Wout Weghorst
Dutch footballer (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wout François Maria Weghorst (born 7 August 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim, on loan from Premier League club Burnley, and the Netherlands national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wout François Maria Weghorst[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 31)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Borne, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
TSG Hoffenheim (on loan from Burnley) | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
NEO | |||
0000–2011 | 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– | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 25 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (1) |
2018– | Netherlands | 31 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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 and Premier League club Manchester United.
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 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals in the quarter-final match against Argentina.