Benedikt Schwarzhaupt | |
Birth Date: | 2001 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Germany |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Real Club de Polo |
Years1: | –2024 |
Clubs1: | UHC Hamburg |
Years2: | 2024–present |
Clubs2: | Real Club de Polo |
Nationalyears1: | 2019–2022 |
Nationalteam1: | Germany U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
Nationalgoals1: | 12 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021–present |
Nationalteam2: | Germany |
Nationalcaps2: | 28 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Benedikt Schwarzhaupt (born 14 January 2001)[1] is a German field hockey player who plays as a defender for Spanish División de Honor club Real Club de Polo and the German national team.[2]
In club competition, Schwarzhaupt played for Uhlenhorster HC in the German Bundesliga until 2024, when he moved to Spain for his studies and started playing for Real Club de Polo.[3] [4] [5]
Benedikt Schwarzhaupt made his debut for the German U–21 team in 2019. He represented the side at an invitational tournament in Madrid,[2] as well as the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia, where he won a gold medal.[6]
In 2021, alongside Hannes Müller, Schwarzhaupt captained the junior team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[7] [8]
Schwarzhaupt made his debut for Die Honamas in 2021, during the second season of the FIH Pro League.[9]