Born on the 11th of November 1989 in Slovakia, our man in question today is Vladimir Weiss, a forward with a penchant for the right wing at Slovan Bratislava. Denied the rip-roaring physicality of the football Gladiators of yore, he stands an unassuming 5ft 7in (or 1.72m for our continental friends) and weighs in at a scant 11st 4lb (We'll save you the metric conversion, it's 72kg). His claim to a number 7 jersey holds true to the spirit of the winger, though how well he honours that high expectation is up for debate.
With a reported wallet weight of €300k (or about £257,000 if you abide by the Queen's sterling), according to the infallible, all-seeing oracle of football transfers, Transfermarkt, Weiss is no Messi, but he's still earning more than you and I. Clock's ticking on his time at Slovan Bratislava though, with his contract set to expire come the summer of 2025.
Things kicked off for Weiss back in 2007, joining Manchester City as a fresh-faced trainee. His inaugural season saw him grace the pitch just once, which speaks volumes about his impact at the club. No sooner were we warming up to him than he was bundled off in 2010 on a brief, uneventful holiday to Bolton Wanderers, amounting to a grand total of 13 appearances come the season's end.
In a textbook example of failing upwards, Weiss somehow managed to parlay his time at the lower rungs of English football into a stint with Rangers in the 2010-2011 season. He appeared 23 times, even managing to sink the ball to the back of the net 5 times. A significant upgrade, in all fairness.
His footballing journey then took him southwards to the sunnier pastures of Spain, with Espanyol, where he put in a workman-like 28 appearances and three goals. As if to balance his Vitamin D intake, he made a move to Italy's Pescara in 2012, with his transfer war chest bulging by approximately £1.5 million. Not too shabby for a season's work featuring 22 appearances and four goals.
Not long after, Weiss was swapping his linguini for souvlaki as he joined Olympiacos in the Greek Super League. 17 appearances and 4 goals later, he was heading eastwards to Al-Duhail in Qatar, with a very agreeable payday of about £4 million. His oriental sojourn saw him score aplenty, knocking the round thing into the net 20 times over three seasons.
Weiss moved to Al-Gharafa in 2016, the terms of the deal shrouded in a typical Middle-Eastern mystery. Then comes his return to home turf, transferring to Slovan Bratislava in 2020.
As we speak, Weiss has made one foray onto the pitch in the 2025-2026 season. Let's not forget to mention his brief dalliance with the Champions League Qualifiers of 2025-2026, Conference League 2023-2024 and the Champions League 2024-2025 festivities as a side-note, but let's not get too excited about that, too.
