Benno Schmitz
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benno Schmitz | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | SV Waldperlach | ||
| 2001–2013 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Bayern Munich II | 46 | (3) |
| 2014 | FC Liefering | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Red Bull Salzburg | 45 | (0) |
| 2016– | RB Leipzig | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Germany U20 | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 August 2014 |
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Benno Schmitz (born 17 November 1994) is a German professional footballer who currently plays as a right full-back for German side RB Leipzig.
Schmitz started playing football at local Munich club SV Waldperlach. In 2001 he joined the youth ranks of German heavyweight Bayern Munich where he eventually was promoted to their reserve team in 2012. After having had no chance to establish himself at the first team, he decided to leave the club and signed for Austrian champion Red Bull Salzburg effective summer 2014.
On 23 August 2014, he made his league debut in a 5-0 home win against Rheindorf Altach by coming on as a substitute for Christian Schwegler after 83 minutes.
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