Benedikt Höwedes
February 29, 1988 (38 years old) in Haltern, Germany
Benedikt Höwedes is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national football team from 2011 to 2017. At international level, Höwedes won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, and was one of only three players to play every single minute of the tournament. Höwedes described himself as a 'multi-functional player' in the defence, who can play in the centre or as both a left or right-sided full back.
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- 2026 · Myth Schalke - A life long as Self
- 2024 · Wir Weltmeister. Abenteuer Fußball-WM 2014 as Self
- 2021 · V like Victory as Self
- 2018 · FARID – Magic Unplugged as Self
- 2017 · El legado de Raúl as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Meine 11 – Die Playlist der Fußballstars as Self
- 2015 · Match 64: The Maracanã as Self - Player Germany
- 2014 · The Team as Self
- 1963 · Das aktuelle Sportstudio as self