Howedes Wins The Best Player Of The Month

Benedikt "Benni" Höwedes is a German professional footballer and Captain of FC Schalke 04. Höwedes is a defender for the Germany national football team.
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The 28-year-old was respected  during the 3-0 home win against 1. FSV Mainz 05 last weekend, winning the prize of a brand-new chronograph(a combination of watch and stopwatch) from Schalke’s official watch partner Festina.
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Howedes came tops ahead of other contestants  like Abdul Rahman Baba, Leon Goretzka and Nabil Bentaleb in the polls which was directed on the official website of the club.
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Howedes was not the only winner, however, as Royal Blues fan Jörg Neubert was forcefully  picked from the draw and given the chance to meet the Schalke captain and take home a brand-new watch of his own

Hey guys let's briefly talk about this amazing player

               His Club Career

1.Höwedes started playing football for his hometown club TuS Haltern in 1994. In 2001 he was transferred to the youth teams of FC Schalke 04. In 2003 he became captain of Schalke's under-19 team and as a member of that team,he won the Under 19 Bundesliga in 2006.

2. In September 2007, the German Football Association rewarded Höwedes with the Fritz Walter Medal as the best player of his age-group for the 2006–2007 season

3. In January 2007, he signed a professional contract with Schalke, which ran until 30 June 2010, he then joined Schalke's Bundesliga squad in July. Until October 2007, however, he only played for Schalke's second team in the Oberliga(fourth division).Höwedes' first professional match was in the champions League on 3 October 2007.

4.On 10 December 2008, Höwedes prolonged his contract which will keep him at the club until 30 June 2014.On 23 July 2011, Höwedes became captain of Schalke.

5.On 9 March 2013, Höwedes extended his contract with Schalke, until 30 June 2017.

       His International Career

6.Höwedes played for the under-18's team and under-19 team and appeared in all matches up to and including the semi-final at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. On 5 September 2007, he made his first under-20 team appearance, due to the fact that he was turning out for the under-21 team on a regular basis.

7.He was a member of the squad which won the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and started in Germany's 4–0 win against England in the final.

              His playing skills

8. Höwedes is considered a defensive all-rounder, so Höwedes can be deployed in every defensive positions.

8. Höwedes main playing position is "center back", but he can also be deployed as ''right or left full-back" and as a "right or left wing-back", which are the main positions that Höwedes was deployed in under "Jens Keller"

9. At the beginning of his Schalke professional football career, Höwedes played mainly as a left-back.

10.In the early phase of his football career, Höwedes mainly played as a 'defensive midfielder'

11. Höwedes' defensive strengths lie in his ability to consistently win his oppositional one-on-one, fine heading ability and his no-nonsense style of play.Höwedes' high-jumping ability sees him score and set-up goals with his head, and Höwedes' is known for well-time sliding tackles and standing tackles.Höwedes is also known for good first-time passing and also possesses  great strength.