Benedikt Schwarzhaupt (born 14 January 2001) is a German

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player who plays as a defender for Spanish División de Honor club Real Club de Polo and the German national team.

Club career

In club competition, Schwarzhaupt played for

Uhlenhorster HC Uhlenhorster Hockey-Club e. V. (also known as UHC Hamburg) is a German professional field hockey and tennis club based in Hamburg. It was founded in 1901, since 1923 their home ground is located in Hummelsbüttel, Wandsbek. Uhlenhorster HC is one ...

in the German

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until 2024, when he moved to Spain for his studies and started playing for Real Club de Polo.

International career

Junior national team

Benedikt Schwarzhaupt made his debut for the German U–21 team in 2019. He represented the side at an

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, as well as the EuroHockey Junior Championship in

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, where he won a gold medal. In 2021, alongside Hannes Müller, Schwarzhaupt captained the junior team at the

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Die Honamas

Schwarzhaupt made his debut for Die Honamas in 2021, during the second season of the FIH Pro League.

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* 2001 births Living people German male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Uhlenhorster HC players Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga players Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players German expatriate field hockey players German expatriate sportspeople in Spain Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-fieldhockey-bio-stub