Mitchell Weiser

Mitchell Weiser

Weiser celebrating Bayern Munich's domestic double in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMitchell-Elijah Weiser[1]
Date of birth21 April 1994
Place of birthTroisdorf, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
FC Bayern Munich
Number30
Youth career
2000–2005TV Eintracht Veltenhof
2005–20101. FC Köln
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–20121. FC Köln II2(0)
2010–20121. FC Köln1(0)
2012–2014Bayern Munich II35(3)
2012–Bayern Munich12(1)
2013→ 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)13(2)
National team‡
2010Germany U163(0)
2010–2011Germany U1722(4)
2012Germany U181(0)
2013Germany U203(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:25, 25 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 July 2012

Mitchell-Elijah Weiser (born 21 April 1994), known as Mitchell Weiser, is a German footballer who plays as a winger for 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 2. Bundesliga team 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 UEFA Champions League debut with Bayern Munich in a 1–0 group stage win away to Viktoria Plzeň, coming as a substitute for Mario Götze in the 87th minute.[8]

On 5 April 2014, he made his first Bundesliga appearance for Bayern. With the championship already won, Weiser was selected in the starting line-up as Bayern lost 1–0 to FC Augsburg, their first loss in a league match since October 2012 to end a record 53-match unbeaten run.[9]

On 21 February 2015, in a 6–0 win against SC Paderborn 07,[10] Weiser scored his first Bundesliga goal[11] in the 78th minute.[10]

International career

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.[12] His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Barcelona star Dani Alves.[13][14]

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-PokalEuropeOtherTotal
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 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2014–15 9 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 1
Club totals 12 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 16 1
Career totals 37 4 2 0 3 0 2 0 44 4
Latest update: 28 April 2015[2]

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich[15]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 7 December 2013. p. 5. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Weiser, Mitchell" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mitchell Weiser". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Coerts, Stefan (3 July 2013). "Weiser: I want to take my chance under Guardiola". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Vollzug: Weiser landet bei den Bayern" (in German). kicker.de. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bayern verleihen Weiser an den FCK" (in German). kicker.de. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Mandzukic bringt die Bayern in die Spur" (in German). kicker.de. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Bayern München 0 - 1". Soccerway. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Bayern focus shifts quickly to United". Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "6:0! Lewandowski und Robben düpieren den SCP" (in German). kicker. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Lovell, Mark (23 February 2015). "Bayern Munich awakening from winter-break hibernation". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Constable, Steven (16 January 2012). "Chelsea Scout ‘New Dani Alves’ As Long Term Bosingwa Replacement". caughtoffside.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ Constable, Steven (16 January 2012). "Chelsea Scout ‘New Dani Alves’ As Long Term Bosingwa Replacement". caughtoffside. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "M. Weiser". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

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