Moritz Wels

Moritz Wels
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Austria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 WSG Tirol
Number 37
Youth career
2012–2015 Dechantskirchen
2015–2021 Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Sturm Graz II 41 (12)
2021–2023 Sturm Graz 4 (1)
2023–2026 Austria Wien 24 (0)
2023 → SV Stripfing (loan) 11 (4)
2025–2026 → WSG Tirol (loan) 30 (5)
2026– WSG Tirol 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Austria U15 1 (0)
2019–2020 Austria U16 5 (0)
2020 Austria U17 1 (0)
2021–2022 Austria U18 5 (3)
2022 Austria U19 3 (1)
2022– Austria U21 9 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025

Moritz Wels (born 25 September 2004) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tirol.

Club career

Sturm Graz

Having played with Sturm Graz since the under-12, Moritz Wels made his professional debut for The Blackies on 27 October 2021, coming on as a substitute during a Cup game against SV Ried. Having then become the youngest player to ever play for the club, he signed his first professional contract a few days after.

The following week, Wels played his first Europa League game, replacing Anderson Niangbo during a 1–1 away draw against Real Sociedad, becoming the youngest Austrian to ever play in the competition, surpassing Yusuf Demir's previous record.

He made his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut on 27 February 2022, replacing Alexander Prass during a 3–0 home win against TSV Hartberg.

Having fully become part of the professional squad during the 2022 pre-season, he took part in the Champions League qualifications games against Dynamo Kyiv, as the club from Graz failed to advance after extra-time.

Austria Wien

Wels signed with Austria Wien on 26 June 2023.

WSG Tirol

On 23 June 2025, Wels joined WSG Tirol on loan for the 2025–26 season.

On 3 September 2026, Wels signed permanently for WSG Tirol.

International career

Moritz Wels is a youth international player for Austria, being part of all the Austrian selections up until the under-18, with whom he became a regular goalscorer, most notably netting a double against Sweden in October 2021.

References

  1. ↑ Moritz Wels at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Sturm-Youngster erhält Profivertrag". Laola1 (in German). 29 October 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Wels unterschreibt langfristig". SK Sturm Graz. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Moritz Wels: Sturm-Talent ist der jüngste Spieler der Europa-League-Saison". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Kothgasser, Christoph (8 December 2021). "Die Reifeprüfung für Sturms Musterschüler". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sturm feiert einen sicheren 3:0-Sieg gegen Hartberg". Der Standard (in Austrian German). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sturm Graz holt klaren Testspielsieg gegen Al Wahda". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sturm Graz vs Dynamo Kiev. UEFA Champions League Qualifying Third Round". Sky Sports. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Moritz Wels verlässt den SK Sturm". SK Sturm (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Verstärkung fürs Mittelfeld: Moritz Wels kommt leihweise von Austria Wien" [Reinforcement for the midfield: Moritz Wels arrives on loan from Austria Vienna]. wsg-fussball.at (in German). 23 June 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Welsi ist wieder da!" [Welsi is back!]. wsg-fussball.at (in German). 3 September 2026. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "Österreichs U18 mit souveränen Auftritt gegen Schweden". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.