Timo Werner

**Timo Werner** (; born 6 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for  club Tottenham Hotspur, on loan from  club RB Leipzig, and for the Germany national team.

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.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|VfB Stuttgart|2013–14|Bundesliga|30|4|2|0|—|2|0|—|34|4|||
|2014–15|Bundesliga|32|3|1|0|—|—|—|33|3||||||
|2015–16|Bundesliga|33|6|3|1|—|—|—|36|7||||||
|VfB Stuttgart II|2013–14|3. Liga|1|1|—|—|—|—|1|1||||||
|rowspan="5"|RB Leipzig|2016–17|Bundesliga|31|21|1|0|—|—|—|32|21||||
|2017–18|Bundesliga|32|13|2|1|—|11|7|—|45|21|||||
|2018–19|Bundesliga|30|16|4|3|—|3|0|—|37|19|||||
|2019–20|Bundesliga|34|28|3|2|—|8|4|—|45|34|||||
|rowspan="3"|Chelsea|2020–21|Premier League|35|6|4|1|1|1|12|4|—|52|12||
|2021–22|Premier League|21|4|5|2|4|1|5|4|2|0|37|11|||
|rowspan="3"|RB Leipzig|2022–23|Bundesliga|27|9|5|5|—|8|2|—|40|16|||
|2023–24|Bundesliga|8|2|1|0|—|4|0|1|0|14|2||||
|Tottenham Hotspur (loan)|2023–24|Premier League|12|2|1|0|—|—|—|13|2|||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="7"|Germany|2017|10|7|
|2018|13|2|||
|2019|6|2|||
|2020|6|4|||
|2021|12|6|||
|2022|8|3|||
|2023|2|0|||

- _Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Werner goal_

|scope=col|No.|scope=col|Date|scope=col|Venue|scope=col|Cap|scope=col|Opponent|scope=col|Score|scope=col|Result|scope=col|Competition|scope=col class=unsortable||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|25 June 2017|Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia|4|rowspan="2"|style="text-align: center;"|2–0|3–1|2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|||||||||||
|2|3–1|||||||||||||||||
|3|29 June 2017|Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia|5||3–0|4–1|2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|||||||||||
|4|1 September 2017|Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic|7||1–0|2–1|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|5|4 September 2017|Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany|8|rowspan="2"|style="text-align: center;"|3–0|6–0|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|6|4–0|||||||||||||||||
|7|14 November 2017|RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany|10||1–1|2–2|Friendly|||||||||||
|8|8 June 2018|BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany|14||1–0|2–1|Friendly|||||||||||
|9|19 November 2018|Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany|23||1–0|2–2|2018–19 UEFA Nations League A|||||||||||
|10|11 June 2019|Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany|25||7–0|8–0|UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying|||||||||||
|11|13 October 2019|Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia|28||3–0|3–0|UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying|||||||||||
|12|3 September 2020|Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany|30||1–0|1–1|2020–21 UEFA Nations League A|||||||||||
|13|13 October 2020|RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany|33||1–2|3–3|2020–21 UEFA Nations League A|||||||||||
|14|14 November 2020|Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany|34|rowspan="2"|style="text-align: center;"|2–1|3–1|2020–21 UEFA Nations League A|||||||||||
|15|3–1|||||||||||||||||
|16|7 June 2021|Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany|39||6–0|7–1|Friendly|||||||||||
|17|2 September 2021|Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland|43||1–0|2–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|18|5 September 2021|Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany|44||4–0|6–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|19|8 September 2021|Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland|45||4–0|4–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|20|11 October 2021|Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia|47|rowspan="2"|style="text-align: center;"|2–0|4–0|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||||||
|21|3–0|||||||||||||||||
|22|26 March 2022|Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany|48||2–0|2–0|Friendly|||||||||||
|23|14 June 2022|Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany|53|rowspan="2"|style="text-align: center;"|4–0|5–2|2022–23 UEFA Nations League A|||||||||||
|24|5–0|||||||||||||||||

## Honours

**RB Leipzig**
- DFB-Pokal: 2022–23; runner-up: 2018–19
- DFL-Supercup: 2023

**Chelsea**
- UEFA Champions League: 2020–21
- UEFA Super Cup: 2021
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2021
- FA Cup runner-up: 2020–21, 2021–22
- EFL Cup runner-up: 2021–22

**Germany**
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017

**Individual**
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Gold: 2013
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 Silver: 2015
- UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2017
- FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Boot: 2017
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2017–18
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20
- _kicker_ Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20
- Bundesliga Player of the Month: November 2019, December 2019

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Timo Werner
- **image**: 2020-03-10 Fußball, Männer, UEFA Champions League Achtelfinale, RB Leipzig - Tottenham Hotspur 1DX 3684 by Stepro.jpg
- **caption**: Werner with RB Leipzig in 2020
- **full name**: Timo Werner
- **birth place**: Stuttgart, Germany
- **height**: 1.80 m
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **currentclub**: Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur (on loan from RB Leipzig)
- **clubnumber**: 16
- **youthclubs1**: TSV Steinhaldenfeld
- **youthyears2**: 2002–2013
- **youthclubs2**: VfB Stuttgart
- **years1**: 2013–2016
- **clubs1**: VfB Stuttgart
- **caps1**: 95
- **goals1**: 13
- **years2**: 2014
- **clubs2**: VfB Stuttgart II
- **caps2**: 1
- **goals2**: 1
- **years3**: 2016–2020
- **clubs3**: RB Leipzig
- **caps3**: 127
- **goals3**: 78
- **years4**: 2020–2022
- **clubs4**: Chelsea F.C., Chelsea
- **caps4**: 56
- **goals4**: 10
- **years5**: 2022–
- **clubs5**: RB Leipzig
- **caps5**: 35
- **goals5**: 11
- **years6**: 2024–
- **clubs6**: → Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
- **caps6**: 12
- **goals6**: 2
- **nationalyears1**: 2010–2011
- **nationalteam1**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U15
- **nationalcaps1**: 4
- **nationalgoals1**: 3
- **nationalyears2**: 2011–2012
- **nationalteam2**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U16
- **nationalcaps2**: 5
- **nationalgoals2**: 2
- **nationalyears3**: 2012–2013
- **nationalteam3**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U17
- **nationalcaps3**: 18
- **nationalgoals3**: 16
- **nationalyears4**: 2013–2015
- **nationalteam4**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U19
- **nationalcaps4**: 14
- **nationalgoals4**: 10
- **nationalyears5**: 2015–2016
- **nationalteam5**: Germany national under-21 football team, Germany U21
- **nationalcaps5**: 7
- **nationalgoals5**: 3
- **nationalyears6**: 2017–
- **nationalteam6**: Germany national football team, Germany
- **nationalcaps6**: 57
- **nationalgoals6**: 24
- **club-update**: 19:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
- **nationalteam-update**: 20:40, 28 March 2023 (UTC)