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Kathrin Hendrich

Kathrin Julia Hendrich (born 6 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Born in Belgium, she plays for the Germany national team. She has previously been a member of Bayer Leverkusen, 1. FFC Frankfurt, Bayern Munich, and VfL Wolfsburg, as well as the Chicago Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Hendrich was born in Belgium to a Belgian mother and German father. She began her career at the age of seven in her hometown with FC Eupen 1963 before joining FC Teutonia Weiden after four years in the summer of 2003.

For the 2009/10 season, she left the club from Würselen and moved to division Bayer 04 Leverkusen.  With Leverkusen succeeded in this season promotion to the Bundesliga. There she made her debut on 15 August 2010 (1st matchday) in the 0–9 defeat in the away game against FCR 2001 Duisburg. On 25 September 2011 she scored in the game against 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig her first Bundesliga goal when she scored to make it 1–0. Hendrich can be used as a central defender or defensive midfielder.

On 13 February 2014 Hendrich announced her move to 1. FFC Frankfurt for the 2014/15 season, where she received a contract that ran until 30 June 2016.  With Frankfurt, she won the final of the UEFA Women's Champions League on 14 May 2015.

For the 2018/19 season she was signed by FC Bayern Munich and made her debut on 23 September 2018 (2nd matchday) in a 4–0 win at home against MSV Duisburg after being substituted on in the 76th minute. She scored her first Bundesliga goal for FC Bayern Munich on 2 December 2018 (matchday 10) in an away game at SC Freiburg with the equalizing goal in the 17th minute.

For the 2020-21 season, Hendrich was signed by league rivals and German champions VfL Wolfsburg and signing a contract until 30 June 2022. She remained with the club until 2025, winning the Bundesliga in 2021–22 and the DFB-Pokal four occasions. During the 2022–23 season, she was regarded as one of the league's leading centre backs.

On 11 June 2025, NWSL club Chicago Stars FC signed Hendrich to a two-year deal with a mutual option. On 1 August, Hendrich debuted with the Stars, coming in as a second-half substitute for Cari Roccaro in a 1–1 draw with Gotham FC.

After one year in Chicago, Hendrich returned to Germany, signing a two-year deal with 1. FC Köln in August 2026.

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