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 25)
Place of birth	Aachen, Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward[2]
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	37	(13)
International career‡
2014–2015	Germany U16	6	(0)
2015–2016	Germany U17	16	(2)
2017–2018	Germany U19	8	(7)
2018–	Germany	51	(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:07, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:14, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Kai Lukas Havertz (born 11 June 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Premier League club Arsenal and the Germany national team.

Having graduated from Bayer Leverkusen's youth academy in 2016, Havertz made his senior debut with the club in the same year. Upon making his debut, Havertz became the club's youngest-ever debutant in the Bundesliga, and he became their youngest-ever goalscorer when he scored his first goal the following year. He is also the youngest player to reach the milestones of 50 and 100 league appearances in the German top flight.

Havertz's 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 signing at the time. With Chelsea, Havertz won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021, scoring the winning goals in the Champions League and Club World Cup finals. In June 2023, he joined fellow London side Arsenal.

After appearing for Germany at various youth levels, Havertz made his senior international debut in September 2018, becoming the first player born in 1999 to represent the national team. He represented Germany at two editions of the UEFA European Championships (2020, and 2024), as well as the 2022 FIFA World Cup.