Career
He made his first international appearance in a friendly match against England. Early career During his youth years, he played for Sportfreunde Eisbachtal. Weidenfeller then made his professional debut in 1997, after his performances at the 1997 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Championship.
Kaiserslautern In 1998, Weidenfeller transferred to the 1.
Football Club Kaiserslautern youth team where he made 40 appearances in two seasons. He was then promoted to the first team but made only six league appearances in two seasons.
Borussia Dortmund Weidenfeller moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2002 on a free transfer as a possible replacement for Jens Lehmann, who had moved to Arsenal in 2003. Weidenfeller had reportedly been unhappy at Kaiserslautern, where he was used mainly as a backup to Georg Koch.
His debut for Dortmund came on 17 December 2003 against his former club, Kaiserslautern, in a 1–0 loss.
In 2005, Weidenfeller underwent surgery following a meniscus tear in his left knee during training. Early in the 2007-2008 season, Weidenfeller was given a three match ban and fined €10,000 for racist insults leveled against Schalke 04 striker Gerald Asamoah. Asamoah originally reported Weidenfeller after a match on 18 August 2007 between the two clubs, where the incident occurred after a clash between the two in the 51st minute.
Weidenfeller offered an apology to Asamoah following the news reports but denied making the statement.
On 6 May 2013, Weidenfeller signed a contract extension with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at the club until 2016. However, with manager Jürgen Klopp leaving at the end of the 2014/15 season, the replacement manager Thomas Tuchel chose new signing Roman Bürki as his first choice goalkeeper as Dortmund began the season in excellent form, winning their first eleven games under Tuchel.
Weidenfeller would continue to play in the club"s European matches. On 5 February 2016, Weidenfeller signed a new one-year deal with Borussia, keeping him at the club until 2017.
In November 2013, Weidenfeller was called up to the German national squad for his first time for the friendlies against Italy and England.
He received his first cap when he started against England at the Wembley Stadium on 19 November 2013, making him the oldest ever German goalkeeper débutant. He then appeared for the game against Cameroon, where the game ended tied at 2–2. Both games were international friendlies.
Weidenfeller made his first appearance for the German national team in a competitive match against Gibraltar during the Union of European Football Associations Euro 2016 qualifying in June 2015.
Club Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga: 2010-2011, 2011-2012 DFB-Pokal: 2011-2012 DFL-Supercup: 2008, 2013 Union of European Football Associations Champions League Runner-up: 2012-2013 International.
