Jamie Leweling
Leweling with VfB Stuttgart in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
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 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:34, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

Jamie 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.[2]

Club career

Greuther Fürth

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.[3] Later that year, on 7 December, he recorded his first goal and assist for the club in a 3–1 victory against Bochum.[4]

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.[5]

Union Berlin

On 17 May 2022, it was confirmed that Leweling would join Bundesliga club Union Berlin for the 2022–23 season.[6] On 21 January 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league victory against Hoffenheim.[7]

VfB Stuttgart

On 13 July 2023, Leweling moved to VfB Stuttgart on loan.[8] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first goal in a 5–2 victory against RB Leipzig.[9] On 19 May 2024, Leweling signed for Stuttgart permanently with a contract until June 2028.[10] In December 2024, Leweling extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2029.[11] On 21 January 2025, he scored his first Champions League brace in a 3–1 away victory against Slovan Bratislava.[12]

International career

Born in Germany, Leweling is of German, French, and Ghanaian descent.[13] His mother is German,[14] his father is Ghanaian.[15] In addition to German, Leweling holds both Ghanaian and French citizenships.[13] He was called up to the Ghana national team in October 2020, but he never made an appearance.[13]

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.[16] On 14 October, he made his debut whilst scoring the only goal in 1–0 victory against the latter opponent.[17]

On 21 May 2026, Leweling was named in Nagelsmann's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearance in DFL/Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

International

As of match played 14 November 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2024 1 1
2025 3 0
Total 4 1
Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Leweling goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Jamie Leweling
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

VfB Stuttgart

References

  1. ^ "Jamie Leweling". 1. FC Union Berlin. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Jamie Leweling at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Erzgebirge Aue 0:2 (2. Bundesliga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". WorldFootball. Heim: Spiel. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ "SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3–1 VfL Bochum". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. 7 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Jamie Leweling: Who is the VfB Stuttgart forward and Germany debutant?". Bundesliga. 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Union signs Fürth's Jamie Leweling". 1. FC Union Berlin. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Union schlägt Hoffenheim mit 3:1" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Jamie Leweling joins VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Beim VfB Stuttgart lacht jetzt niemand mehr über Jamie Leweling". Sportschau (in German). 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024.
  10. ^ "VfB make Leweling signing permanent". VfB Stuttgart. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Jamie Leweling extends long-term VfB deal". VfB Stuttgart. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Stuttgarts Leweling mit Traumtag gegen Bratislava". Sportschau (in German). 21 January 2025.
  13. ^ a b c "German-born forward Jamie Leweling handed maiden Black Stars call-up". Ghana Soccernet. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020.
  14. ^ Alexander Kaindl (16 October 2024). "Jamie Leweling: Der neue Liebling, den der DFB fast verloren hätte". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Jamie Leweling wechselt an die Alte Försterei". fc-union-berlin.de. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Jamie Leweling im DFB-Aufgebot" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 4 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Traumtor von Überraschungs-Debütant sichert uns den Sieg: Das dolle Ding von Leweling". Bild (in German). Axel Springer SE. 14 October 2024.
  18. ^ Jamie Leweling at Soccerway