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Germany Timo Werner is a German professional footballer known for his prolific goal-scoring and significant contributions to top-tier clubs and the German national team.
Timo Werner is sponsored by Adidas, joining a roster of elite footballers associated with the global sportswear brand.
Timo Werner committed to Common Goal, an organization that aims to bring about positive change through football by pledging 1% of his salary to charity.
Timo Werner was involved in marketing activities for Yokohama, a Chelsea sponsor, where he was pranked by teammates into thinking he was filming a TV commercial for the brand.
Timo Werner was born on March 6, 1996, in Stuttgart, Germany. He began his football journey at TSV Steinhaldenfeld before joining VfB Stuttgart’s academy in 2002. Werner quickly progressed through the youth ranks, earning a promotion to the U-19 team at just 16 years old during the 2012–13 season. His early talent was recognized with the Gold U-17 Fritz Walter Medal in 2013. That same year, he made his senior debut for VfB Stuttgart, becoming the club’s youngest-ever player in an official match at 17 years, four months, and 25 days. He continued to break records, becoming the youngest player to score two goals in a Bundesliga game in November 2013 against SC Freiburg. After signing a professional contract with Stuttgart on his 18th birthday, he became the youngest player to reach 50 Bundesliga appearances.
In 2016, following Stuttgart’s relegation, Werner moved to newly promoted RB Leipzig for a club-record €10 million. At Leipzig, he continued to demonstrate his goal-scoring ability, becoming the youngest player to reach 100 Bundesliga appearances at 20 years and 203 days in September 2016. He finished the 2016–17 season as the leading German goalscorer in the Bundesliga and helped RB Leipzig qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. Werner also set records for being the youngest player to achieve 150 and 200 Bundesliga appearances. He became RB Leipzig’s all-time top goalscorer before transferring to Chelsea in 2020 for €50 million. While at Chelsea, he won the UEFA Champions League in his first season. He returned to RB Leipzig in 2022 and later joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan, winning the UEFA Europa League in 2025. Internationally, Werner has been a key player for Germany, winning the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and the Golden Boot for the tournament’s highest goalscorer.
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