker.de. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Bayern München 0 - 1". Soccerway. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Constable, Steven (16 January 2012). "Chelsea Scout ‘New Dani Alves’ As Long Term Bosingwa Replacement". caughtoffside.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "The German Dani Alves, the Austrian Nuri Sahin & more - the Bundesliga starlets to watch this spring". goal.com. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ Constable, Steven (16 January 2012). "Chelsea Scout ‘New Dani Alves’ As Long Term Bosingwa Replacement". caughtoffside. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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