Timo Werner (born 6 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea. Werner began his senior club career in 2013 playing for VfB Stuttgart, becoming the club’s youngest debutant and youngest ever goalscorer. He signed with RB Leipzig in 2016, aged 20, in a then club record transfer worth €10 million. In 2020, Werner was the subject of a record association football transfer when signed for Chelsea in a transfer worth £47. 5 million. He won the Golden Boot at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and represented Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Timo Werner (born 6 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea and the Germany national team. Werner began his senior club career in 2013 playing for VfB Stuttgart, becoming the club’s youngest debutant and youngest ever goalscorer. He signed with RB Leipzig in 2016, aged 20, in a then club record transfer worth €10 million, where he set the record as the youngest player to reach 150 and 200 appearances in the Bundesliga. In 2020, Werner was the subject of a record association football transfer when signed for Chelsea in a transfer worth £47. 5 million, making him the then-most expensive German player of all time. He won the Golden Boot at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and represented Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Werner is known for his speed, composure, finishing, and off-ball movement. He is also known for being an excellent passer and shot-stopper.
He has been called up to the German national team for the 2014 and 2016 World Cups, and the 2016 European Championships and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Werner has also represented his country at youth level, scoring 34 goals in 48 appearances across the various age group levels. He also won the Gold U-17 Fritz Walter Medal in 2013 for scoring 24 goals for the U-19 team. On his 18th birthday Werner signed a professional contract until June 2018 with V fB Stutgart. He went on to score 13 goals in 95 league appearances, during which time he became the youngest players to make 50 Bundesliga appearances in the competition’s history. In March 2018, in match against his former club, Stuttburg, Werner became the young player to reached the milestone of 150 Bundesliga appearances, eclipsing the record previously held by Charly Körbel. On 7 October 2018, Werner scored seven goals and record assists for the 2018 season.
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