Hendry Blank

Hendry Blank

Blank with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Hendry Aron Blank
Date of birth	(2004-08-21) 21 August 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Hannover 96 (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
Number	4
Youth career
	Bayer Leverkusen
2019–2023	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Borussia Dortmund II	13	(0)
2024	Borussia Dortmund	1	(0)
2024–	Red Bull Salzburg	6	(0)
2025–	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2023	Germany U20	3	(0)
2024–	Germany U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:23, 1 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:25, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Hendry Aron Blank (born 21 August 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.

Club career

Blank is a youth product of Bayer Leverkusen, and moved to Borussia Dortmund's youth academy in the summer of 2019. He helped their U19s win the 2022–23 Under 19 Bundesliga, and was subsequently promoted to Borussia Dortmund II signing a professional contract on 13 June 2023 until 2025. ^[2] He joined the senior Borussia Dortmund team for the preseason in the summer of 2023. ^[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Borussia Dortmund II in a 1–0 3. Liga win over VfB Stuttgart II on 20 August 2023. ^[4] Hours after a UEFA Youth League match Blank made his first appearance on the first team squad as a substitute in a 1–0 UEFA Champions League win over Newcastle United on 25 October 2023, although he didn't make an appearance. ^[5] Blank made his first-team debut on 20 January 2024 in a Bundesliga game against 1. FC Köln, playing the second half of the 4–0 victory. ^[6]

On 1 February 2024, Blank joined Red Bull Salzburg for €7 million until 2028. ^[7] He was loaned out to Hannover 96 for the 2025–26 season. ^[8]

International career

Born in Germany, Blank is of Ghanaian and Malagasy descent. ^[2] He is a youth international for Germany, having been called up to the Germany U20s in October 2023. ^[9] He was called up to the German under-21 team in October 2024. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Dortmund II	2023–24	3. Liga	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
Borussia Dortmund	2023–24	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Red Bull Salzburg	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	6	0	3	0	6 [b]	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		6	0	3	0	6	0	0	0	15	0
Hannover 96	2025–26	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			20	0	3	0	6	0	0	0	29	0

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. "Hendry Aron Blank". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
2. "Ghanaian youngster Hendry Aron Blank commits future to Borussia Dortmund - Ghana Latest Football News, Live Scores, Results - GHANAsoccernet". 13 June 2023.
3. Bahl, Tushar (24 July 2023). "Borussia Dortmund announce 30-man squad for US Tour".
4. "3. Liga: Borussia Dortmund II schlägt SC Freiburg II". www1.wdr.de. 20 August 2023.
5. GmbH, LigaInsider (26 October 2023). "Borussia Dortmund: Hendry Blank feiert Kaderdebüt bei BVB-Profis". ligainsider.de.
6. "Köln v Borussia Dortmund game report". Soccerway. 20 January 2024.
7. "Offiziell: Abwehrtalent verlässt BVB". Sky Sports. 1 February 2024.
8. "Hannover leiht Blank von Salzburg aus". Kicker (in German). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
9. GmbH, Perform Media Deutschland (16 October 2023). "BVB - Ein ganz fantastischer Spieler: Warum man bei Borussia Dortmund von Hendry Blank schwärmt". www.spox.com.
10. "Abschluss der EM-Qualifikation: Blank und Wanner neu dabei". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

External links

• Profile at the FC Red Bull Salzburg website
• Hendry Blank at DFB (also available in German )
• Hendry Blank – UEFA competition record ( archive )