German U21 before EM quarter-finals
Woltemade now has a big goal
06/22/2025 – 7:35 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Germany is fighting Italy for the semi-finals at the U21 European Championship. The focus is on one player – who could now write history.
With the quarter-final duel of the German U21 national team against Italy, Nick Woltemade’s goal hunting continues at the European Football Championship. “I can’t get around with such questions. That’s why I have a little in mind, but it is absolutely not my goal primarily,” said the two-time international player. Four goals from two games were on his account after the group phase
Portugal’s Geovany Quenda, who chased with three goals with three goals together with the Woltemade, which was demanded on Sunday like Woltemade, said goodbye to the Netherlands on Saturday evening from the tournament. The 18-year-old even missed a penalty. There is also defending champion England with Liverpool star Harvey Elliott, who succeeded in 3-1 against Spain.
Woltemade recently got a breather against England at the group final. At the game on Sunday evening (from 9 p.m. in the live ticker at T-Online) in Dunajska Streda, he can continue his goal hunting. “Nick burns,” said national coach Antonio di Salvo. The problems on the foot are therefore over. Woltemade will be “100 % fit” for the game.
According to his own view, Woltemade did not give gifts through the break. “Hopefully we still have enough games in which I can score goals,” said the Stuttgart cup winner. Three goals in the 3-0 against the Slovenes followed one goal and two templates in the 4: 2 against the Czech Republic. In the European Championships in 2023, three goals were enough for the title of the top scorer, more than seven goals did not score a young footballer during a tournament.
According to Pierre Littbarski (1982), Luca Waldschmidt (2019) and Lukas Nmecha (2021), Woltemade could become the fourth German top scorer at a U21 European Championship. There is even the award for the player of the tournament, as the current DFB sports director Rudi Völler won in 1982. The player of the U21 tournament almost always came from one of the final nations.
The day before the game against the Italians, Di Salvo did not let the Italians look at the cards of who will appear in the KO duel from his 22 actors previously used. It will probably be the majority of the initial formation of the first two games. Di Salvo will include in his considerations that the Mönchengladbacher Rocco Reitz and Brajan Gruda are blocked in a possible semi -finals on another yellow card. “Everything plays a role,” said Di Salvo.