| Nelson Weiper | |
| Fullname: | Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper |
| Birth Date: | 2005 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mainz, Germany |
| Height: | 1.91 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Mainz 05 |
| Clubnumber: | 44 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mainz 05 |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Mainz 05 II |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Mainz 05 |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 13 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:15, 28 June 2023 (UTC) |
Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper (born 17 March 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.
Weiper is a product of the youth academy of Mainz 05, having joined as an U8. Working his way up all their youth categories, he signed a professional contract with the club on 18 March 2022.[2] He made his senior debut in the Bundesliga as a late substitute for Mainz in a 2–1 loss to Freiburg on 1 October 2022.[3] He won the 2022 U17 Fritz Walter Medal, an award for the most outstanding German youth prospect in their age group.[4] He played a huge part in helping the Mainz 05 U19 side win the U19 Bundesliga in the 22/23 season.
Weiper is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U17s and U18s. He was prolific with the U17s, scoring 13 goals in 15 games.[5]
Weiper was born in Germany to a German father and an Albanian mother from the city of Kuçovë.[6] His brother, Henrik, is also a footballer and youth international for Albania and Kosovo.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Mainz 05 II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Mainz 05 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
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