Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989)

For his relatives, see Vladimír Weiss.
Vladimír Weiss
Personal information
Full name Vladimír Weiss
Date of birth (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989
Place of birth Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Al-Gharafa
Number 10
Youth career
Inter Bratislava
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2012 Manchester City 1 (0)
2010 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2010–2011 → Rangers (loan) 23 (5)
2011–2012 → Espanyol (loan) 28 (3)
2012–2013 Pescara 22 (4)
2013–2014 Olympiacos 17 (4)
2014–2016 Lekhwiya SC 43 (20)
2016– Al-Gharafa 0 (0)
National team‡
2007 Slovakia U19 3 (0)
2008–2009 Slovakia U21 8 (1)
2009– Slovakia 48 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Vladimír Weiss (born 30 November 1989) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Gharafa[2] in the Qatar Stars League.

Club career

Manchester City

On 16 April 2008, Weiss scored in the second leg of the 2008 FA Youth Cup Final against Chelsea, in a 3–1 (4–2 on aggregate) win.[3] He made his first team debut on 24 May 2009, replacing Stephen Ireland from the substitutes bench after seventy minutes in the final game of the 2008–09 season, a 1–0 win against Bolton Wanderers.[4]

On 28 October 2009, he came on as a substitute against Scunthorpe United in the League Cup. He scored his first senior goal, as a substitute, on 2 December 2009, in a 3–0 League Cup win over Arsenal.[5] He signed a new contract on 17 December 2009, to tie him to the club until 2012.[6]

Bolton Wanderers

On 25 January 2010 Weiss joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season,[7] and made his debut as a last minute substitute a day later in the home game against Burnley.[8] For the most part of his time at the Reebok Stadium, Weiss was a substitute.

Rangers

On 19 August 2010, Weiss joined Scottish side Rangers on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. Prior to signing for Rangers, Weiss rejected a move to their city rivals Celtic.[9] He made his Rangers debut against Hibernian at Easter Road on 22 August coming on as a substitute for James Beattie, setting up the second goal with Rangers going on to win 3–0.[10] He scored his first goal for Rangers in a 4–1 home win against Motherwell[11] and five days later made his Champions League debut against Valencia, providing the assist from a corner for Maurice Edu's opener.[12]

On 26 December 2010, Weiss gave a 'Man of the Match' performance,[13] and scored the third goal in a 4–1 SPL victory over Motherwell at Fir Park.[13] On 15 January 2011, Weiss scored twice in a 4–0 home victory over Hamilton Academical.[14] On 20 March 2011, Weiss came off the bench in the League Cup Final against Celtic and made the assist for Nikica Jelavić to score the winning goal, he lifted his first senior trophy as a Rangers player.[15][16] Weiss claimed a 2010–11 SPL winners medal,[17] Rangers having won the title over rivals Celtic by a single point.[18]

Espanyol

On 20 December 2011, Weiss scored his first goal for Espanyol in a Copa del Rey match which ended in a 4–2 victory against Celta Vigo. In February 2012 he scored a goal from outside the penalty area in a 3–3 draw away at Athletic Bilbao.

Pescara

On 2 August 2012 newly promoted Serie A side Pescara announced the signing of Weiss from Manchester City with the player signing a one-year contract with the option for a further year.[19] He made his debut in a 3–0 home loss to Inter Milan. Weiss scored his first goal in Pescara's 1–0 victory over Palermo on 26 September.[20]

Olympiacos Piraeus

After turning down a number of offers from clubs in Italy, Spain, England and Russia, on 28 June 2013, Weiss came to Greece to sign with current league champions, Olympiacos Piraeus. Some hours later, he announced (through his Twitter account) that he was joining Olympiacos in a three-year deal.[21] Commenting on his reason he chose to sign with Olympiacos, he stated; "I chose Olympiacos because it's a great club with great history, their playing in the Champions League and I know they have Crazy fans! Fanatics with the team. I like to play in front of crazy fans because I'm a little crazy too. I also know that Olympiacos has lofty goals, and if I stay many years with the club, I want to win titles."

He scored his first goal for the club on 1 September 2013 in a league match against Levadiakos FC. On 17 September 2013, Weiss scored his first Champions League goal in a 4-1 home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain. The goal was voted by ESPN as UEFA Champions League best goal of Matchday 1: he "broke down the right and skipped past four challenges – including a sumptuous nutmeg on 19-year-old PSG debutant Marquinhos – before beating Salvatore Sirigu with the aid of a deflection."[22] He netted his next goal in a 2-0 league away win against Panionios. He next scored in a 4-1 away league win over Platanias. Weiss ended his half-season stint at Olympiacos with six goals (four in the Superleague, one in the Greek Cup and one in the UEFA Champions League).

Lekhwiya SC

On 26 January 2014, Weiss joined Qatari football club, Lekhwiya SC for a fee of four million euros.[23] Commenting on departing Olympiacos and his move to Qatar, he commented; "I felt great in Greece. I am very grateful to the club for the chance I was given as I was playing in the UEFA Champions League with the best Greek club and I met lots of good people there. I expect another football adventure and I believe that I will not only feel good in Qatar, but also I will grow in terms of football." His transfer and departure to Qatar lead to great disappointment amongst Olympiacos supporters which led them to give him the nickname "Wei$$". He made his debut on 31 January 2014 against Muaither SC when he substituted in 46th minute for Ismaeel Mohammad. Later that match, Weiss made his first assist for Lekhwiya in the 84th minute, when after solo run from the half of the pitched his pass found Youssef Msakni who scored.[24] In his second game for Lekhwiya, against Al Gharafa, on 4 February 2014, Weiss scored his first goal for the club. On 26 February 2014, he scored the only goal in Lekhwiya's 2-1 away defeat in the United Arab Emirates against one of their giants Al Ain in the first group game of the AFC Champions League.

International career

Weiss made his debut for Slovakia on 12 August 2009 in a 1–1 friendly draw with Iceland.[25][26] He was included in Slovakia's 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[27]

Weiss played in three out of four of his country's games in South Africa, playing a total of 270 minutes. He impressed in the first match against New Zealand where he thrilled the crowd in a 1–1 draw.[28] Weiss featured in the second group game against Paraguay which they lost 2–0[29] and played a full 90 minutes in the 2–1 defeat to Netherlands in the last 16.[30]

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2015[31]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2008–09Manchester CityPremier League 10———10
2009–10 —1031—41
2009–10Bolton Wanderers (loan)130———130
2010–11Rangers (loan)Scottish Premier League235204060355
2011–12Espanyol (loan)La Liga283310000314
2012–13PescaraSerie A224110000235
2013–14OlympiacosSuperleague Greece174310051256
2013–14Lekhwiya SCQatar Stars League74000071145
2014–15228----923110
2015–16148----00148
Career total 147361037127419144

International goals

Score and result lists Slovakia's goals first

Personal life

Weiss is a third generation professional footballer. His father, also called Vladimír Weiss, was a professional football player as well and won 12 caps for the national team, whom he later coached.[33] His grandfather, named Vladimír Weiss too, was also a footballer who represented Czechoslovakia.[34]

Honours

Manchester City
Rangers
Olympiacos
Lekhwiya

References

  1. ↑ Rangers
  2. ↑ http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/prestupy-a-spekulacie/clanok203463-Pavuk_na_skuske_v_Loky_Weiss_prestupuje_no_zostava_v_Katare.htm
  3. 1 2 "Man City triumph in FA Youth Cup". BBC Sport. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  4. ↑ Oscroft, Tim (24 May 2009). "City 1–0 Bolton". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Man City 3–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Weiss extends Man City contract" BBC Sport, 17 December 2009
  7. ↑ "Wanderers Sign Weiss". Bolton Wanderers FC. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Bolton 1–0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  9. ↑ Man City's Weiss joins Gers as Jelavic deal nears end BBC Sport, 19 August 2010
  10. ↑ "Hibernian 0–3 Rangers" BBC Sport, 22 August 2010
  11. ↑ "City 1–0 Bolton". BBC. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  12. ↑ Forsyth, Roddy (20 October 2010). "Rangers 1 Valencia 1: match report". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  13. 1 2 "SMITH IMPRESSED BY DAZZLING WEISS" Sporting Life, 26 December 2010
  14. ↑ "Rangers 4 Hamilton 0". BBC. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  15. 1 2 Forsyth, Roddy (20 March 2011). "Celtic 1 Rangers 2: match report". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  16. ↑ "Weiss wants Gers return". Sky Sports. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  17. 1 2 Macdonald, Hugh (7 August 2015). "Vladimir Weiss on the Old Firm, the World Cup and football in the desert". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  18. ↑ Moffat, Colin (15 May 2011). "Kilmarnock 1 - 5 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Weiss moves to Pescara". ESPN. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  20. ↑ "Wonder goal from Weiss". ESPN FC. 26 September 2012.
  21. ↑ "Olympiacos signed Weiss". Sport24. 28 June 2013.
  22. ↑ Wood, Graham (17 September 2013). "Motta double helps PSG prevail at Olympiacos". UEFA. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "Olympiacos announcement". Olympiacos.org. 26 January 2014.
  24. ↑ VladimirWeiss.sk Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ↑ Oscroft, Tim (9 August 2009). "International call-up news". Manchester City. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  26. ↑ Gaunt, Ken (10 September 2009). "Worthington's dreams suffer major blow on 'inept' night". The Independent. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  27. ↑ Slovakia Squad Yahoo! Eurosport UK
  28. ↑ All Whites snatch last-gasp point FIFA, 15 June 2010
  29. ↑ Paraguay too strong for Slovakia FIFA, 20 June 2010
  30. ↑ Returning Robben helps sink Slovakia FIFA, 28 June 2010
  31. ↑ "V. Weiss". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  32. ↑ Football PLAYER: Vladimír Weiss
  33. ↑ Ogden, Mark (23 March 2009). "Manchester City starlet Vladimir Weiss to be upstaged by his famous father". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  34. ↑ Vladimír Weiss Sports Reference LLC

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