Football Bundesliga club 1. FC Cologne and Benno Schmitz have extended the contract until 2024. The former Leipzig and trained at Bayern Schmitz has been playing for the Cologne since 2018. With so far 23 missions, the 27-year-old right defenders counts in the current season to the service providers. “Benno is one of the stabilizers of our team. He plays a really good season and has made a strong development that I have not seen in the end yet,” said coach Steffen Baumgart in a message.