Benno Schmitz was born on 17 November 1994 in München and plays for 1. FC Köln. He played for SV Waldperlach from 2000-2001, for FC Bayern München from 2001-2014, for FC Red Bull Salzburg from 2014-2016, for RB Leipzig from 2016-2018 and has played for 1. FC Köln since 2018.

Current season 2021/22

With four assists, Benno Schmitz presently has the eighth-most in the league together with Genki Haraguchi (1. FC Union Berlin), Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Jonas Hector, Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München), Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) and Lars Stindl (Borussia M'gladbach). The player with the shirt number 2 was in the starting line-up in all previous 13 games of the season. Of these, he won four games with his club.

His pass success rate amounts to 72.74 per cent, with which Benno Schmitz occupies eighth place in the team-internal statistics. His tackle success rate amounts to 53.3 per cent. With this, he occupies fifth place in the team-internal statistics.

Bundesliga career and records

The 27-year-old has played 61 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 22. So far, he has completed 43 matches with his current squad.