Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Josephine Henning [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 September 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Trier, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
MSG/FSG Zewen-Igel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
–2005 | MSG/FSG Schweich-Issel | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 169 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Germany U19 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Germany U20 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2017 | Germany | 42 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*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.
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]
Henning was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany went on to win the gold medal. [8]
Together with her former teammate Anja Mittag she runs the podcast Mittag’s bei Henning.
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:
Henning – goals for Germany | ||||||
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# | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1. | 29 November 2016 | Stadion an der Gellertstraße, Chemnitz, Germany | Norway | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | 21 July 2017 | Koning Willem II Stadion, Breda, Netherlands | Italy | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 |
Source: [9]
1. FC Saarbrücken
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
VfL Wolfsburg
Paris Saint Germain
Arsenal
Olympique Lyon
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