Christopher Schindler

Christopher Schindler

Schindler during training in 2010.
Personal information
Full name Christopher Schindler
Date of birth (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990
Place of birth Munich, West Germany[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 26
Youth career
1999–2009 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– 1860 Munich II 39 (4)
2010–2016 1860 Munich 152 (4)
2016– Huddersfield Town 17 (1)
National team‡
2011–2012 Germany U21 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:07, 27 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:32, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Christopher Schindler (born 29 April 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Huddersfield Town in the Football League Championship in England.

He was formerly the captain of his hometown team, TSV 1860 Munich.[2] He had been captaining the team since Julian Weigl was suspended to the second squad and fined for disciplinary reasons early in the 2014-15 season.[3]

Schindler is a former Germany youth international, having played 4 games for the Germany national under-21 football team.[4]

On 29 June 2016, Schindler joined English Football League Championship club Huddersfield Town for a club record fee.[5] He made his debut for the Terriers in their 2–1 win over Brentford on 6 August 2016. Schindler scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town on 1 October 2016.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Christopher Schindler". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Schindler, Christopher" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Weigl-Binde dauerhaft weg! Wer nun übernimmt" (in German). tz.de. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ↑ https://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/christopher-schindler/
  5. ↑ http://www.htafc.com/news/article/2016-17/huddersfield-town-christopher-schindler-transfer-signing-3160560.aspx
  6. ↑ "Ipswich 0-1 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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