Jamie Leweling
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 Leweling with Germany in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Jaleel Jeremy Leweling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuremberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | 1. SC Feucht | ||
| 2012–2017 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2017–2020 | Greuther Fürth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Greuther Fürth | 79 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Union Berlin | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart | 59 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Germany U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | Germany | 6 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:11, 20 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Jamie Jaleel Jeremy Leweling (born 26 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, right winger, or forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.[3]
Club career
[edit]Greuther Fürth
[edit]Leweling made his professional debut for Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga on 28 July 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Tobias Mohr in 2–0 home loss against Erzgebirge Aue.[4] Later that year, on 7 December, he recorded his first goal and assist for the club in a 3–1 victory against Bochum.[5]
Following the club's promotion to the Bundesliga, he scored five goals during the 2021–22 season, opening his account with a goal against VfB Stuttgart in a 5–1 loss in the season's opening match.[6]
Union Berlin
[edit]On 17 May 2022, it was confirmed that Leweling would join Bundesliga club Union Berlin for the 2022–23 season.[7] On 21 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league victory against Hoffenheim.[8]
VfB Stuttgart
[edit]On 13 July 2023, Leweling moved to VfB Stuttgart on loan.[9] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first goal in a 5–2 victory against RB Leipzig.[10] On 19 May 2024, Leweling signed for Stuttgart permanently with a contract until June 2028.[11] In December 2024, Leweling extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2029.[12] On 21 January 2025, he scored his first Champions League brace in a 3–1 away victory against Slovan Bratislava.[13]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Leweling is of German, French, and Ghanaian descent.[14] His mother is German,[15] his father is Ghanaian.[16] In addition to German, Leweling holds both Ghanaian and French citizenships.[14] He was called up to the Ghana national team in October 2020, but he never made an appearance.[14]
In October 2024, Leweling was selected by coach Julian Nagelsmann to represent Germany, replacing injured Jamal Musiala, for the UEFA Nations League matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands.[17] On 14 October, he made his debut whilst scoring the only goal in 1–0 victory against the latter opponent.[18]
On 21 May 2026, he was selected in Germany’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[19]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 May 2026[20]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Greuther Fürth | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 79 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 84 | 9 | ||||
| Union Berlin | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11[a] | 3 | 1[c] | 1 | 50 | 11 | |
| Stuttgart total | 93 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 125 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 30 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 Appearance in DFL/Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
International
[edit]- As of match played 20 June 2026[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
- Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Leweling goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2024 | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany | 1 |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
[edit]VfB Stuttgart
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2026: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Jamie Leweling". 1. FC Union Berlin. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- 1 2 3 Jamie Leweling at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Erzgebirge Aue 0:2 (2. Bundesliga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". WorldFootball. Heim: Spiel. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ "SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3–1 VfL Bochum". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. 7 December 2019.
- ↑ "Jamie Leweling: Who is the VfB Stuttgart forward and Germany debutant?". Bundesliga. 15 October 2024.
- ↑ "Union signs Fürth's Jamie Leweling". 1. FC Union Berlin. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Union schlägt Hoffenheim mit 3:1" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023.
- ↑ "Jamie Leweling joins VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ↑ "Beim VfB Stuttgart lacht jetzt niemand mehr über Jamie Leweling". Sportschau (in German). 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "VfB make Leweling signing permanent". VfB Stuttgart. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Jamie Leweling extends long-term VfB deal". VfB Stuttgart. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ↑ "Stuttgarts Leweling mit Traumtag gegen Bratislava". Sportschau (in German). 21 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 "German-born forward Jamie Leweling handed maiden Black Stars call-up". Ghana Soccernet. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020.
- ↑ Alexander Kaindl (16 October 2024). "Jamie Leweling: Der neue Liebling, den der DFB fast verloren hätte". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Jamie Leweling wechselt an die Alte Försterei". fc-union-berlin.de. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Jamie Leweling im DFB-Aufgebot" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 4 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
- ↑ "Traumtor von Überraschungs-Debütant sichert uns den Sieg: Das dolle Ding von Leweling". Bild (in German). Axel Springer SE. 14 October 2024.
- ↑ "Bundestrainer Nagelsmann gibt WM-Kader bekannt" (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ Jamie Leweling at Soccerway
External links
[edit]
- Jamie Leweling at DFB (also available in German)
- Jamie Leweling at Kicker (in German)
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nuremberg
- German men's footballers
- German people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- German people of French descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- 1. FC Union Berlin players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's international footballers
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players