Benedikt Höwedes: Career German footballer - a defender of the Moscow "Locomotive"

Benedikt Höwedes - German professional footballer who plays as a central defender in the Moscow "Locomotive" in the Russian Premier League, as well as in the national team of Germany. Is the world champion in 2014, where he took part in all seven matches without replacements. The football player describes himself as a "multi-protector", which is able to play both in central defense and at the edges. Footballer is the owner Fritz Falter Prize in 2007.

Biography footballer

Benedikt Höwedes was born February 29, 1988 in Haltern am See, Germany. From an early age he became interested in football. In 1994 he was admitted to a local football academy "Haltern" in which he played until 2000. Next Benedict one season played in the youth team, "Haltern Langenbohum", and started playing in the youth system, "Schalke 04". 2001

In January 2007, Benedikst Höwedes signed a professional contract with the club, "Schalke 04". The first two seasons played in a stand-ins, and then began to be involved in the first team.

The first professional match Heveda place in the Champions League October 3, 2007 against "Rosenborg" which gelzenkirhentsy won with a score of 2: 0.

December 10, 2008 Höwedes extended his contract, which was calculated to June 30, 2014. July 23, 2011 became a captain Höwedes "Schalke 04". March 9, 2013 Höwedes signed a contract with "Schalke" until 30 June 2017. In total, the "blue" has spent 240 matches and marked 12 goals. During this time, Benedict won the 2010/11 German Cup and Super Cup Germany 2011.

For Rent in Italian "Juventus"

August 30, 2017, Benedict joined the Turin "Juventus", signed a lease agreement for one year at 3, 5 million euros plus EUR 3 million potential bonuses with option to buy for 13 million euros. November 26 Höwedes made his debut in Serie A in a home victory over the "Crotone" with the score 3: 0. April 15, 2018 he scored his first goal for the "Old Lady" in a home victory over the "Sampdoria" with the score 3: 0.

In total for a single season in the "zebras" defender played only three official matches, and was marked by one goal. At the same time German footballer became the champion of the Serie A and the Cup of Italy.

Go to Moscow "Locomotive"

July 29, 2018 German defender has signed a contract with the Moscow "Locomotive" for up to four years. football decision was pretty sharp, because he had the opportunity to become a full player, "Juventus" or else to pursue a career as a part gelzenkirhenskogo "Schalke 04". The amount of the transfer of the transaction was not made public in the media.