Timo Werner

German association football player (born 1996)

Timo Werner (German pronunciation: [ˈtiːmoː ˈvɛʁnɐ];[2][3] born 6 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, on loan from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and for the Germany national team.

Timo Werner
Werner with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full nameTimo Werner
Date of birth (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthStuttgart, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)Forward
Club information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur (on loan from RB Leipzig)
Number16
Youth career
TSV Steinhaldenfeld
2002–2013VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016VfB Stuttgart95(13)
2014VfB Stuttgart II1(1)
2016–2020RB Leipzig127(78)
2020–2022Chelsea56(10)
2022–RB Leipzig35(11)
2024–Tottenham Hotspur (loan)12(2)
National team
2010–2011Germany U154(3)
2011–2012Germany U165(2)
2012–2013Germany U1718(16)
2013–2015Germany U1914(10)
2015–2016Germany U217(3)
2017–Germany57(24)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2017
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:40, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Werner began his senior club career with VfB Stuttgart in 2013, becoming the club's youngest debutant and goalscorer. He signed with RB Leipzig in 2016, at 20 years old, for a used to be club record transfer of €10 million. He set the record as the youngest player to reach 150 and 200 appearances in the Bundesliga. Werner also finished as the league's second highest goalscorer in the 2019–20 season. After becoming Leipzig's all-time top goalscorer, Werner went to Chelsea in 2020 for a reported fee worth €50 million, winning the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club. He later returned to Leipzig in August 2022 for a reported £25.3 million.

A German international, Werner was a skilled goalscorer at the youth international level for Germany, scoring 34 goals in 48 appearances across the different age group levels. Werner made his senior debut in 2017 and helped Germany win the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, winning the Golden Boot as the tournament's highest goalscorer. He also represented Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart2013–14[4]Bundesliga304202[c]0344
2014–15[5]Bundesliga32310333
2015–16[6]Bundesliga33631367
Total9513612010314
VfB Stuttgart II2013–14[4]3. Liga1111
RB Leipzig2016–17[7]Bundesliga3121103221
2017–18[8]Bundesliga32132111[d]74521
2018–19[9]Bundesliga3016433[c]03719
2019–20[10]Bundesliga3428328[e]44534
Total12778106221115995
Chelsea2020–21[11]Premier League356411112[e]45212
2021–22[12]Premier League21452415[e]42[f]03711
Total56109352178208923
RB Leipzig2022–23[13]Bundesliga279558[e]24016
2023–24[13]Bundesliga82104[e]01[g]0142
Total351165122105418
Tottenham Hotspur (loan)2023–24[14]Premier League12210132
Career total326115321552532130419153

International

As of match played 28 March 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany2017107
2018132
201962
202064
2021126
202283
202320
Total5724
As of match played 28 March 2023
Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Werner goal[15]
List of international goals scored by Timo Werner
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
125 June 2017Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia4  Cameroon2–03–12017 FIFA Confederations Cup[16]
23–1
329 June 2017Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia5  Mexico3–04–12017 FIFA Confederations Cup[17]
41 September 2017Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic7  Czech Republic1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification[18]
54 September 2017Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany8  Norway3–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[19]
64–0
714 November 2017RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany10  France1–12–2Friendly[20]
88 June 2018BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany14  Saudi Arabia1–02–1Friendly[21]
919 November 2018Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany23  Netherlands1–02–22018–19 UEFA Nations League A[22]
1011 June 2019Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany25  Estonia7–08–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[23]
1113 October 2019Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia28  Estonia3–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[24]
123 September 2020Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany30  Spain1–01–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A[25]
1313 October 2020RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany33  Switzerland1–23–32020–21 UEFA Nations League A[26]
1414 November 2020Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany34  Ukraine2–13–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A[27]
153–1
167 June 2021Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany39  Latvia6–07–1Friendly[28]
172 September 2021Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland43  Liechtenstein1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[29]
185 September 2021Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany44  Armenia4–06–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[30]
198 September 2021Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland45  Iceland4–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[31]
2011 October 2021Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia47  North Macedonia2–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[32]
213–0
2226 March 2022Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany48  Israel2–02–0Friendly[33]
2314 June 2022Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany53  Italy4–05–22022–23 UEFA Nations League A[34]
245–0

Honours

RB Leipzig

Chelsea

Germany

Individual

References