Manuel Paul Wintzheimer (born 10 January 1999) is a German footballer who plays as a centre-forward for 3. Liga club Rot-Weiss Essen on loan from 1. FC Nürnberg.[2]

Manuel Wintzheimer
Personal information
Full name Manuel Paul Wintzheimer[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Arnstein, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Rot-Weiss Essen
Number 25
Youth career
1. FC Arnstein
0000–2010 1. FC Schweinfurt
2010–2013 Greuther Fürth
2013–2018 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Bayern Munich II 5 (4)
2018–2022 Hamburger SV 67 (8)
2018–2019 Hamburger SV II 16 (5)
2019–2020VfL Bochum (loan) 20 (3)
2022– 1. FC Nürnberg 11 (1)
2023Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 14 (3)
2023–2024Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 30 (1)
2024–Rot-Weiss Essen (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Germany U15 4 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U17 4 (2)
2016–2017 Germany U18 6 (1)
2017–2018 Germany U19 8 (5)
2018–2019 Germany U20 7 (0)
2020 Germany U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:08, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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Youth career

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Wintzheimer began his youth career at hometown club 1. FC Arnstein, before moving on to the youth academy of 1. FC Schweinfurt.[3] In 2010, he then moved to Greuther Fürth, before moving in 2013 to the youth academy of Bayern Munich.

Wintzheimer began in Bayern's under-17 team for the 2015–16 season, scoring 23 goals in 18 matches, before moving up to the under-19 team for the 2016–17 season. In 2017, Wintzheimer won the 2016–17 A-Junioren Bundesliga Süd/Südwest with the under-19 team, scoring 14 times during the season.[2] The team went on to advance to the final of the A-Junioren Bundesliga championship round, before losing to Borussia Dortmund 8–7 on penalties.[4]

Bayern Munich

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Wintzheimer began his senior career with Bayern Munich II in the 2017–18 season, making his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern on 14 July 2017, opening the scoring in a 5–0 Bavarian derby home win against FC Ingolstadt II.[5]

Hamburger SV

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On 1 May 2018, it was confirmed that Wintzheimer would join 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV for the 2018–19 season.[6] He made his professional debut for Hamburg in the 2. Bundesliga on 23 December 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Hwang Hee-chan in the 1–3 away loss against Holstein Kiel.[7]

On 2 September 2019, Wintzheimer joined VfL Bochum on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[8]

1.FC Nürnberg

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On 17 May 2022, it was confirmed that Wintzheimer would join 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg for the 2022–23 season on a free transfer.[9] On 7 January 2023, Wintzheimer was loaned by Eintracht Braunschweig.[10] On 5 July 2023, he moved on a new loan to Arminia Bielefeld.[11] On 1 August 2024, Wintzheimer was loaned to Rot-Weiss Essen.[12]

International career

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Youth

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Wintzheimer has progressed through the German youth national teams, making his debut for the under-19 team on 31 August 2017 in an away friendly match against Switzerland, with the match finishing as a 0–0 draw.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 December 2021[2]
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 5 4 5 4
Total 5 4 0 0 5 4
Hamburger SV 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 7 3 0 0 7 3
2019–20 1 0 1 0 2 0
2020–21 32 3 1 0 33 3
2021–22 14 1 2 0 16 1
Total 54 7 4 0 58 7
Hamburger SV II 2018–19 Regionalliga Nord 16 5 16 5
Total 16 5 0 0 16 5
VfL Bochum 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 20 3 1 0 21 3
Total 20 3 1 0 21 3
Career totals 95 19 5 0 100 19

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Manuel Paul Wintzheimer". Fussball.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Manuel Wintzheimer at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Manuel Wintzheimer – der 'arbeitende Torjäger'" [Manuel Wintzheimer – the "working goalscorer"]. fcbayern.com (in German). FC Bayern München AG. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Borussia Dortmund – Bayern München 8:7 (Youth Championship 2017, Final)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Bayern München II – FC Ingolstadt 04 II 5:0 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ^ "HSV verpflichtet Stürmer Wintzheimer" [HSV commits striker Wintzheimer]. www.hsv.de (in German). HSV. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Doppelpack Kinsombi – Kiel fügt HSV erste Auswärts-Pleite zu" [Brace Kinsombi – Kiel adds first away loss for HSV]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. ^ "VfL leiht Manuel Wintzheimer aus" (in German). VfL Bochum. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. ^ ""Extrem einfach gemacht": Nürnberg verpflichtet Wintzheimer".
  10. ^ "Manuel Wintzheimer trägt blau-gelb!" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  11. ^ "DSC LEIHT MANUEL WINTZHEIMER AUS" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 5 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Manuel Wintzheimer wechselt an die Hafenstraße" [Manuel Wintzheimer moves to Hafenstrasse] (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Switzerland – Germany 0:0 (U19 Friendlies 2017, August)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  14. ^ "FRITZ-WALTER-MEDAILLE IN GOLD AN HAVERTZ, KATTERBACH UND PAWOLLEK" (in German). German Football Association. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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