Introduction
Josephine Henning (born 8 September 1989) is a former German footballer who last played as a centre-back for Arsenal and the Germany national team. Since making her debut for the national team in September 2010, she has won over 25 caps and represented her country at UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Club career
Henning won the Frauen-Bundesliga four times and the UEFA Women's Champions League four times while playing with Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg in her home country. She then signed for French club Paris Saint-Germain in June 2014.
She helped Paris Saint-Germain reach the 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, where they lost 2–1 to Frankfurt. Henning missed the first half of the 2015–16 season through injury then negotiated a termination of her contract in January 2016.
In February 2016, Henning attended a pre-season training camp with Arsenal in Seville, Spain. She was named as a substitute in Arsenal's 3–1 friendly win over Bayern Munich. Her transfer to Arsenal was confirmed by the club on 18 February 2016.
She returned to Arsenal for the 2017–18 season.
On July 2, 2018 Henning announced her retirement.
International career
She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany went on to win the gold medal.
International goals
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:
| Henning – goals for Germany | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 29 November 2016 | Chemnitz, Germany |  Norway |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 21 July 2017 | Breda, Netherlands |  Italy |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 |
Source:
Honours
Club
- 1. FC Saarbrücken
- German Cup: Runner-up 2007–08
- 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
- Bundesliga: Winner 2009–10, 2010–11
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2009–10
- DFB-Hallenpokal for women: Winner 2010
- VfL Wolfsburg
- Bundesliga: Winner 2012–13, 2013–14
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2012–13, 2013–14
- DFB-Pokal: Winner 2012–13
- Paris Saint Germain
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Runners Up Medal 2015
- Arsenal
- FA Women's Cup: 2015–16
- Olympique Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: Winner 2016–17
- Coupe de France Féminine: Winner 2017
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Winner 2016–17
International
- Germany
- UEFA Women's Championship: Winner 2013
- Summer Olympic Games: Gold medal, 2016
- Algarve Cup: Winner 2012, 2014