Kai Havertz grew up near Aachen and came through Bayer Leverkusen’s academy, becoming their youngest-ever Bundesliga player at 17. He developed into one of the most gifted attacking midfielders in Germany.
Chelsea signed him in 2020 for around £72 million. In his first season he scored the winning goal in the Champions League final against Manchester City, the most important goal of his career.
He joined Arsenal in 2023, where he has played both as an attacking midfielder and as a centre-forward. Tall, technical and intelligent, Havertz is a regular for Germany.
Playing style
Havertz is a tall, technical attacking player who can play as a centre-forward, attacking midfielder or central midfielder. He is intelligent, finds space well and is good in the air. At Arsenal he became an important player as a centre-forward, scoring regularly and linking play. His ability to play in several positions makes him valuable in different systems.
International career
Havertz made his Germany debut in 2018 and played at Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024, where he scored twice.
Career in numbers
Since his first senior season in 2016/17, Havertz has made 407 club appearances and scored 117 goals in all competitions for 3 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2018/19: 20 goals in 42 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen. His busiest campaign was 2023/24, with 51 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has 3 goals in 7 appearances for Arsenal. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.
