Kai Havertz

Kai Havertz
Havertz with Germany in 2019
Personal information
Full name Kai Lukas Havertz
Date of birth (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Aachen, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 29
Youth career
2003–2009 Alemannia Mariadorf
2009–2010 Alemannia Aachen
2010–2016 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Bayer Leverkusen 118 (36)
2020–2023 Chelsea 91 (19)
2023– Arsenal 72 (24)
International career‡
2014–2015 Germany U16 6 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U17 16 (2)
2017–2018 Germany U19 8 (7)
2018– Germany 62 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:29, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:29, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Kai Lukas Havertz (born 11 June 1999) is a German football player. He plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Arsenal and the Germany national team.

Club career

Havertz finished his youth training at Bayer Leverkusen in 2016 and started playing for their main team that year. When he debuted, he was the youngest player to play for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. The next year, he scored his first goal and became their youngest scorer. He also holds the records for being the youngest player to reach 50 and 100 league games in the German top division.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen 2016–17 Bundesliga 24410—30—284
2017–18 Bundesliga 30351———354
2018–19 Bundesliga 341720—63—4220
2019–20 Bundesliga 301252—104—4518
Total 11836133—197—15046
Chelsea 2020–21 Premier League 2745113121—459
2021–22 Premier League 298303293314714
2022–23 Premier League 3571010102—479
Total 911991553163113932
Arsenal 2023–24 Premier League 13200204010202
Career total 222572247554134130980
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

As of match played 21 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201820
201951
202031
2021135
2022105
202392
Total4214
As of match played 18 November 2023
Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Havertz goal
List of international goals scored by Kai Havertz
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
19 October 2019Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany6 Argentina2–02–2Friendly
213 October 2020RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany10  Switzerland2–23–32020–21 UEFA Nations League A
325 March 2021MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany11 Iceland2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
419 June 2021Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany16 Portugal3–14–2UEFA Euro 2020
523 June 2021Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany17 Hungary1–12–2UEFA Euro 2020
611 October 2021Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia22 North Macedonia1–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
714 November 2021Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia23 Armenia1–04–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
826 March 2022Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany24 Israel1–02–0Friendly
926 September 2022Wembley Stadium, London, England30 England2–03–32022–23 UEFA Nations League A
103–3
111 December 2022Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar33 Costa Rica2–24–22022 FIFA World Cup
123–2
1312 June 2023Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany35 Ukraine2–33–3Friendly
1418 November 2023Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany41 Turkey1–02–3Friendly

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

Chelsea

Arsenal

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021: Chelsea FC" (PDF). FIFA. 9 February 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kai Havertz: Overview". ESPN. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kai Havertz: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Kai Havertz". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ↑ UEFA.com. "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Kai Havertz". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  6. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen's Kai Havertz: The next Michael Ballack?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  7. ↑ "Kai Havertz: 100 Bundesliga appearances for Bayer Leverkusen at 20". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "K. Havertz: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Kai Havertz in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Kai Havertz in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Kai Havertz in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Kai Havertz in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Kai Havertz: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Germany vs. Argentina 2–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Germany vs. Switzerland 3–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Germany vs. Iceland 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "Portugal vs. Germany 2–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  18. ↑ "Germany vs. Hungary 2–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  19. ↑ "North Macedonia vs. Germany 0–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Armenia vs. Germany 1–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  21. ↑ "Germany vs. Israel 2–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "England vs. Germany 3–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  23. ↑ "Costa Rica vs. Germany 2–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  24. ↑ "Germany vs. Ukraine 3–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "Germany vs. Türkiye 2–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  26. ↑ "DFB-Pokal 2019/20, Finale in Berlin: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:4 Bayern München: Aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2019/20, Final in Berlin: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:4 Bayern Munich: Lineup]. Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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  28. ↑ Sterling, Mark (11 August 2021). "Chelsea 1–1 Villarreal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  29. ↑ "Chelsea 2–1 Palmeiras". BBC Sport. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  30. ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  31. ↑ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  32. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  33. ↑ Rose, Gary (6 August 2023). "Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City (4–1 on pens): Gunners win shootout to secure Community Shield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  34. ↑ "[Under-17] The UEFA technical team – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  35. ↑ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille für Ehegötz, Henrichs und Itter" [Fritz Walter Medal for Ehegötz, Henrichs and Itter] (in German). German Football Association. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  36. ↑ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold an Havertz, Katterbach und Pawollek" [Fritz Walter medal in gold for Havertz, Katterbach and Pawollek] (in German). German Football Association. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  37. ↑ "2018/19 Bundesliga Team of the Season". Bundesliga. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  38. ↑ "Die kicker-Elf des Jahres – mit Sancho und vier Bayern (2018/19)" (in German). kicker. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  39. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen's Kai Havertz wins Bundesliga Player of the Month for May!". Bundesliga. May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  40. ↑ "Kai Havertz voted Bundesliga Player of the Month for May". BuliNews.com. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  41. ↑ "Champions League breakthrough team of 2019". UEFA. 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  42. ↑ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

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