Nick Woltemade

Nick Woltemade (German pronunciation: [nɪk ˈvɔltəˌmaːdə]; born 14 February 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United, and the Germany national team.

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Nick Woltemade

Club career

Early career at academy of Werder Bremen

Woltemade began his career at TS Woltmershausen, a multi-sport club in Bremen, where he initially played handball in addition to football. In 2010, he transferred to Werder Bremen's youth academy, where he consistently attracted attention. In 2013, he won the Spatzenberg Cup in Löhne with Werder's Under-11 team. In his last season for the Under-17 team, of which he was the captain, 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.

Werder Bremen

As a result of his performances in the academy, Woltemade was gradually introduced to the first team and regularly trained with Werder Bremen's first team under head coach Florian Kohfeldt. At the beginning of 2020, Woltemade was part of the squad that took part in the winter training camp on the training grounds of Mallorca. 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 the 2019–20 Bundesliga season in an away game against FC Augsburg. At that point, he was 17 years and 352 days old. This appearance made him the youngest Werder player ever, surpassing Thomas Schaaf, who had been one day older when he made his debut on 18 April 1979. Four more brief appearances followed, and thanks to a 6–1 win for Bremen against 1. FC Köln on the final matchday, relegation to the 2. Bundesliga was ultimately avoided.

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 the season, Kohfeldt frequently relied on Josh Sargent in attack, leading to Woltemade only playing 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, finishing second from bottom. The 2021–22 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. Bremen were promoted back to the Bundesliga as runners-up, thanks in part to the highly successful strike duo of Niclas Füllkrug and Marvin Ducksch.

Loan to SV Elversberg

In August 2022, Woltemade joined newly-promoted 3. Liga club SV Elversberg on a one-year loan. He scored ten goals in the league, helping his club achieve back-to-back promotions to the 2. Bundesliga, and earning the 3. Liga Player of the Season award.

VfB Stuttgart

Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Woltemade moved to VfB Stuttgart and signed a four-year contract with the club. He ended his first season with 17 goals scored in all competitions, including a goal in the DFB-Pokal final, which his side won.

Newcastle United

After his breakout season with Stuttgart, Woltemade became one of primary transfer targets for the German champions Bayern Munich, who wanted a back-up for Harry Kane. Their bids, the last of which was worth around €60 million, were rejected by Stuttgart, who set the minimum price at €75m. On 30 August 2025, in the last days of the transfer window, Woltemade signed a six-year contract with the Premier League club Newcastle United in a club-record deal reported to consist of an initial fee of €75m plus €5m in potential add-ons.

With the departure of Callum Wilson, and uncertainty over Alexander Isak's future at the club, the striker position was one of Newcastle’s priorities during the transfer window. Their primary targets which the club have failed to sign, such as João Pedro, Hugo Ekitike and Benjamin Šeško, were stylistically different from Woltemade, but the team's head coach Eddie Howe said that the striker "fits the profile for exactly what we have been looking to add to our attacking options". Isak eventually left Newcastle on 1 September, the closing day of the transfer window, and Yoane Wissa was signed as his direct replacement. With Wissa sustaining a serious injury before he could make his debut for Newcastle, Woltemade became the team's primary striker.

Woltemade began with a hot streak for Newcastle, netting 5 goals in his first 6 starts. On 13 September, he made his debut for the team, scoring in a 1–0 Premier League win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 1 October, he netted his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–0 away win over Union Saint-Gilloise. This made him the first Newcastle player to score on both his Premier League and Champions League starts. On 5 October, Woltemade scored a penalty in a 2–0 win over Nottingham Forest, becoming the third player to score in his first three matches at St James' Park, behind Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer. On 14 December, Woltemade scored an own goal in a 1–0 loss to Sunderland, which was the first Wear–Tyne derby in the Premier League since 2016. He bounced back the following weekend by scoring both goals in a 2–2 draw against Chelsea.

Woltemade with Newcastle United in 2026

Woltemade's s form dipped in the second half of the season, with only two goals scored across all competitions. In February 2026, following Bruno Guimarães's hamstring injury, Howe started to use Woltemade in deeper positions, with Anthony Gordon or William Osula playing up front.

Loan to Juventus

In summer 2026, Howe was replaced by Matthias Jaissle, a head coach with even more physically demanding style of play. On 1 September, with the deadline-day arrival of Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Newcastle loaned Woltemade to the Serie A club Juventus for a £3.5 million fee.

International career

Nick Woltemade

Woltemade was a youth international footballer for Germany who competed in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Woltemade was included in the Germany squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, scoring a hat-trick in Germany's 3–0 group victory against Slovenia. He scored his fourth goal of the tournament in a 4–2 victory against the Czech 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.

On 22 May 2025, Woltemade received his first call-up to the Germany national team for the Nations League Finals. On 4 June, he debuted in the semi-final against Portugal. On 13 October, he scored his first goal for his country in a 1–0 win over Northern Ireland, in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. On 14 November, he scored his first brace in a 2–0 win over Luxembourg. On 21 May 2026, he was selected in Germany's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In the Round of 32 against Paraguay, he came off the bench, replacing Leroy Sané in a 1–1 draw before having his attempt saved by Orlando Gill in a penalty shootout defeat.

Personal life

Nick Woltemade

Woltemade's sister Madita (born 1998) is a handball player for TuS Komet Arsten in the Handball-Regionalliga Niedersachsen, after a period at TV Oyten Vampires, and is also employed as a teacher.

Career statistics

Club

<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Club</th><th rowspan="2">Season</th><th colspan="3">League</th><th colspan="2">National cup</th><th colspan="2">League cup</th><th colspan="2">Europe</th><th colspan="2">Other</th><th colspan="2">Total</th></tr><tr><th>Division</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="5">Werder Bremen</td><td>2019–20</td><td>Bundesliga</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>6</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2020–21</td><td>Bundesliga</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>8</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2021–22</td><td>2. Bundesliga</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>7</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2023–24</td><td>Bundesliga</td><td>30</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>30</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>48</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>0</th><th colspan="2">—</th><th colspan="2">—</th><th colspan="2">—</th><th>51</th><th>2</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Werder Bremen II</td><td>2021–22</td><td>Regionalliga Nord</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2022–23</td><td>Regionalliga Nord</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>3</th><th>0</th><th colspan="2">—</th><th colspan="2">—</th><th colspan="2">—</th><th colspan="2">—</th><th>3</th><th>0</th></tr><tr><td>SV Elversberg (loan)</td><td>2022–23</td><td>3. Liga</td><td>31</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>32</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">VfB Stuttgart</td><td>2024–25</td><td>Bundesliga</td><td>28</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>33</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>2025–26</td><td>Bundesliga</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>29</th><th>12</th><th>6</th><th>6</th><th colspan="2">—</th><th>0</th><th>0</th><th>1</th><th>0</th><th>36</th><th>18</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Newcastle United</td><td>2025–26</td><td>Premier League</td><td>33</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>51</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>2026–27</td><td>Premier League</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>34</th><th>8</th><th>3</th><th>1</th><th>6</th><th>1</th><th>10</th><th>1</th><th colspan="2">—</th><th>53</th><th>11</th></tr><tr><td>Juventus (loan)</td><td>2026–27</td><td>Serie A</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td colspan="2">—</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Career total</th><th>146</th><th>32</th><th>13</th><th>7</th><th>6</th><th>1</th><th>10</th><th>1</th><th>1</th><th>0</th><th>176</th><th>41</th></tr></tbody></table>

International

<table><thead><tr><th>National team</th><th>Year</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">Germany</td><td>2025</td><td>8</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Total</th><th>12</th><th>4</th></tr></tbody></table>

As of match played 17 November 2025 Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Woltemade goal.

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Date</th><th>Venue</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Score</th><th>Result</th><th>Competition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>13 October 2025</td><td>Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland</td><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>1–0</td><td>1–0</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup qualification</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td rowspan="2">14 November 2025</td><td rowspan="2">Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg</td><td rowspan="2"> Luxembourg</td><td>1–0</td><td rowspan="2">2–0</td><td rowspan="2">2026 FIFA World Cup qualification</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>2–0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>17 November 2025</td><td>Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany</td><td> Slovakia</td><td>1–0</td><td>6–0</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup qualification</td></tr></tbody></table>

Honours

Nick Woltemade

• 3. Liga: 2022–23 • Saarland Cup: 2022–23

• DFB-Pokal: 2024–25

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: (/wiki/2025UEFAEuropeanUnder-21Championship)

• 3. Liga Player of the Season: 2022–23 • DFB-Pokal top scorer: 2024–25 • VDV Newcomer of the Season (Silver Arrow): 2024–25 • Kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2024–25 • UEFA European Under-21 Championship top scorer: (/wiki/2025UEFAEuropeanUnder-21Championship) • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: (/wiki/2025UEFAEuropeanUnder-21Championship)