 Weghorst playing for VfL Wolfsburg in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wout François Maria "Bobo" Weghorst[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Borne, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NEO | |||
| –2011 | DETO | ||
| 2011–2012 | Willem II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Emmen | 62 | (20) |
| 2014–2016 | Heracles Almelo | 64 | (20) |
| 2016–2018 | AZ | 60 | (31) |
| 2018–2022 | VfL Wolfsburg | 118 | (59) |
| 2022– | Burnley | 20 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| 2023 | → Manchester United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2018– | Netherlands | 39 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:17, 25 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 10 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Wout François Maria Weghorst (born 7 August 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Burnley and the Netherlands national team.
Weghorst began his professional career in the second tier of Dutch football with Emmen. He then played in the Eredivisie with Heracles Almelo and AZ, before joining VfL Wolfsburg in 2018. After scoring 70 goals in 144 games for Wolfsburg, he was signed by Burnley in January 2022 for a fee of £12 million. After the club were relegated from the Premier League, Weghorst had loan spells at Turkish Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, fellow English club Manchester United, and German club TSG Hoffenheim.
Weghorst made one appearance for the Netherlands under-21 team in 2014, before making his senior international debut in March 2018. He represented the Netherlands at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup (where he notably scored two goals in his side's quarter-final match against Argentina), and Euro 2024.
- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Wout Weghorst | Netherlands | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Wout Weghorst". Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.