Benedikt Höwedes

Benedikt Höwedes

Benedikt Höwedes (born 29 February 1988 in Haltern) is a world cup winning German association football defender. He played for FC Schalke 04 and captained the team for six years. He also represented the Germany national football team. He represented Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

As of 11 May 2014.

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
2006–07	Schalke 04 II	Oberliga Westfalen	1	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
2007–08	Schalke 04 II	Oberliga Westfalen	13	0	0	0	–	–	13	0
2007–08	Schalke 04	Bundesliga	6	0	0	0	3	0	9	0
2008–09	Schalke 04 II	Regionalliga West	1	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
2008–09	Schalke 04	Bundesliga	24	2	2	0	7	0	33	2
2009–10			33	3	3	3	–	–	36	6
2010–11			30	1	6	1	10	2	46	4
2011–12			22	1	3	0	10	0	35	1
2012–13			32	0	3	0	8	2	43	2
2013–14			19	1	3	1	10	0	32	2
Total			181	8	20	5	46	4	249	17

As of 4 July 2014

Germany national football team^[1]
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	6	0
2012	4	1
2013	8	0
2014	8	1
Total	26	2

Germany and Argentina face off in the final of the World Cup 2014 14.jpg

Höwedes challenging Ezequiel Lavezzi in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final
Benedikt Höwedes 2011.jpg

Höwedes with Schalke in 2011
Höwedes with a header that hit the post in the 45th minute of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final against Argentina
Award ceremony of the World Cup in Brazil 02.jpg

Höwedes (front, third left) celebrates winning the 2014 World Cup with the Germany national team

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