Timo Werner

Timo Werner
Werner with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name Timo Werner[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur (on loan from RB Leipzig)
Number 16
Youth career
TSV Steinhaldenfeld
2002–2013 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 VfB Stuttgart 95 (13)
2014 VfB Stuttgart II 1 (1)
2016–2020 RB Leipzig 127 (78)
2020–2022 Chelsea 56 (10)
2022– RB Leipzig 35 (11)
2024–Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 21 (2)
International career
2010–2011 Germany U15 4 (3)
2011–2012 Germany U16 5 (2)
2012–2013 Germany U17 18 (16)
2013–2015 Germany U19 14 (10)
2015–2016 Germany U21 7 (3)
2017–2023 Germany 57 (24)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Timo Werner (German pronunciation: [ˈtiːmoː ˈvɛʁnɐ];[3][4] 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 the Germany national team.

Werner began his senior club career in 2013 playing for VfB Stuttgart, becoming the club's youngest debutant and youngest goalscorer. He signed for RB Leipzig in 2016, aged 20, for a then club record transfer fee of €10 million. With Leipzig, 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 departed 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 fee of £25.3 million.

A German international, Werner was a prolific goalscorer at youth international level for Germany, scoring 34 goals in 48 appearances across the various 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.

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  2. ^ "Timo Werner". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Duden | Timo | Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition" (in German). Duden. Retrieved 28 July 2018. Timo
  4. ^ "Duden | Werner | Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition" (in German). Duden. Retrieved 28 July 2018. Wẹrner