Rouwen Hennings

Rouwen Hennings (born 28 August 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Hennings has previously played for Hamburger SV, VfL Osnabrück, FC St. Pauli, and Karlsruher SC in the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, and 3. Liga. He has played international football for Germany's under-19, under-20, and under-21 level, making 21 caps and scoring 13 goals for the latter.

Club career

Hennings started his career with local junior side VfL Oldesloe before signing for Hamburger SV in 2001. He progressed through the junior sides to be promoted to the first team in 2005. He featured mainly for the second side in the Regionalliga Nord, making 22 appearances in the 2005–06 season and 29 appearances in the 2006–07 season, before joining 2. Bundesliga side VfL Osnabrück on a season-long loan in July 2007. He struggled to score goals for Osnabrück, only scoring 2 goals in 30 appearances as the club finished in mid-table. In the summer of 2008 he was again sent out on a season-long loan to 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli. as the side finished in 8th position, however, St. Pauli made the move permanent at the end of the season in July 2009 for €200,000. St. Pauli only lasted one season in the Bundesliga, finishing in last place and Hennings struggled to make an impact, only making 16 appearances. During the 2011–12 season back in the 2. Bundesliga, Hennings struggled to break into the first team, making only seven appearances, and in January 2012 he was sent out on loan to former club VfL Osnabrück in the 3. Liga. Hennings scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Cardiff City on 28 November 2015.

Despite having made regular substitute appearances during Burnley's Championship-winning campaign in 2015–16, he did not feature in the Premier League the following season. Instead, he was loaned out for the duration of the 2016–17 season, returning to his homeland to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Hennings made 30 appearances and scored nine goals as the club finished 11th in the 2. Bundesliga. On 7 July 2017, it was announced that he had returned to Düsseldorf on a permanent basis after being granted a free transfer by Burnley.

At Fortuna Düsseldorf for the 2017–18 season, he played a key role in helping them gain promotion to the Bundesliga.

Hennings signed for SV Sandhausen for the 2023–24 season.

International career Hennings has represented Germany at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. He first represented Germany at under-19 level in October 2005 whilst playing in the qualifiers for the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He gained five caps at this level scoring twice in a 3–2 victory over Greece as Germany failed to qualify for the main tournament.

Honours FC St. Pauli 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2009–10

Karlsruher SC 3. Liga: 2012–13

Burnley Football League Championship: 2015–16

Fortuna Düsseldorf 2. Bundesliga: 2017–18

Individual 2. Bundesliga top goalscorer: 2014–15