W. Weghorst

Weghorst's 2023/24 season, read from the numbers

In 2023/24, W. Weghorst was a regular for 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga: 28 appearances and 1989 minutes, averaging 71 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 0.3 goals per 90, 1.2 shots per 90 and 58% of his shots on target — the rate profile behind Weghorst's totals.

Set against Weghorst's own record, 2023/24 reads differently: he has managed 20 in a season before, so 7 is well short of his own mark; he is playing far less than he once did — 1989 minutes against 2947 at his peak; his average match rating has risen from 6.61 to 7.09 since 2022/23. Discipline is part of the picture for Weghorst: 4 bookings in 28 appearances, one every 7.0 games.

Our records cover 6 seasons of Weghorst's career, 2018/19 to 2023/24, across 5 clubs — VfL Wolfsburg, Burnley, Beşiktaş, Manchester United and others. In that time he has played 234 matches across 8 competitions, 18,720 minutes in all. His best return was 23 goals in 2020/21, 16 more than he has managed this time.

Weghorst has 19 appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League on our records, and the gap is real: he is roughly 2.3 times more productive domestically, 0.42 per 90 domestically against 0.19 in Europe. Weghorst has reached 15 goals in a season 3 times, between 2018/19 and 2020/21 — a level held rather than found once.

Away from his club, Weghorst has 22 appearances for Netherlands on our records, scoring 7 — across World Cup - Qualification Europe, Euro Championship and World Cup.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.