Gerrit Wegkamp

Born in Ochtrup, Wegkamp played youth football for SV Suddendorf-Samern and SV Bad Bentheim, before joining VfL Osnabrück 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 3. Liga victory away to SV Darmstadt 98. His first senior goal came in the next game; a 3–2 DFB-Pokal defeat to TSV 1860 Munich 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 Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf 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 Sportfreunde Lotte, and scored his first goal for them on 22 September 2012 in a 2–1 victory away to SC Verl. Across the season, he made three appearances in the Bundesliga for Fortuna Düsseldorf, the first being as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat away to Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 4 November 2012, and 23 league appearances for Fortuna Düsseldorf II, scoring four. After 3 first team appearances for Fortuna…

Between 2011 and 2012, Wegkamp made three appearances for the Germany national under-19 football team, scoring once.

As of match played 26 April 2026