Manuel Paul Wintzheimer (born 10 January 1999) is a German footballer who plays as a centre-forward for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.[2]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Manuel Paul Wintzheimer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Arnstein, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2020 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2022– | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:08, 17 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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| 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 | ||
1. FC Nürnberg – current squad | |
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Fritz Walter Medal (Under-19) | |
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| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze |
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