nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years youthyears caps goals nationalyears image name caption fullname ntupdate birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
3 16 1 23 32 29 february 1988 schalke 04 4 may 2015 1994 -- 2000 2000 -- 2001 1994 -- 2000 2000 -- 2001 2001 -- 2007 15 192 0 10 2005 2010 2011 -- -- 2006 2006 -- 2007 2007 2007 -- benedikt höwedes 2011.jpg benedikt höwedes höwedes with schalke 04 in 2011 benedikt höwedes 21:22 , 25 march 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- haltern , west germany germany u18 germany u19 germany u20 germany u21 germany 1.87 m on 4 0 0 0 3 2 tus haltern sg herten-langenbochum schalke 04 tus haltern sg herten-langenbochum centre back / full back benedikt höwedes

benedikt höwedes

benedikt `` benni '' höwedes -lrb- ; born 29 february 1988 -rrb- is a german professional footballer and captain of fc schalke 04 .
benedikt is a defender for the germany national football team winning the world cup with them in 2014 .
he was one of three players to play every single minute of the tournament .
fifa 's official website describes höwedes as `` a true defensive all-rounder , as he can proficiently play anywhere across the back four of defense on the football pitch '' .
