Josephine Henning Explained

Josephine Henning
Full Name:Josephine Henning[1]
Birth Date:8 September 1989
Birth Place:Trier, West Germany
Height:1.75 m
Position:Centre back
Youthclubs1:MSG/FSG Zewen-Igel
Youthyears2:–2005
Youthclubs2:MSG/FSG Schweich-Issel
Years1:2005–2009
Caps1:50
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2011
Clubs2:1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Caps2:39
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2014
Clubs3:VfL Wolfsburg
Caps3:49
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–2016
Caps4:15
Goals4:0
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Arsenal
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Years6:2017
Caps6:3
Goals6:0
Years7:2017–2018
Clubs7:Arsenal
Caps7:3
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:169
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2008–2011
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2010–2017
Nationalcaps3:42
Nationalgoals3:2

Josephine Henning (born 8 September 1989) is a German former footballer who last played as a centre-back. After making her debut for the Germany national team in September 2010, she won over 25 caps and represented her country at UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

Henning won the Frauen-Bundesliga four times and the UEFA Women's Champions League four times while playing with Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg in her home country. She then signed for French club Paris Saint-Germain in June 2014.[2]

She helped Paris Saint-Germain reach the 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, where they lost 2–1 to Frankfurt. Henning missed the first half of the 2015–16 season through injury then negotiated a termination of her contract in January 2016.[3]

In February 2016, Henning attended a pre-season training camp with Arsenal in Seville, Spain. She was named as a substitute in Arsenal's 3–1 friendly win over Bayern Munich.[4] Her transfer to Arsenal was confirmed by the club on 18 February 2016.[5]

She returned to Arsenal for the 2017–18 season.[6]

On 2 July 2018, Henning announced her retirement.[7]

International career

Henning was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany went on to win the gold medal.[8]

Podcast

Together with her former teammate Anja Mittag she runs the podcast Mittag’s bei Henning.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Henning – goals for Germany
Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 November 2016 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2. 21 July 2017 1–0 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
Source:[9]

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken

runner-up 2007–08

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

2009–10, 2010–11[10]

2009–10[11]

2010[12]

VfL Wolfsburg

Paris Saint Germain

Arsenal

2015–16[16]

Olympique Lyon

2016–17

2017

Germany

2013[17]

Gold medal, 2016[18]

2012, 2014[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany . . 12 . 6 July 2015 . 18 February 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200202104009/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf . 2 February 2020.
  2. Web site: PSG sign Henning. 1 August 2014. fr. 12 June 2014.
  3. News: Josephine Henning leaves Paris. 7 February 2016. Paris Saint-Germain. 6 January 2016. 5 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002122/http://www.psg.fr/en/News/003001/Article/73746/Josephine-Henning-leaves-Paris. dead.
  4. News: Hier die kompletten Aufstellungen #ALFCFCB. 7 February 2016. Twitter. FC Bayern Munich (women). 6 February 2016. Seville. de.
  5. News: Josephine Henning: Arsenal sign Germany defender from PSG. 19 February 2016. BBC Sport. 18 February 2016.
  6. News: Henning returns to Arsenal. 21 August 2017. arsenal.com. 21 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Was für eine Zeit!accessdate=July 3, 2018. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BkvqxObF5ei . 24 December 2021 . registration. 2 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820065521/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=8/news=gold-for-germany-as-neid-finishes-in-style-2822872.html. dead. 20 August 2016. 19 August 2016. fifa.com.
  9. Web site: Players Info Henning Goals. 29 November 2016. DFB.
  10. Web site: Josephine Henning re-joins Arsenal. Vavel.com. 9 June 2022 .
  11. Web site: Turbine Potsdam gewinnt erste Frauen-Champions-League. de. Zeit.de.
  12. Web site: Turbine Potsdam macht Hallenpokal-Triple perfekt. Turbine Girls.de. 17 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170330003425/http://turbinegirls.de/newsmeldung.php?id=15926&s=0910. 30 March 2017. dead.
  13. Web site: Josephine Henning. Eurosport.com.
  14. Web site: Pohlers' Tor reicht am Ende knapp. Kicker.de.
  15. Web site: Josephine Henning. Arsenal.com. 13 July 2023 .
  16. News: Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea. BBC Sport .
  17. Web site: Germany 1–0 Norway. UEFA.com.
  18. Web site: Josephine Henning: Feature. Arsenal.com. 13 July 2023 .
  19. Web site: Germany 3–0 Japan. JFA.jp.