VfB Stuttgart’s Jamie Leweling on his Germany debut: “I found out this morning that I was starting. Of course I was nervous” | OneFootball

Speaking in the mixed zone (via Sky Germany) after Germany’s 1-0 win against the Netherlands, goalscorer Jamie Leweling of VfB Stuttgart spoke on his debut for the national team.

The 23-year-old thought he had opened the scoring within two minutes when he beat Bart Verbruggen but Serge Gnabry was offside in the build-up, so the goal was chalked off. However, just after the hour mark, Leweling would get his debut goal before being subbed off in the 87th minute.

Leweling was a surprise start for Germany as Stuttgart teammate Deniz Undav was injured ahead of the game. On finding out he would start against the Netherlands, Leweling said:

The winger was also eligible to play for Ghana through his father but chose to play for Germany. On his decision, Leweling said:

Leweling was a late call-up to the squad following the injury to Jamal Musiala but his performance in Munich last night staked his claim that he could be a useful addition to the squad in the future as he offered something different to the attack alongside Florian Wirtz, Serge Gnabry and Tim Kleindienst.

GGFN | Jack Meenan