Kai Lukas Havertz 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 at the same yearInformation Guide Nigeria
Kai Harvetz’s Club career
Youth career
The young talented midfielder received his first experience in football at the age of four when he joined the amateur club Alemannia Mariadorf, where his grandfather, Richard, was chairman of the club. Kai Harvetz was signed by 2 in 2009. Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen where he spent only a year in the club’s academy before joining Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 11. The various report claimed that 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 senior team the following year.Information Guide Nigeria
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After Kai Havertz graduated from Bayer Leverkusen’s youth academy in 2016, he made his senior debut with the club at the same year. In the day of him making his debut, It has been recorded that Kai 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. The young star is also the youngest player to reach the milestones of 50 and 100 league appearances in the German top flight.Information Guide Nigeria
Kai Lukas Havertz’s sensational 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 until Romelu Lukaku’s signing in 2021. With the West Lonmdon outfit, Havertz won the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, scoring the winning goal in the Champions League final, and FIFA Club World Cup, while assisting teammate Hakim Ziyech’s goal in the UEFA Super Cup.
Bayer Leverkusen
Havertz made his debut for Bayer Leverkusen on 15 October 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Charles Aránguiz in a 2–1 Bundesliga loss to Werder Bremen. Upon entering the field of play, he became the club’s youngest-ever Bundesliga debutant, at the age of 17 years and 126 days, although his record was broken (by 111 days) by Florian Wirtz in 2020. On 17 February 2017, he assisted teammate Karim Bellarabi to score the 50,000th Bundesliga goal.Information Guide Nigeria
Chelsea
2020–21 season
On 4 September 2020, Havertz signed a five-year contract with Premier League club Chelsea. 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 signing after Kepa Arrizabalaga. On 14 September, he made his Chelsea debut in the league opener against Brighton & Hove Albion, which ended in a 3–1 away win. On 23 September, Havertz scored his first career hat-trick and his first Chelsea goals in a 6–0 home win over Barnsley in the third round of the EFL Cup. Havertz scored his first-ever Premier League goal against Southampton on 17 October, in a 3–3 draw at home. On 4 November 2020, it was revealed that Havertz had tested positive for COVID-19.
On 29 May 2021, he scored the only goal of the game in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final. It was his first-ever goal in the UEFA Champions League as Chelsea beat fellow English club Manchester City to win the competition for the second time in club history.Information Guide Nigeria
2021–22 season
On 11 August 2021, Havertz won the UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea, beating Villarreal in the final on penalties, despite him missing his penalty. On 28 August, he scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at Liverpool.
On 12 February 2022, Havertz scored the winning goal in the 117th minute of the FIFA Club World Cup Final from a penalty kick, which ended in a 2–1 victory over Palmeiras.
Arsenal
On 28 June 2023, Havertz was signed by Chelsea’s crosstown rivals Arsenal for a reported fee of £65 million. Havertz debuted on 13 July in a 1–1 pre-season draw with 1. FC Nürnberg. 6 days later in his second appearance for the club he scored his first goal in a 5–0 victory in the 2023 MLS All-Star Game
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Kai Harvetz’s International career
Youth
The players Wikipedia have it that Kai Havertz made his debut for the Germany national under-16 team on 11 November 2014, starting in the friendly match against the Czech Republic before being substituted out in the 57th minute for Tom Baack. The match finished as a 3–1 win for Germany.
Again the German born Kai Havertz was included in Germany’s squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan. The German appeared in all five of Germany’s matches, scoring once before Germany were eliminated by Spain in the semi-final.
Senior
Kai 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. As per statistics, the German born made his international debut on 9 September 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Timo Werner against Peru, with the match finishing as a 2–1 home win for Germany. Upon Kai Harvertz making his debut, he became the first player born in 1999 to represent the national team. The German international was also selected to the German squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.
Kai Havertz’s Salary
In July 2017 the attacking midfielder signed a contract with Chelsea that nets him a whopping salary of 2 Million Euro (1.8 Million Pound) per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns €9,915 (£8,843) per day and €413 (£368) per hour!
Per year €2,000,000 £1,739,130NYSC Portal
Per month €166,667 £144,928
Per week €38,462 £33,445
Per day €5,479 £4,765
Per hour €228 £198
Per minute €4 £3
Kai Havertz’s Net Worth
This landmark shift in Arsenal’s wage structure has seen Havertz secure a whopping £17.24m per year, translating to over £327k a weekNYSC Portal
Other facts about Kai Harvertz
Real Name/Full Name: Kai Lukas Havertz
Nick Name/Celebrated Name: Kai Havertz
Birth Place: Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date Of Birth/Birthday: 11 June 1999
Age/How Old: 23 years old
Height/How Tall: In Centimetres – 189 cm In Feet and, Inches – 6′ 2″
Weight: In Kilograms – 82 Kg, In Pounds – 181 lbs
Eye Color: GreenNYSC Portal
Hair Color: Black
Parents Name: Father – Unknown Mother – Unknown
Siblings: Jan Havertz and Leah Havertz
School: Landrat-Lucas High School
Religion: Christian
Nationality: Germany
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Unmarried
Girlfriend: Sophia Weber
Profession: Footballer
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Net Worth: $21 Million
Last Updated: June 2022NYSC Portal
Kai Havertz awards and achievements
Club Achievements
Bayern Leverkusen
DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2019–20
Chelsea
UEFA Champions League: 2020–21
UEFA Super Cup: 2021
FA Cup runner-up: 2020–21
Individual Awards and Achievements
UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
Fritz Walter Medal U17 Silver: 2016
Fritz Walter Medal U19 Gold: 2018NYSC Portal
Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2018–19
kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2018–19
Bundesliga Player of the Month: April 2019, May 2019 May 2020
UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2019
UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2019–20
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