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Wout François Maria Weghorst (born 7 August 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from EFL Championship club Burnley, and the Netherlands national team.

Wout Weghorst

Weghorst playing for VfL Wolfsburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Wout François Maria Weghorst[1]
Date of birth	(1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Borne, Netherlands
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Beşiktaş (on loan from Burnley)
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2010	NEO
2010–2011	DETO
2011–2012	Willem II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Emmen	62	(20)
2014–2016	Heracles Almelo	64	(20)
2016–2018	AZ	60	(31)
2018–2022	VfL Wolfsburg	118	(59)
2022–	Burnley	20	(2)
2022–	→ Beşiktaş (loan)	14	(6)
National team‡
2014	Netherlands U21	1	(1)
2018–	Netherlands	15	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 5 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2022

Club career

Early career

Born in Borne, Overijssel, Weghorst started his career with local clubs RKSV NEO and DETO Twenterand, before evoking interest from Eredivisie team Willem II. Despite having the opportunity to make his way into the first team, he never broke through and therefore signed for Eerste Divisie club FC Emmen.[3] He made his debut on 10 August 2012 in a match against Dordrecht, a match which ended 1–1. Weghorst would go on the score his first goal in professional football a month later, in the derby against Veendam, a match that ended in a 2–1 win for Emmen. He managed to play in 28 matches in his debut season, scoring 8 goals. After his spell with Emmen, Weghorst signed a contract with Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a free transfer.[4]

On 9 August, Weghorst made his Eredivisie debut for Heracles Almelo, in a 0–3 home loss against AZ Alkmaar in the Polman Stadion. He was a regular starter in his two years in Almelo. In the first season the club battled relegation from the Eredivisie, but his second season was more successful with Heracles ending in the sixth spot and, through the subsequent play-offs, the club qualified for the Europa League qualifying round – the first time in Heracles Almelo history that the club qualified for an international competition.[5]

AZ Alkmaar

After the successful season with Heracles, Weghorst signed a four-year contract with AZ Alkmaar in July 2016, with the option for an extra year.[6][7] On 24 November 2016 he scored his first European goal which proved to be the winning goal in a 0–1 win in a UEFA Europa League group match against Irish outfit Dundalk.[8]

He was appointed the season as vice-captain to Ron Vlaar.[9] Weghorst started the 2017–18 season with good form, displayed by 7 goals in his first 13 starts.[10] He continued that form and after scoring 20 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions, he earned his first full international call-up in Ronald Koeman's first Dutch squad in March 2018.[11]

He finished the season joint third top scorer in the Eredivisie with 18 goals with Steven Berghuis, both behind top scorer Alireza Jahanbakhsh (with 21) and runner up Bjørn Johnsen (with 19).[12] Weghorst also had 6 assists.[12]

VfL Wolfsburg

On 26 June 2018, Weghorst signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg.[13] On 16 March 2019, he scored his first hat-trick for Wolfsburg, and first by any player for the club since Mario Gómez in April 2017, in a 5–2 league win over Fortuna Düsseldorf.[14] He finished his first season in Germany with 17 goals, ranking joint-third in the Bundesliga goalscoring charts for the 2018–19 campaign.[15]

In the 2019–20 season, Weghorst produced another impressive goal return: netting 16 times in the league as Wolfsburg finished 6th.

Weghorst scored twice in the 2020–21 Europa League qualifying rounds, but Wolfsburg ultimately failed to qualify for the group stage, losing to Greek side AEK Athens in the playoff round.[16]

Burnley

On 31 January 2022, Weghorst signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League side Burnley for a fee of £12 million.[17][18] Weghorst made his debut for the club on 5 February, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0-0 draw with Watford at Turf Moor.[19] He made his first goal contribution three days later in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United, assisting Jay Rodriguez for the equaliser. Weghorst scored his first goal for the club on 19 February in a 3-0 win against Brighton, helping to end an eleven game winless run for his new club.[20] His second Burnley goal would come on 17 April, in a 1-1 draw against West Ham United.[21]

Beşiktaş

On 5 July 2022, Weghorst moved to Süper Lig club Beşiktaş from Burnley on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[22] Weghorst made his Süper Lig debut at week 1 encounter against Kayserispor, which Beşiktaş secured a 1–0 home win, on 6 August 2022.[23] He scored his first league goal, the opening score of week 3 game against Karagümrük S.K., ended 4–1 for Beşiktaş, on 21 August 2022.[24]

International career

Weghorst made his Netherlands U21 debut on 14 October 2014 and scored on his debut against Portugal U21 in a 5–4 defeat.[25]

He earned his first full international call-up in Ronald Koeman's first Dutch squad in March 2018.[26] He made his senior international debut in an international friendly against England on 23 March 2018 at the Amsterdam Arena.[27]

Style of play

At 1.97 m, Weghorst has played as a centre-forward, with him being used in a 'target man' type role due to his ability to hold up the play and his heading ability. He is also renowned as a goal poacher with good reactive finishing in and around the box.[28][29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Emmen	2012–13[30]	Eerste Divisie	28	8	2	0	—		—		30	8
	2013–14[30]	Eerste Divisie	34	12	2	1	—		—		36	13
	Total		62	20	4	1	—		—		66	21
Heracles Almelo	2014–15[30]	Eredivisie	31	8	3	1	—		—		34	9
	2015–16[30]	Eredivisie	33	12	2	1	—		4[lower-alpha 2]	2	39	15
	Total		64	20	5	2	—		4	2	73	24
AZ	2016–17[30]	Eredivisie	29	13	4	0	12[lower-alpha 3]	1	4[lower-alpha 2]	4	49	18
	2017–18[30]	Eredivisie	31	18	6	9	—		—		37	27
	Total		60	31	10	9	12	1	4	4	86	45
VfL Wolfsburg	2018–19[30]	Bundesliga	34	17	2	1	—		—		36	18
	2019–20[30]	Bundesliga	32	16	2	2	9[lower-alpha 3]	2	—		43	20
	2020–21[30]	Bundesliga	34	20	4	3	3[lower-alpha 3]	2	—		41	25
	2021–22[30]	Bundesliga	18	6	1	1	5[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		24	7
	Total		118	59	9	7	17	4	—		144	70
Burnley	2021–22[30]	Premier League	20	2	—		—		—		20	2
Beşiktaş (loan)	2022–23[30]	Süper Lig	13	6	1	0	—		—		14	6
Career total			338	138	29	19	29	5	8	6	403	168

International

As of match played 22 September 2022.[31]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2018	3	0
	2019	1	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	8	2
	2022	3	1
Total		15	3

As of match played 8 June 2022. Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Weghorst goal.[31]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 June 2021	De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands	6	Georgia	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2	13 June 2021	Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	7	Ukraine	2–0	3–2	UEFA Euro 2020
3	8 June 2022	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	13	Wales	2–1	2–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

References

External links

• Wout Weghorst at WorldFootball.net
• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)

На других языках

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[de] Wout Weghorst

Wout François Maria Weghorst (* 7. August 1992 in Borne, Provinz Overijssel) ist ein niederländischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer steht als Leihspieler des FC Burnley in der Türkei bei Beşiktaş Istanbul unter Vertrag und ist A-Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Wout Weghorst

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[es] Wout Weghorst

Wout Weghorst (Borne, Overijssel, 7 de agosto de 1992) es un futbolista neerlandés. Juega en la posición de delantero y milita en el Beşiktaş J. K. de la Superliga de Turquía.

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[fr] Wout Weghorst

Wout Weghorst, né le 7 août 1992 à Borne aux Pays-Bas, est un footballeur international néerlandais qui évolue au poste d'avant-centre au Beşiktaş JK, où il est prêté par le Burnley FC.

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[it] Wout Weghorst

Wout François Maria Weghorst (Borne, 7 agosto 1992) è un calciatore olandese, attaccante del Beşiktaş, in prestito dal Burnley, e della nazionale olandese.

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[ru] Вегхорст, Ваут

Ваут Вегхорст (нидерл. Wout Weghorst; род. 7 августа 1992[1], Борне, Оверэйссел) — нидерландский футболист, нападающий клуба «Бернли», выступающий на правах аренды за «Бешикташ», и сборной Нидерландов.

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