Under-21 EURO top scorer: Nick Woltemade
Saturday, June 28, 2025
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Germany's Nick Woltemade has finished as U21 EURO top scorer with six goals.
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Germany forward Nick Woltemade finished top of the scoring charts for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals with six goals from five games.
Woltemade hit a superb hat-trick as Germany beat Slovenia 3-0 on Matchday 1, only the seventh treble in U21 EURO history. The towering Stuttgart striker was on target again against Czechia next time out as Germany booked a last-eight spot, then was rested for their final Group B game: a 2-1 win against England.
He returned in the quarter-finals, heading in during a 3-2 victory against Italy, and was on the scoresheet once more in the 3-0 semi-final triumph over France. He did not find the net in Germany's 3-2 extra-time defeat by England in the final, however.
The man to open the scoring in the showpiece, England's Harvey Elliott, finished just one goal adrift of Woltemade on five. The Liverpool forward had previously struck against Czechia and Spain before adding a brilliant double in his side's 2-1 last-four win against Netherlands to lead the Young Lions into the final.
Woltemade's Germany team-mate Nelson Weiper finished in third having taken his tally for the tournament to four goals with his header in the final.
Alipay+ top scorer
6 Nick Woltemade (Germany)
5 Harvey Elliott (England)
4 Nelson Weiper (Germany)
3 Djaoui Cisse (France)
3 William Osula (Denmark)
3 Geovany Quenda (Portugal)
The top scorer trophy, presented by Alipay+, is awarded to the leading scorer at the U21 EURO final tournament in Slovakia.
Top scorers in 2025 U21 qualifying
8 Fábio Silva (Portugal)
7 Kristian Arnstad (Norway)
7 Harvey Elliott (England)
7 Otso Liimatta (Finland)
7 Noah Ohio (Netherlands)
7 Andreas Schjelderup (Norway)
6 Tio Cipot (Slovenia)
6 Pio Esposito (Italy)
6 Erencan Yardımcı (Türki̇ye)
6 Marin Ljubičić (Croatia)
6 Noni Madueke (England)
6 Youssoufa Moukoko (Germany)
6 Samu (Spain)
U21 EURO top scorers: roll of honour
Final tournament (since introduction of group stage)
2025: Nick Woltemade (Germany) 6
2023: Sergio Gómez (Spain), Abel Ruiz (Spain), Georgiy Sudakov (Ukraine) 3
2021: Lukas Nmecha (Germany) 4
2019: Luca Waldschmidt (Germany) 7
2017: Saúl Ñíguez (Spain) 5
2015: Jan Kliment (Czechia) 3
2013: Álvaro Morata (Spain) 4
2011: Adrián (Spain) 5
2009: Marcus Berg (Sweden) 7
2007: Maceo Rigters (Netherlands) 4
2006: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands) 4
2004: Alberto Gilardino (Italy), Johan Elmander (Sweden) 4
2002: Massimo Maccarone (Italy) 3
2000: David Jarolím (Czechia), Igor Tudor (Croatia), Lukáš Došek (Czechia) 2
Overall competition (including qualifying)
2025: Harvey Elliott (England) 12
2023: Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) 12
2021: Odsonne Édouard (France), Eddie Nketiah (England) 13
2019: Dawid Kownacki (Poland), George Puşcaş (Romania) 11
2017: Patrik Schick (Czechia) 11
2015: Saido Berahino (England) 10
2013: Rodrigo (Spain) 12
2011: Tomáš Pekhart (Czechia) 10
2009: Robert Acquafresca (Italy) 8
2007: Nikita Bazhenov (Russia), Igor Denisov (Russia), Dragan Mrdja (Serbia), Maceo Rigters (Netherlands), Theo Walcott (England) 4
2006: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands) 14
2004: Alberto Gilardino (Italy) 11
2002: Ricardo Cabanas (Switzerland) 9
2000: Lampros Choutos (Greece) 15
1998: Steffen Iversen (Norway) 9
1996: Roy Makaay (Netherlands), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Norway) 10
1994: Toni (Portugal) 8
1992: Peter Møller (Denmark) 9
1990: Igor Kolyvanov (Soviet Union) 9
1988: Aristidis Karasavidis (Greece) 5
1986: Gianluca Vialli (Italy) 4
1984: Mark Hateley (England) 6
1982: Pierre Littbarski (West Germany) 6
1980: Ramaz Shengelia (Soviet Union) 3
1978: Vahid Halilhodžić (Yugoslavia) 6