Timo Werner

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 name	Timo Werner
Date of birth	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Stuttgart, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
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)	12	(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–	Germany	57	(24)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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

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
VfB Stuttgart	2013–14[4]	Bundesliga	30	4	2	0	—		2[c]	0	—		34	4
	2014–15[5]	Bundesliga	32	3	1	0	—		—		—		33	3
	2015–16[6]	Bundesliga	33	6	3	1	—		—		—		36	7
	Total		95	13	6	1	—		2	0	—		103	14
VfB Stuttgart II	2013–14[4]	3. Liga	1	1	—		—		—		—		1	1
RB Leipzig	2016–17[7]	Bundesliga	31	21	1	0	—		—		—		32	21
	2017–18[8]	Bundesliga	32	13	2	1	—		11[d]	7	—		45	21
	2018–19[9]	Bundesliga	30	16	4	3	—		3[c]	0	—		37	19
	2019–20[10]	Bundesliga	34	28	3	2	—		8[e]	4	—		45	34
	Total		127	78	10	6	—		22	11	—		159	95
Chelsea	2020–21[11]	Premier League	35	6	4	1	1	1	12[e]	4	—		52	12
	2021–22[12]	Premier League	21	4	5	2	4	1	5[e]	4	2[f]	0	37	11
	Total		56	10	9	3	5	2	17	8	2	0	89	23
RB Leipzig	2022–23[13]	Bundesliga	27	9	5	5	—		8[e]	2	—		40	16
	2023–24[13]	Bundesliga	8	2	1	0	—		4[e]	0	1[g]	0	14	2
	Total		35	11	6	5	—		12	2	1	0	54	18
Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	2023–24[14]	Premier League	12	2	1	0	—		—		—		13	2
Career total			326	115	32	15	5	2	53	21	3	0	419	153

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one in FIFA Club World Cup
7. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 28 March 2023^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	2017	10	7
	2018	13	2
	2019	6	2
	2020	6	4
	2021	12	6
	2022	8	3
	2023	2	0
Total		57	24

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.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	25 June 2017	Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia	4	Cameroon	2–0	3–1	2017 FIFA Confederations Cup	[16]
2					3–1
3	29 June 2017	Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia	5	Mexico	3–0	4–1	2017 FIFA Confederations Cup	[17]
4	1 September 2017	Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic	7	Czech Republic	1–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	[18]
5	4 September 2017	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany	8	Norway	3–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	[19]
6					4–0
7	14 November 2017	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	10	France	1–1	2–2	Friendly	[20]
8	8 June 2018	BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany	14	Saudi Arabia	1–0	2–1	Friendly	[21]
9	19 November 2018	Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	23	Netherlands	1–0	2–2	2018–19 UEFA Nations League A	[22]
10	11 June 2019	Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany	25	Estonia	7–0	8–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	[23]
11	13 October 2019	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	28	Estonia	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	[24]
12	3 September 2020	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany	30	Spain	1–0	1–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League A	[25]
13	13 October 2020	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	33	Switzerland	1–2	3–3	2020–21 UEFA Nations League A	[26]
14	14 November 2020	Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany	34	Ukraine	2–1	3–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League A	[27]
15					3–1
16	7 June 2021	Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany	39	Latvia	6–0	7–1	Friendly	[28]
17	2 September 2021	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	43	Liechtenstein	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[29]
18	5 September 2021	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany	44	Armenia	4–0	6–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[30]
19	8 September 2021	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	45	Iceland	4–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[31]
20	11 October 2021	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	47	North Macedonia	2–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[32]
21					3–0
22	26 March 2022	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany	48	Israel	2–0	2–0	Friendly	[33]
23	14 June 2022	Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany	53	Italy	4–0	5–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A	[34]
24					5–0

Honours

RB Leipzig

• DFB-Pokal: 2022–23;^[35] runner-up: 2018–19^[36]
• DFL-Supercup: 2023^[37]

Chelsea

• UEFA Champions League: 2020–21^[38]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2021^[39]
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2021^[40]
• FA Cup runner-up: 2020–21,^[41] 2021–22^[42]
• EFL Cup runner-up: 2021–22^[43]

Germany

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017^[44]

Individual

• Fritz Walter Medal U17 Gold: 2013^[45]
• Fritz Walter Medal U19 Silver: 2015^[46]
• UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2017^[47]
• FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Boot: 2017^[48]
• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2017–18^[49]
• Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20^[50]
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20^[51]
• Bundesliga Player of the Month: November 2019, December 2019^[52]