Kai Lukas Havertz ( german pronunciation : [ kaɪ̯ ˈhaːvɐts ], born 11 June 1999 ) is a german professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Germany national team. Having graduated from Bayer Leverkusen ‘s young person academy in 2016, Havertz made his elder debut with the club at the same class. Upon making his debut, Havertz became the cabaret ‘s youngest-ever debutant in the Bundesliga, and he became their youngest-ever goalscorer when he scored his beginning goal the postdate year. He is besides the youngest player to reach the milestones of 50 and 100 league appearances in the german peak flight. [ 4 ]
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Havertz performances sparked the interest of several european clubs, with Chelsea signing him in 2020 for a transfer worth €84 million ( £72 million ), making him Chelsea ‘s second-most expensive bless. With Chelsea, Havertz won the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, scoring the winning goal in the final. [ 5 ] After appearing for Germany at diverse young person levels, Havertz made his senior international debut in September 2018, becoming the beginning musician born in 1999 to represent the national team. He represented Germany at UEFA Euro 2020 .
early life [edit ]
Havertz was born in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. [ 6 ] He grew up in Mariadorf, a district of Alsdorf. [ 7 ] Later, the family moved to Aachen. [ 8 ]
Club career [edit ]
Youth career [edit ]
Havertz received his inaugural experience in football at the old age of four when he joined amateurish cabaret Alemannia Mariadorf, where his grandfather, Richard, was chair of the baseball club. [ 9 ] In 2009, he was signed by 2. Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen where he spent only a year in the club ‘s academy before joining Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 11. [ 10 ] In the years that followed, he had to overcome the challenges associated with growth spurts and in 2016, after scoring 18 goals for the club ‘s U-17 team, he was awarded the silver U-17 Fritz Walter Medal before breaking into Leverkusen ‘s elder team the follow year. [ 9 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ]
Bayer Leverkusen [edit ]
Havertz made his debut for Bayer Leverkusen on 15 October 2016, coming on as a second-half utility for Charles Aránguiz in a 2–1 Bundesliga loss to Werder Bremen. Upon entering the field of free rein, he became the club ‘s youngest-ever Bundesliga debutant, at the senesce of 17 years and 126 days, although his commemorate was broken ( by 111 days ) by Florian Wirtz in 2020. [ 10 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] On 17 February 2017, he assisted teammate Karim Bellarabi to score the 50,000th Bundesliga goal. [ 15 ] Four days late, following the suspension of teammate Hakan Çalhanoğlu, he was handed his foremost Champions League start in the beginning branch of a round of 16 passing to Atlético Madrid. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] He was ruled out of the reappearance leg of the fixture in March, however, as the couple clashed with the examinations period at his school. [ 18 ] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 April, netting a late counterweight in a 3–3 draw with VfL Wolfsburg. [ 19 ] Upon doing sol, Havertz broke another club record to become Leverkusen ‘s youngest-ever goalscorer in the Bundesliga, at the senesce of 17. [ 20 ] He ultimately made 28 appearances across all competitions and scored four goals, including a brace against Hertha BSC on the final examination day of the season, as Leverkusen ended the campaign in 12th position. [ 21 ] On 14 April 2018, Havertz became the youngest musician in the history of the Bundesliga to reach 50 appearances at 18 years and 307 days old, breaking the commemorate previously held by Timo Werner. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] He went on to end his second entire crusade with the club with 30 league appearances and three goals to his name as Leverkusen ended the season in fifth place. [ 24 ] Havertz continued to impress during the follow season, despite Leverkusen initially struggling in the league, and by the mid-way point of the campaign was the only player to have started every match for the cabaret, scoring six goals along the way. [ 25 ] On 20 September 2018, Havertz scored his first two goals in european competitions in a 3–2 succeed against Ludogorets Razgrad in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. [ 26 ] On 26 January 2019, he became Leverkusen ‘s youngest-ever penalty scorer when he scored from the touch in a 3–0 league gain over Wolfsburg, aged 19 years, seven months and 16 days. [ 27 ] The following month, he became the second youngest-ever actor to achieve 75 Bundesliga appearances, behind julian Draxler, when he started and scored in a 2–0 acquire over Fortuna Düsseldorf. [ 28 ] On 13 April, he scored on his hundredth appearance for Leverkusen to help the club to a 1–0 league succeed over Stuttgart. The goal, his 13th for the campaign, besides saw him become the youngest musician since Stuttgart ‘s own Horst Köppel in 1967–68 to score 13 goals in a single league season. [ 29 ] On 5 May, he scored his fifteenth goal of the campaign during a 6–1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt ; a match which for the foremost time ever saw seven goals scored in the first one-half of a Bundesliga peer. [ 30 ] On the final day of the season, he became the highest score adolescent in a single Bundesliga campaign when he scored his seventeenth goal during a 5–1 acquire over Hertha BSC. [ 31 ] At the end of the season, he was named runner-up to Marco Reus for the german Footballer of the Year award, losing out by just 37 votes. [ 32 ] On the opening day of the 2019–20 campaign, Havertz scored in Leverkusen ‘s 3–2 win over Paderborn, becoming the second-youngest musician of all clock behind Köppel to score 25 Bundesliga goals. [ 33 ] In December, at the historic period of 20 years, six months and four days, he broke another of Werner ‘s records to become the youngest-ever musician to reach 100 Bundesliga appearances when he started in his team ‘s 2–0 defeat to Köln. [ 34 ] In the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, Havertz scored in both matches against Porto in the round of 32, then he scored a goal in a 2–1 kill to Inter Milan in the quarter-final. [ 35 ]
Chelsea [edit ]
Havertz playing for Chelsea in 2020
2020–21 season [edit ]
On 4 September 2020, Havertz signed a five-year narrow with Premier League club Chelsea. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] The transfer fee was reported to be worth an initial £62 million, which could rise to £71 million with add-ons, making him Chelsea ‘s second-most expensive sign after Kepa Arrizabalaga. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] On 14 September, he made his Chelsea debut in the league opener against Brighton & Hove Albion, which ended in a 3–1 aside gain. [ 40 ] On 23 September, Havertz scored his first career hat-trick and his inaugural Chelsea goals in a 6–0 family gain over Barnsley in the third round of the EFL Cup. [ 41 ] Havertz scored his first-ever Premier League goal against Southampton on 17 October, in a 3–3 pull back at home. [ 42 ] On 4 November 2020, it was revealed that Havertz had tested convinced for COVID-19. [ 43 ] On 29 May 2021, he scored the only goal of the crippled in the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final. It was his first-ever finish in the UEFA Champions League as Chelsea beat companion English golf club Manchester City to win the competition for the second time in baseball club history. [ 44 ] [ 45 ]
2021–22 temper [edit ]
On 11 August 2021, Havertz won the UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea, beating Villarreal in the final on penalties, despite him missing his punishment. [ 46 ]
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On 28 August, Havertz scored his first gear goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at Liverpool. [ 47 ]
International career [edit ]
youth [edit ]
Havertz made his debut for the Germany national under-16 team on 11 November 2014, starting in the friendly equal against the Czech Republic before being substituted out in the 57th minute for Tom Baack. The match finished as a 3–1 winnings for Germany. [ 48 ] Havertz was included in Germany ‘s police squad for the 2016 UEFA european Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan. [ 49 ] He appeared in all five of Germany ‘s matches, scoring once before Germany were eliminated by Spain in the semi-final. [ citation needed ] Following a 15-month absence from young person internationals, Havertz made his debut for Germany ‘s under-19 team, debuting on 31 August 2017 in the 0–0 friendly draw against Switzerland, coming on in the 72nd hour for Palkó Dárdai. [ 50 ] On 4 October 2017, in his one-third appearance for the under-19 team, Havertz scored four goals in a 5–1 win against Belarus in the first rung of european Under-19 Championship qualifying. [ 51 ] He was subsequently named captain of the under-19 team. [ 52 ]
senior [edit ]
Havertz with Germany in 2019 On 29 August 2018, Havertz was called up to Germany ‘s senior team for the first time by head coach Joachim Löw. He was included in the squad for Germany ‘s UEFA Nations League match against France and friendly against Peru. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Havertz made his external debut on 9 September 2018, coming on as a alternate in the 88th minute for Timo Werner against Peru, with the match finish up as a 2–1 home win for Germany. [ 54 ] Upon making his debut, he became the foremost player born in 1999 to represent the national team. [ 55 ] On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the german team for the UEFA Euro 2020. [ 56 ] On 19 June 2021, he scored Germany ‘s third base goal in the 51st minute in a 4–2 succeed over Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2020. [ 57 ] He scored a goal in the final examination group fastness for a 2–2 trace against Hungary which saw his side qualify for the smasher phase of the contest. [ 58 ]
style of turn [edit ]
Havertz has been described as a technically gifted, bipedal midfielder who is comfortable with the musket ball on either foot and adept with his head. During his formative years, his dash of play drew early comparisons to compatriot Mesut Özil, with Havertz himself admitting the midfielder was a player he looked up to. [ 59 ] By the age of 19, and following numerous impressive performances in the Bundesliga, foster comparisons had been drawn between Havertz and early Leverkusen players such as Michael Ballack and Toni Kroos and some began describing him as a combination of all three and an Alleskönner – a musician who can do everything. [ 60 ] He has besides been compared with Thomas Müller, as they both have the talent for finding spaces in clog areas and making the right runs, although Havertz has been described as a more elegant and adept musician than Müller. [ 61 ] Havertz prefers the false nine role, which he plays in at Chelsea. [ 62 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 6 November 2021[63]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National Cup[a]
League Cup[b]
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Bayer Leverkusen
2016–17
Bundesliga
24
4
1
0
—
3[c]
0
—
28
4
2017–18
Bundesliga
30
3
5
1
—
—
—
35
4
2018–19
Bundesliga
34
17
2
0
—
6[d]
3
—
42
20
2019–20
Bundesliga
30
12
5
2
—
10[e]
4
—
45
18
Total
118
36
13
3
—
19
7
—
150
46
Chelsea
2020–21
Premier League
27
4
5
1
1
3
12[c]
1
—
45
9
2021–22
Premier League
10
2
0
0
1
1
4[c]
1
1[f]
0
16
4
Total
37
6
5
1
2
4
16
2
1
0
61
13
Career total
155
42
18
4
2
4
35
9
1
0
211
59
International [edit ]
- As of match played 14 November 2021[64]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Germany
2018
2
0
2019
5
1
2020
3
1
2021
13
5
Total
23
7
- As of match played 14 November 2021. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Havertz goal.[64]
Honours [edit ]
Bayer Leverkusen
Chelsea
Individual
References [edit ]
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