Hendry Blank
Hendry Aron Blank (born August 21, 2004) is a German football player with Ghanaian roots. The defender plays for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Hendry Aron Blank | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Germany | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender (center back) | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
-2019 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
2019-2023 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Borussia Dortmund II | 13 | (0) |
2023-2024 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | (0) |
2024- | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2023- | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
changeHe started in the youth department of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In 2019 Blank moved to the youth department of Borussia Dortmund. He played four games for his new club in the B-Junior Bundesliga and also four games for the U19s in the following 2022/23 season. The defender became A youth champion with his club in spring 2022. In the 2023/24 season, Blank reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Youth League with the Dortmund A-Juniors .
In the summer of 2023, Blank was integrated into the Dortmund U23 third division squad together with goalkeeper Marian Kirsch [1] In the second half of Borussia Dortmund's first team's encounter against 1. FC Köln on matchday 18, Blank came on as a substitute for the injured Niklas Süle. This was to be his only appearance for Dortmund's first team.
In February 2024, Blank moved to the Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg. [2]
International
changeBlank has played three games for the DFB U20 since 2023. [3]