Gerrit Wegkamp (born 13 April 1993) is a German professional

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who plays as a striker for Schalke 04 II, on loan from

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

. He previously played for

VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its Association football, football section. The footba ...

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Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

Bayern Munich II FC Bayern Munich II (''FC Bayern Munich Amateure'' until 2005) are the German reserve football teams, reserve team of Football in Germany, German association football club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich, currently playing in the Regionalliga B ...

VfR Aalen Verein für Rasenspiele 1921 Aalen e.V., known simply as VfR Aalen, is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg. The football team is part of a larger sports club which also offers its members gymnastics, tab ...

Sportfreunde Lotte VfL Sportfreunde Lotte is a German association football club from Lotte, North Rhine-Westphalia. The football team is part of a sports club with approximately 1400 members and departments for handball, walking, gymnastics, and swimming, as well ...

FSV Zwickau FSV Zwickau is a Football in Germany, German association football club located in Zwickau, Saxony. Today's club claims as part of its complex heritage sides that were East Germany's first champions: 1948 Ostzone winners SG Planitz and 1950 DDR-Ob ...

and

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Club career

Born in

Ochtrup Ochtrup () is a town in the Steinfurt (district), district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km west of Rheine and 20 km east of Enschede. History An early mention of the town was „Oh ...

, Wegkamp played youth football for SV Suddendorf-Samern and SV Bad Bentheim, before joining

where he began his senior career. He impressed for the youth sides at Osnabrück during the 2010–11 season, and made his senior debut for the club on 23 July 2020 in a 1–0

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victory away to

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. His first senior goal came in the next game; a 3–2

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defeat to

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on 29 July 2011. Wegkamp was noted for his potential, and he signed a contract extension until 2014 in September 2011. Wegkamp was a regular player for Osnabrück in the first half of the season, though failed to appear for the club during the second half of the season as a result of a foot injury suffered in January 2012. He made a total of 21 league appearances during the 2011–12 season, scoring four goals. Having impressed at Osnabrück, Wegkamp joined

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side

on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He initially joined up with the club's reserve side, making his debut for Fortuna Düsseldorf II on 17 August 2012 in a 1–0 defeat to

, and scored his first goal for them on 22 September 2012 in a 2–1 victory away to

SC Verl SC Verl is a German association football club based in Verl, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on 6 September 1924, and since 1970 has consistently played in the higher echelons of amateur football. The club was promoted to the profe ...

. Across the season, he made three appearances in the Bundesliga for

, the first being as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat away to

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

on 4 November 2012, and 23 league appearances for Fortuna Düsseldorf II, scoring four. After 3 first team appearances for Fortuna in the first half of the 2013–14 season, before joining 3. Liga side

on loan on the final day of the January

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. He made 15 appearances for Duisburg, though did not score. In the summer of 2014, Wegkamp left Düsseldorf, joining

. He made 34 appearances for them across the 2014–15 season, scoring 15. In August 2015, Wegkamp signed for newly relegated 2. Bundesliga side

after 5 appearances for Bayern Munich II. His first appearance for the club came on He suffered a foot injury in April 2016, ruling him out for Aalen's last few games of the season. He made his debut for the club on 30 August 2015 in a 1–1 draw at home to

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, and scored his first goal for them in the following match; a 56th minute finish to round off the scoring in a 4–0 victory away to

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and was praised for his performance. He made 25 appearances for Aalen, scoring three and assisting three goals across the 2015–16 season as his season was cut short through injury in April 2016. The 2016–17 saw more consistent performances from Wegkamp, scoring 11 goals in 37 appearances as Aalen finished 11th despite a 9-point deduction. With his contract set to expire in the summer of 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension following the end of the 2016–17 season. He made 33 appearances for Aalen, scoring twice across the 2017–18 season as Aalen finished 12th on 50 points. On 31 August 2018, the last day of the German transfer window, Wegkamp joined 3. Liga club

on a two-year contract after 5 appearances for Aalen that season. His first appearance came the following day in a 3–1 victory away to

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as he would make 33 appearances for Lotte across the 2018–19 season, scoring twice. Wegkamp signed for 3. Liga club

on a two-year contract in the summer of 2019. He made his debut for the club on 20 July 2019 and scored the opening goal as Zwickau defeated

SV Meppen SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as ''Amisia Meppen'' and joined ''Männer-Turnverein Meppen'' on 8 February 1920 to form ''TuS Meppen 1912''. The football ...

2–0. In December 2020 it was announced Wegkamp would terminate his contract with FSV Zwickau and join

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club

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in January 2021. In June 2024, he moved back to

. In July 2025, he was loaned to Schalke 04 II for the 2025–26 season.

International career

Between 2011 and 2012, Wegkamp made three appearances for the

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, scoring once.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wegkamp, Gerrit 1993 births Living people German men's footballers People from Ochtrup Footballers from Münster (region) Men's association football forwards Germany men's youth international footballers VfL Osnabrück players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players Fortuna Düsseldorf players MSV Duisburg players FC Bayern Munich II players VfR Aalen players Sportfreunde Lotte players FSV Zwickau players SC Preußen Münster players FC Schalke 04 II players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players 21st-century German sportsmen