Julian Weigl

Julian Weigl (born 8 September 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Benfica and the Germany national football team.

Julian Weigl
Weigl with Benfica in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995
Place of birth Bad Aibling, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 28
Youth career
2001–2006 SV Ostermünchen
2006–2010 1860 Rosenheim
2010–2013 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 1860 Munich II 23 (0)
2014–2015 1860 Munich 38 (0)
2015–2020 Borussia Dortmund 116 (3)
2020– Benfica 32 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Germany U19 4 (0)
2014–2015 Germany U20 7 (1)
2015– Germany U21 5 (0)
2016– Germany 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:18, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Club career

1860 Munich

Weigl is a youth export from 1860 Munich. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut at 14 February 2014 against Ingolstadt 04. He replaced Yannick Stark after 66 minutes in a 2–0 away defeat.[2] He managed to play 14 league games in his first season with TSV's first team. In the first match of the 2014–15 season against Kaiserslautern Weigl, being only 18 years old, was named captain. He is therefore the youngest captain in the history of 1860 Munich.[3] After the second match of the season Weigl was fined and suspended to the second squad along with his teammates Vitus Eicher, Daniel Adlung and Yannick Stark. The four players had been out drinking late at night and were overheard talking negatively about the club.[4][5] Weigl was relieved of the captaincy and succeeded by Christopher Schindler.[6]

Borussia Dortmund

After the 2014–15 season, Weigl transferred to Borussia Dortmund, where he signed a contract until 2019.[7] Julian Weigl made his official Dortmund debut on Saturday 15 August 2015 in a 4–0 home victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his Europa League debut a month after, when he came on in the 60th minute as a substitute against FC Krasnodar. Weigl's remarkable play earned him a starting place in Dortmund and helped them finish 2nd in the Bundesliga and also played regularly as Dortmund went deep into the Europa league, before being knocked out by Liverpool. He scored his first goal for Dortmund which was also his first professional goal against Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League, scoring the winner from outside the box in the 2–1 win. Weigl signed a new contract with Borussia on 21 December, keeping him at the club until 2021.[8] On 13 May 2017, he suffered a fractured ankle in BVB's 1–1 away draw against FC Augsburg.[9] On 18 May 2017, Weigl underwent a successful surgery on his injury, but would be out for three to four months.[10] He returned to Dortmund's XI on 24 September 2017 in BVB's 6–1 home victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[11]

Benfica

On 31 December 2019, Benfica announced an agreement with Dortmund to sign Weigl for €20 million.[12][13] On 2 January 2020, Weigl arrived in Lisbon, where he completed the required physical examination before getting to know his new stadium, signing a contract through 30 June 2024 and being officially introduced to the supporters of his new club.

International career

Weigl started to represent Germany at youth levels during the qualification for the 2014 European Under-19 Championship, which was eventually won by Germany.[14] Since August 2014 he is part of the U-20 squad.[15] On 13 October 2014, Weigl scored his first international goal in a 1–1 tie against the Netherlands U20.[16] Weigl made his debut for the German U-21 team on 3 September 2015, in a friendly match against Denmark.[17] Rewarded for a fine debut Bundesliga with a place in Germany's provisional squad for Euro 2016, Weigl became a full international when he came off the bench against Slovakia. The game ended in a disappointing 3–1 defeat, but two days later, Weigl received confirmation that he had made the final cut for the Euros, although he did not play any games.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 17 December 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1860 Munich II 2013–14[18] Regionalliga Bayern 230———230
1860 Munich 2013–14[18] 2. Bundesliga 14000——140
2014–15[19] 2. Bundesliga 24010—1[lower-alpha 1]0260
Total 38010—10400
Borussia Dortmund 2015–16[20] Bundesliga 3005016[lower-alpha 2]0—510
2016–17[18][21] Bundesliga 300309[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]0431
2017–18[18] Bundesliga251107[lower-alpha 5]000331
2018–19[18] Bundesliga181204[lower-alpha 3]0—241
2019–20[18] Bundesliga131204[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0201
Total 1163130401201714
Borussia Dortmund II 2017–18[18] Regionalliga West 10———10
2018–19[18] Regionalliga West10———10
Total 20———20
Benfica 2019–20[1] Primeira Liga 181201[lower-alpha 2]000211
2020–21[1] Primeira Liga 70005[lower-alpha 2]110131
Total 251206110342
Career total 2044160462402706
  1. Appearance(s) in the 2. Bundesliga Relegation Playoff
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in the German Super Cup
  5. Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International
As of 23 March 2017[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201640
201710
Total50

Honours

Club
Borussia Dortmund[1]

Individual

References
  1. "Germany – J. Weigl – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. "FC Ingolstadt 04 vs. 1860 München 2–0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. "Mit 18: Weigl neuer "Löwen"-Kapitän" [With 18: Weigl new "Lions"-captain] (in German). kicker.de. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. "Löwen-Spieler feierten nach FCK-Pleite bis in die Nacht" [Lions players were partying after FCK-defeat until late at night] (in German). tz. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. "Skandal-Abend begann mit Frust-Runde bei Eicher" [Scandalous evening started out with frustration meeting at Eicher] (in German). Münchner Merkur. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  6. "Weigl-Binde dauerhaft weg! Wer nun übernimmt" [Weigl's armband permanently gone! Who is taking over now] (in German). tz. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  7. "BVB stattet Weigl mit Vertrag bis 2019 aus" [BVB gives Weigl contract until 2019] (in German). kicker.de. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  8. "Borussia Dortmund go into the future with Julian Weigl". Borussia Dortmund. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  9. KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Long spell on the sidelines for Julian Weigl". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  10. KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Julian Weigl undergoes successful ankle surgery". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  11. KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. ""An indescribable feeling"". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  12. "Benfica Weigl Transfer Agreement CMVM Football". SLBenfica.pt. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  13. "O pedido de Weigl que o levou ao Benfica". www.record.pt (in Portuguese). Record. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  14. "Weigl in der Zwickmühle: U19-EM oder 1860?" [Weigl's dilemma: U-19 Euro Cup or 1860?] (in German). tz. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  15. "Weigl wieder im Einsatz – bei der DFB-Elf" [Weigl in action again – in the DFB-team] (in German). tz. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  16. "Löwe Weigl trifft für deutsche U20-Auswahl" [Lion Weigl scores for German U20-squad] (in German). tz. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  17. "Länderspiel, 2015/2016, Saison" [International game, 2015/16, season] (in German). German Football Association. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  18. "Julian Weigl » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  19. "Julian Weigl". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  20. "Julian Weigl". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  21. "Julian Weigl". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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