Benjamin Paa Kwesi Henrichs (born 23 February 1997) is a German professional

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who plays as a full-back or

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for

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

club

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bul ...

and the Germany national team.

Club career

Bayer Leverkusen

Henrichs is an academy graduate of

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...

, whom he joined at the age of seven, and captained the side at under-19 level. Having impressed during his formative years with the club, he was promoted to the senior side in 2015 and made his

debut on 20 September when he came on as a second-half substitute for Karim Bellarabi in a 3–0 defeat to

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...

. He became a regular with the side the following season during which he amassed 29 appearances for the campaign. He ultimately went on to make over 80 appearances for the club across all competitions before signing for Ligue 1 side

AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco () or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that is member of French Football Federation (FFF) and competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of Frenc ...

in August 2018.

AS Monaco

On 28 August 2018, Henrichs joined Monaco on a five-year contract.

RB Leipzig (loan)

On 8 July 2020, Henrichs joined

on a season-long loan. The deal included an option to buy for €15 million at the end of the season.

RB Leipzig

On 12 April 2021, Henrichs joined RB Leipzig on a permanent deal. RB Leipzig activated the €15 million buyout option.

International career

Henrichs was born in Germany to a German father and a Ghanaian mother and was eligible to represent both nations prior to making his debut for Germany. In a 2017 interview, he revealed that Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien was his idol growing up but he chose to represent Germany because they were the nation which approached him when he was still a teenager.

Germany

On 4 November 2016, Henrichs was called up to the German national side for the first time by manager

Joachim Löw Joachim Löw (born 3 February 1960) is a German football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Germany national team from 2006 until 2021. During his tenure as manager, he led Germany to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil ...

for the nation's World Cup qualifier against

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

and a friendly match against

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. Seven days later, he made his debut against the former in an 8–0 victory for Germany. The following year, he was named in Löw's squad for the

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 10th and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 201 ...

– the curtain raiser for the 2018 FIFA World Cup – and made two appearances as Germany went on to lift the title. He was later excluded from Germany's World Cup squad.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

RB Leipzig *

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered ...

: 2021–22 Germany * FIFA Confederations Cup:

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Individual *

Fritz Walter Medal The Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany. First awarded in 2005, it is named in honour of Fritz Walter, captain of West Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning tea ...

U19 Gold:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henrichs, Benjamin 1997 births Living people People from Bocholt, Germany Sportspeople from Münster (region) Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia Germany youth international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers of Germany Germany international footballers German footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Bayer 04 Leverkusen players AS Monaco FC players RB Leipzig players Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players German expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Monaco German expatriate sportspeople in Monaco German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent