Josephine Henning

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Josephine Henning
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Josephine Henning during the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 match against Italy
Personal information
Full name Josephine Henning [1]
Date of birth (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Trier, West Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
MSG/FSG Zewen-Igel
0000–2005 MSG/FSG Schweich-Issel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2009 1. FC Saarbrücken 50 (0)
2009–2011 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 39 (0)
2011–2014 VfL Wolfsburg 49 (0)
2014–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 15 (0)
2016 Arsenal 10 (0)
2017 Olympique Lyonnais 3 (0)
2017–2018 Arsenal 3 (0)
Total169(0)
International career
2007–2008 Germany U19 11 (0)
2008–2011 Germany U20 8 (0)
2010–2017 Germany 42 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josephine Henning (born 8 September 1989) is a German former footballer who last played as a centre-back. After making her debut for the Germany national team in September 2010, she won over 25 caps and represented her country at UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Club career

Henning won the Frauen-Bundesliga four times and the UEFA Women's Champions League four times while playing with Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg in her home country. She then signed for French club Paris Saint-Germain in June 2014. [2]

She helped Paris Saint-Germain reach the 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, where they lost 2–1 to Frankfurt. Henning missed the first half of the 2015–16 season through injury then negotiated a termination of her contract in January 2016. [3]

In February 2016, Henning attended a pre-season training camp with Arsenal in Seville, Spain. She was named as a substitute in Arsenal's 3–1 friendly win over Bayern Munich. [4] Her transfer to Arsenal was confirmed by the club on 18 February 2016. [5]

She returned to Arsenal for the 2017–18 season. [6]

On 2 July 2018, Henning announced her retirement. [7]

International career

Henning was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany went on to win the gold medal. [8]

Podcast

Together with her former teammate Anja Mittag she runs the podcast Mittag’s bei Henning.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Henning – goals for Germany
#DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 November 2016 Stadion an der Gellertstraße, Chemnitz, Germany Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–11–1 Friendly
2.21 July 2017 Koning Willem II Stadion, Breda, Netherlands Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–02–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017

Source: [9]

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

VfL Wolfsburg

Paris Saint Germain

Arsenal

Olympique Lyon

Germany

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