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| Date of birth | (2002-02-14)14 February 2002 (age 24) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bremen, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Newcastle United | |||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | TS Woltmershausen[2] | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2020 | Werder Bremen | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Werder Bremen | 48 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Werder Bremen II | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →SV Elversberg (loan) | 31 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Newcastle United | 23 | (7) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Germany U16[3] | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U17[3] | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U20[3] | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Germany U21[3] | 18 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Germany | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:09, 10 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:50, 17 November 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Nick Woltemade (born 14 February 2002) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as aforward orattacking midfielder forPremier League clubNewcastle United and theGermany national team.
Woltemade began his career atTS Woltmershausen, a multi-sport club in Bremen, where he initially played handball in addition to football. In 2010, he transferred toWerder Bremen's youth academy, where he consistently attracted attention. In 2013, he won theSpatzenberg Cup inLöhne with Werder's Under-11 team.[4] Also worth mentioning is his last season for the Under-17 team, which he captained and where he achieved 26 direct goal contributions. Woltemade scored two and three goals respectively on three occasions, but despite this, the team only finished fifth in the Northern/North-Eastern division. In the 2019–20 campaign, the striker once again demonstrated his class, scoring regularly for the Under-19s.[5]
As a result of his performances in the academy, he was gradually introduced to the first team and regularly trained with Werder Bremen's first team under head coachFlorian Kohfeldt. At the beginning of 2020, Woltemade was part of the squad that took part in the winter training camp on the training grounds ofRCD Mallorca.[5] Without ever having played for the Under-23 team, Woltemade made his debut as a starter for Werder's first team on match day 20 of the2019–20 Bundesliga season in an away game againstFC Augsburg.[6] At that point, he was 17 years and 352 days old. This appearance made him the youngest Werder player ever, surpassingThomas Schaaf, who had been one day older when he made his debut on 18 April 1979.[7] Four more brief appearances followed, and thanks to a 6-1 win for Bremen against1. FC Köln on the final matchday, relegation to the2. Bundesliga was ultimately avoided.[8]
Parallel to his involvement with the first team, the striker continued to play for Werder's second team. In the summer of 2020, he was permanently transferred to the Bundesliga team. However, throughout theSeason Kohfeldt frequently relied onJosh Sargent in attack, which is why Woltemade only played as a substitute, at times even starting on the bench for several games in a row. After the turn of the year, the season ended prematurely for the now 18-year-old, as he first contracted a virus and then suffered a torn ligament. Without him, Werder were relegated to the second division this year, finishing second from bottom.[9] The2021-22 second division campaign was also marked by few minutes of playing time for the young player and several months out of action following foot surgery.[10] Bremen were promoted back to the Bundesliga as runners-up, thanks in part to the highly successful strike duo ofNiclas Füllkrug andMarvin Ducksch.[11]
In August 2022, Woltemade joined newly-promoted3. Liga clubSV Elversberg on a one-year loan.[12] He scored ten goals in the league, helping his club achieve back-to-back promotions to the2. Bundesliga, and earning the 3. Liga Player of the Season award.[13]
Ahead of the2024–25 season, Woltemade moved toVfB Stuttgart and signed a four-year contract with the club.[14] He ended his first season with 17 goals scored in all competitions, including a goal in theDFB-Pokal final, which his side won.[15][16]
On 30 August 2025, Woltemade made a permanent switch toPremier League clubNewcastle United in a club-record deal reported to consist of an initial fee of £65 million plus £4.3 million in potential add-ons.[17][18] On 13 September, he made his debut in the Premier League and scored the winner in a 1–0 win againstWolverhampton Wanderers.[19] On 1 October, he netted his firstUEFA Champions League goal in a 4–0 away win overUnion Saint-Gilloise.[20] This made him the first Newcastle player to score on both his Premier League and Champions League starts.[21] On 5 October, Woltemade scored a penalty in a 2–0 win overNottingham Forest, becoming only the third player to score in his first three matches atSt James' Park, behindLes Ferdinand andAlan Shearer.[22] On 14 December, Woltemade scored anown goal in a 1–0 defeat for Newcastle in the firstWear-Tyne derby in the Premier League since 2016.[23] On 14 February 2026, he celebrated his 24th birthday by scoring the final goal in a 3–1 comeback victory overAston Villa in the fourth round of theFA Cup.
Woltemade was a youth international footballer for Germany who competed in the2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[24]
Woltemade was included in theGermany squad at the2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, scoring a hat-trick in Germany's 3–0 group victory againstSlovenia. He scored his fourth goal of the tournament in a 4–2 victory against theCzech Republic, as Germany confirmed their progression to the knockout stage of the competition and ended the tournament as finalist and top scorer with six goals.[25]
On 22 May 2025, Woltemade received his first call-up to theGermany national team for theNations League Finals.[26] On 4 June, he debuted in the semi-final againstPortugal.[27] On 13 October, he scored his first goal for his country in a 1–0 win overNorthern Ireland.[28]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 51 | 2 | |||||
| Werder Bremen II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| SV Elversberg (loan) | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 10 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 18 | |||
| Newcastle United | 2025–26 | Premier League | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8[d] | 1 | — | 38 | 10 | |
| Career total | 134 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 40 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2025 | Windsor Park,Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 14 November 2025 | Stade de Luxembourg,Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 17 November 2025 | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
SV Elversberg
VfB Stuttgart
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