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My Take
Henning Matriciani interests me precisely because he plays the unglamorous role brilliantly. A defender who can slot in at centre-back or right-back gives any coach options, and doing it at Schalke 04, a club with one of the most passionate fanbases in Germany, is no small thing. Coming from the small town of Lippstadt to that stage tells me about ambition and steady graft. I have always valued the players who snuff out danger over the ones chasing highlight-reel goals, and at 187 cm with that versatility, he is exactly the kind of reliable cornerstone teams quietly depend on. I suspect his name will keep rising.
Overview
Henning Matriciani (born 14 March 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Henning Matriciani
- Name (Japanese)
- ヘニング・マトリチャーニ
- Reading
- へにんぐ・まとりちゃーに
- Born
- March 14, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Lippstadt, Province of Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 187 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.