Benedikt “Benni”Howedes Net Worth, Biography, Girlfriend, Career, and Awards
Benedikt “Benni” Howedes well known by the name Benedikt Howedes is one of the superb names in the world of soccer. Benedikt Howedes is recently showing his skills for the national football team of German as well as Juventus( on a loan from Schalke 04). The footballer has even played for TUS Hatern and Schalke o4 on the club level previously. Some of the successful players from Juventus are Paulo Dybala, Gonzalo Higuain, and Sami Khedira.
Primarily, Benedikt Howedes is well skilled for his talent as a defender. He prefers jersey number 4 for the teams and is one of the highest rated players from his nation with very good skills in football.
Benedikt “Benni” Howedes Height, Weight, Nationality, and Ethnicity
Benedikt Howedes is of a pleasant personality and has a perfect height and body weight. He possesses the height of 6 Feet 3 Inch tall whereas build up weight is 80 kg. Born in the German family, he is of German nationality and falls under white ethnicity.
Benedikt “Benni” Howedes Early Life, Girlfriend, and Personal Life
Benedikt Howedes was born on 29th of February 1988 and this makes his age 30 at this moment. His birthplace is in Haltern, West Germany. He was born to father, Wilfried Howedes and raised up along with his siblings. He used to hang out with his brother for playing Grand Theft Auto in his tender age.
Benedikt Howedes personal life is interesting as his career. He is a happily married man and has a spouse named Lisa Wesseler. The celebrated their marriage ceremony in Auermuhle in Ratingen on 26th of June 2015, among family and friends. Moreover, Howedes wife did her secondary schooling from Joseph Gymnasium and recently doing her master degree from the University of Cologne. The doe makes public appearances together.
Besides, Howedes is avid of animals and has a pet dog named Sommer.
Benedikt “Benni” Howedes Club Career and Achievements
Benedikt Howedes is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players in the world and he has been able to accumulate a huge amount of fan following and achievements as well.
Howedes Early Career
Howedes was passionate about playing football since his early childhood days and began his football journey entering the youth academy of Tus Haltern in 1994. Later, he joined the youth system of SG Herten-Langenbochum and Schalke 04 and have a great success and achievements during his spell at these clubs.
Benedikt Howedes also serves as the captain of an Under-19 team and helped his team to conquer Under-19 Bundesliga in 2016 while playing at the club Schalke 04
As a football star, he was awarded Fritz-Walter Medaille(Gold) in 2007. Thereafter, Howedes made his way to Schalke agreeing to a three-year deal in 2007. His first game for the club was in Champions League on October 3, 2007. Later, he extended his deal with the club to keep himself in the club until June 30, 2014. Similarly, he again signed a new contract with Schalke until Jun2 2017. Howedes has appeared in 240 games scoring 12 goals so far.
Currently, Benedikt Howedes is paying for Juventus as a part of a loan from Schalke 04.
Benedikt “Benni” Howedes International Career
Benedikt Howedes is the member of the German squad who played for Germany U-18 to U-21 levels. Following this, he receives his first international caps for German national team over Uruguay in the friendly match. Since his debut, he has earned 44 caps for his national team scoring two goals.
Howedes is the member of the German national team that won 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Champion.
Benedikt “Benni” Howedes Total Net Worth, Endorsements, and Cars
Benedikt Howedes is a successful player and has gained remarkable names in national as well as international football dealings. So, he is enjoying the total estimated net worth of $18.3 million, combining all of his properties. Swimming up, the player is earning the annual salary of £5,280,000 from his current club Juventus
Despite football, the footballer has also added a good amount to his net worth through his endorsing deals with several brands including Adidas, and so on.
Besides, Howedes is also passionate when it comes to his wheels; he owns cars from various manufacturers such as Mercedes, Volkswagen Beetle, and so on. He also rides a mint color Scooter.