Newcastle United fans have become accustomed to Nick Woltemade scoring goals.
The forward has scored in his last three starts for United and despite only five NUFC starts in total so far, he has scored four goals since joining from Stuttgart.
However, this was a very special one for Nick Woltemade.
The 23-year-old was thrown into the deep end for Germany and had to start every World Cup qualifier due to injured players. The 23-year-old scored for his country in his fifth start.
Also a crucial goal, as his only goal of the match ensures that Germany now top the World Cup qualifying group with only two group matches remaining.
With many injuries to German stars in other attacking/creative positions, Nick Woltemade’s offering was poor during the World Cup qualifiers last month. More of the same last night and the match more of a battle with only five attempts on target the entire match, three for the hosts and one other (apart from the goal) for Germany.
As Newcastle United fans have discovered, Nick Woltemade comes across very well both off and on the pitch, very honest and humble when he talks to the media. Eddie Howe also speaks very highly of his new acquisition in this respect.
Nick Woltemade showed this after scoring the match winner last night, being very honest about his form so far for his country and the fact that although he did so well to get above the Northern Ireland defense on the corner, it was his shoulder that ultimately did the damage:
“It was very important for me to score my first international goal tonight.
“Personally, I am not happy with my performance for Germany so far.
“It’s actually fitting that I scored with my shoulder.
“It wasn’t a good match, but you have to win it.
“We got the three points and so I’m happy.
“With such a great atmosphere [in Belfast]winning is not a given.
“We work a lot on set pieces with different variants. I’m happy that we succeeded tonight.”
This is the October 2025 international fixture list for Newcastle United players:
Thursday October 9
England 3 Wales 0
Anthony Gordon with an excellent first half, as did most of his teammates. England took a 3-0 lead after just twenty minutes and as the match progressed they cruised to victory making numerous substitutions. Gordon is the only one of the front six to play the full game, while Dan Burn is an unused sub.
Friday October 10
South Korea 0 Brazil 5
A world-class assist from Bruno Guimaraes saw Estevao score the opener in this friendly. Joelinton remained on the bench for the entire match and Bruno dropped out after 79 minutes.
Sinnyy 4 LUXEMBOURG 0
An excellent team performance with Nick Woltemade in the lead for Germany.
The Newcastle United striker didn’t score himself but led the line so well, with his link-up play and all-round play helping to secure an impressive victory in this World Cup group qualifier.
Sweden 0 Switzerland 2
Anthony Elanga from Newcastle watches from the bench as the must-win group qualifier for the World Cup ended in defeat.
Sweden now has virtually no chance of appearing in the 2026 final.
With three group matches left to play, Sweden is eight points behind Switzerland.
Saturday October 11
Estonia 1 Italy 3
Sandro Tonali officiated this World Cup qualifying match and was named man of the match by the Italian media and Football Italia, which perfectly sums up his brilliant performance…
‘Italy had some strong players tonight, but the Newcastle United man was in a class of his own today. Harking back to the iconic Italian centre-mids of yesteryear, the 25-year-old showed his class tonight.’
Monday October 13
Northern Ireland 0 Germany 1
What a moment for Nick Woltemade to score his first goal for Germany in this World Cup group qualifier. The only goal of the match when the Newcastle United striker reaches the highest point in the 31st minute and heads in (‘slight’ suspicion that it came from his shoulder…). A tough night in Belfast, a real battle, but Germany are now so strong at the top of the group with only two games left to play. Only the group winners automatically qualify for the 2026 final. Nick Woltemade worked a 92-minute shift and only dropped out in the final seconds.
Sweden 0 Kosovo 1
An embarrassing home defeat for Sweden and left bottom of the table with one point after four games and only two games left to play. Anthony Elanga was on the bench for this World Cup qualifier and watched as Sweden trailed 1-0 at half-time, although it could have been 2-0 if Kosovo also hit the post. Elanga was one of three substitutions on the break and he brought Sweden to life late on, with a series of quality crosses, but Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak squandered chance after chance.
Tuesday October 14th
Italy vs Israel (Sandro Tonali) World Cup qualifier
Latvia v England (Anthony Gordon, Dan Burn) World Cup qualifier
Japan vs Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton) Friendly
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