Benjamin Henrichs

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Benjamin Henrichs
Benjamin-Henrichs-2015-08.jpg
Henrichs with Bayer Leverkusen in 2015
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Paa Kwesi Henrichs [1]
Date of birth (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Bocholt, Germany [3]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [4]
Position(s) Full-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 39
Youth career
0000–2015 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Bayer Leverkusen 62 (0)
2018–2021 Monaco 35 (1)
2020–2021 → RB Leipzig (loan) 13 (0)
2021– RB Leipzig 80 (6)
International career‡
2015–2016 Germany U19 2 (1)
2016–2019 Germany U21 17 (0)
2021 Germany Olympic 3 (0)
2016– Germany 14 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2017
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:42, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Benjamin Paa Kwesi Henrichs (born 23 February 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back or midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Germany national team.

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Club career

Bayer Leverkusen

Henrichs is an academy graduate of Bayer Leverkusen, whom he joined at the age of seven, and captained the side at under-19 level. [5] Having impressed during his formative years with the club, he was promoted to the senior side in 2015 and made his Bundesliga debut on 20 September when he came on as a second-half substitute for Karim Bellarabi in a 3–0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund. [5] He became a regular with the side the following season during which he amassed 29 appearances for the campaign. [6] He ultimately went on to make over 80 appearances for the club across all competitions before signing for Ligue 1 side AS Monaco in August 2018. [7]

AS Monaco

On 28 August 2018, Henrichs joined Monaco on a five-year contract. [7]

RB Leipzig (loan)

On 8 July 2020, Henrichs joined RB Leipzig on a season-long loan. The deal included an option to buy for €15 million at the end of the season. [8] [9]

RB Leipzig

On 12 April 2021, Henrichs joined RB Leipzig on a permanent deal. RB Leipzig activated the €15 million buyout option.[ citation needed ]

International career

Henrichs was born in Germany to a German father and a Ghanaian mother and was eligible to represent both nations prior to making his debut for Germany. [10] In a 2017 interview, he revealed that Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien was his idol growing up but he chose to represent Germany because they were the nation which approached him when he was still a teenager. [11]

Germany

Henrichs with Germany during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Benjamin Henrichs 2017.jpg
Henrichs with Germany during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

On 4 November 2016, Henrichs was called up to the Germany national side for the first time by manager Joachim Löw for the nation's World Cup qualifier against San Marino and a friendly match against Italy. [12] Seven days later, he made his debut against the former in an 8–0 victory for Germany. [11]

The following year, he was named in Löw's squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup – the curtain raiser for the 2018 FIFA World Cup – and made two appearances as Germany went on to lift the title. [11] [6] He was later excluded from Germany's World Cup squad. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen 2015–16 Bundesliga 9000—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0—100
2016–17 29010—7 [lower-alpha 4] 0—370
2017–18 23050—00—280
2018–19 1000—00—10
Total62060—80—760
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 22110204 [lower-alpha 4] 0—291
2019–20 1301010——150
Total351203040—441
RB Leipzig (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga13040—3 [lower-alpha 4] 0—200
RB Leipzig 2021–22 Bundesliga22350—10 [lower-alpha 5] 0—373
2022–23 30262—7 [lower-alpha 4] 01 [lower-alpha 6] 0444
2023–24 28120—6 [lower-alpha 4] 01 [lower-alpha 6] 0371
Total936172—260201388
Career total190725230380202589
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
201610
201720
202020
202220
202360
202110
Total140

Honours

RB Leipzig

Germany

Individual

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