Benedikt Höwedes (born 29 February 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national football team from 2011 to 2017. At international level, Höwedes won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, and was one of only three players to play every single minute of the tournament. Höwedes described himself as a 'multi-functional player' in the defence, who can play in the centre or as both a left or right-sided full-back.
Russian Cup 2018-2019 Schalke 04 | Italian Serie A 2017-2018 Schalke 04 | Italian Coppa Italia 2017-2018 Juventus | FIFA World Cup 2014 Germany |
German DFL-Supercup 2011 Schalke 04 | German DFB-Pokal 2010-2011 Schalke 04 |
1994-2000 |
2001-2007 |
2007-2018 |
2007-2009 |
2011-2017 |
2017-2018 (Loan) |
2018-2020 |
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