Andreas Weimann
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Rapid Vienna | ||
| 2007–2010 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010– | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Austria U17 | 4 | (1) | |
| Austria U19 | 5 | (2) | |
| 2009– | Austria U21 | 5 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:45, 14 August 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:45, 14 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
Andreas Weimann (born 5 August 1991 in Vienna) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays in England for Aston Villa. He plays as a striker.
Club career
Rapid Vienna
Weimann began his career at hometown club Rapid Vienna, joining up with them as a thirteen year old. He remained there for three years, before being signed by English Premier League side Aston Villa. He has since admitted that he is still a supporter of Rapid.[1]
Aston Villa
2009–2010
Andreas Weimann represented the club during the 2009 Peace Cup against Juventus, Atlante and F.C. Porto.[2] The promising striker was an important figure in Aston Villa's Reserve side, particularly in the 2009-10 season filling the void left by Nathan Delfouneso where he finished the season as the Reserve South League's top scorer with 9 goals.
Following an impressive stint in the reserves, Weimann signed a contract extension which tied him to the club until June 2012.[3]
On 8 May 2010, Weimann was named in the provisional squad for the final match of the season against Blackburn Rovers after impressing manager Martin O'Neill during the Reserve Play-off Final against Manchester United.[4] However, he was not among the final 18 players selected.[5]
On 16 May 2010, Weimann was part of the Aston Villa team that won the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens tournament.[6] A particular highlight of his performances during the cup was a hat-trick against the Yau Yee League Select of Hong Kong.[7]
2010–11
On 27 July 2010, Weimann scored two goals for Aston Villa in a pre-season friendly against Walsall. The following month, on August 6, Weimann came off the bench to appear for the first team in a home friendly against Spanish side Valencia.
On 14 August 2010, Weimann made his full league debut for Aston Villa, replacing Ashley Young as a substitute in the 86th minute against West Ham United. Villa caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald named Weimann in his 20-man squad to travel to Austria to face former club Rapid Vienna in the UEFA Europa League on 19 August 2010;[8] He came on as a substitute for Marc Albrighton after 79 minutes, only to be injured 3 minutes later.
International career
Weimann has represented his native Austria at Under-17 and Under-19 levels and is now a member of the Under-21 side.[9] Weimann scored on his Under-21 debut against Scotland Under-21 in a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match on 5 September 2009. Weimann scored in the 57th minute, just 2 minutes after replacing team-mate Marc Sand as a substitute.[10] Weimann's other two goals in the qualifying process came against Azerbaijan and Albania.[11]
In July 2009, Weimann was called up to the Austria U-19 squad for the European Under-19 Championship.[12] Weimann featured in all three of Austria's games and came up against his Aston Villa team-mate Nathan Delfouneso in a 3-2 loss against England.[13]
Honours
- Peace Cup: 2009
- Premier Reserve League South: 2009–2010
- Hong Kong Soccer Sevens: 2010
References
- ^ http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2127134,00.html
- ^ http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10265~48298,00.html
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1153709.html
- ^ http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/FootballNewsDetail/0,,10265~2046490,00.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8665471.stm
- ^ http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/05/17/young-villa-win-soccer-sevens/
- ^ http://www.tuf.com.hk/newsroom/clientnews/celtic-and-rangers-face-early-showdown-20100515/
- ^ http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2127134,00.html
- ^ http://www.oefb.at/u21-pid582&prev=/search%3Fq%3Daustria%2Bfootball%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Dvi&rurl
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/under21/matches/season=2011/round=2000006/match=2000232/report/index.html
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/under21/teams/player=106914/index.html
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/team=300008/squad/index.html
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/under19/matches/season=2010/round=15348/match=2002376/report/index.html#england+hold+austria
External links
- Andreas Weimann at Soccerbase