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Hendry Blank

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Hendry Blank
Blank warming up for Red Bull Salzburg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Hendry Aron Blank
Date of birth (2004-08-21) 21 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 4
Youth career
Bayer Leverkusen
2019–2023 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Borussia Dortmund II 13 (0)
2024 Borussia Dortmund 1 (0)
2024– Red Bull Salzburg 4 (0)
International career‡
2023 Germany U20 3 (0)
2024– Germany U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:23, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Hendry Aron Blank (born 21 August 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Club career

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Blank is a youth product of Bayer Leverkusen, and moved to Borussia Dortmund's youth academy in the summer of 2019. He helped their U19s win the 2022–23 Under 19 Bundesliga, and was subsequently promoted to Borussia Dortmund II signing a professional contract on 13 June 2023 until 2025.[2] He joined the senior Borussia Dortmund team for the preseason in the summer of 2023.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Borussia Dortmund II in a 1–0 3. Liga win over VfB Stuttgart II on 20 August 2023.[4] Hours after a UEFA Youth League match Blank made his first appearance on the first team squad as a substitute in a 1–0 UEFA Champions League win over Newcastle United on 25 October 2023, although he didn't make an appearance.[5] Blank made his first-team debut on 20 January 2024 in a Bundesliga game against 1. FC Köln, playing the second half of the 4–0 victory.[6]

On 1 February 2024, Blank joined Red Bull Salzburg for €7 million until 2028.[7]

International career

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Born in Germany, Blank is of Ghanaian and Malagasy descent.[2] He is a youth international for Germany, having been called up to the Germany U20s in October 2023.[8] He was called up to the German under-21 team in October 2024.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund II 2023–24 3. Liga 13 0 — — — 13 0
Borussia Dortmund 2023–24 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 4 0 2 0 4[b] 0 0 0 10 0
Total 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 18 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 24 0
  1. ^ Includes DFB Pokal, Austrian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

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  1. ^ "Hendry Aron Blank". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ghanaian youngster Hendry Aron Blank commits future to Borussia Dortmund - Ghana Latest Football News, Live Scores, Results - GHANAsoccernet".
  3. ^ Bahl, Tushar (24 July 2023). "Borussia Dortmund announce 30-man squad for US Tour".
  4. ^ "3. Liga: Borussia Dortmund II schlägt SC Freiburg II". www1.wdr.de. 20 August 2023.
  5. ^ GmbH, LigaInsider (26 October 2023). "Borussia Dortmund: Hendry Blank feiert Kaderdebüt bei BVB-Profis". ligainsider.de.
  6. ^ "Köln v Borussia Dortmund game report". Soccerway. 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Offiziell: Abwehrtalent verlässt BVB". Sky Sports. 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ GmbH, Perform Media Deutschland (16 October 2023). "BVB - Ein ganz fantastischer Spieler: Warum man bei Borussia Dortmund von Hendry Blank schwärmt". www.spox.com.
  9. ^ "Abschluss der EM-Qualifikation: Blank und Wanner neu dabei". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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