Christopher Schindler

Christopher Wolfgang Georg August Schindler (German pronunciation: [ˈkʀɪstɔfɐ ˈʃɪndlɐ]; born 29 April 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains Championship club Huddersfield Town. He has also played for Germany U21s.

Christopher Schindler
Schindler with 1860 Munich in 2013
Personal information
Full name Christopher Wolfgang Georg August Schindler[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990[2]
Place of birth Munich, West Germany[3]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 26
Youth career
1999–2009 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 1860 Munich II 39 (3)
2010–2016 1860 Munich 152 (4)
2016– Huddersfield Town 175 (5)
National team
2011–2012 Germany U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020

Career

He was formerly the captain of his hometown team, TSV 1860 Munich.[4] 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.[5]

Schindler is a former Germany youth international, having played 4 games for the Germany national under-21 football team.[6]

On 29 June 2016, Schindler joined English Football League Championship club Huddersfield Town for a then club record fee.[7] 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.[8]

On 29 May 2017, Schindler scored the winning penalty in the 2017 EFL Championship play-off Final which took Huddersfield Town to the Premier League in a penalty shootout against Reading.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 December 2020[3][6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSV 1860 Munich II 2009–10 Regionalliga Süd 201———201
2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 122———122
2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 70———70
Total 393———393
TSV 1860 Munich 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 16100——161
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 30120——321
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 18030——210
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 26020——280
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 29120—20331
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 33130——361
Total 1524120—201664
Huddersfield Town 2016–17 Championship 44200103[lower-alpha 1]0482
2017–18 Premier League 3701010—390
2018–19 Premier League 3710010—381
2019–20 Championship 4521000—462
2020–21 Championship 1200010—130
Total 17552040301845
Career total 36612140405038912

Honours

Huddersfield Town

Notes
  1. Appearances in championship play-offs

References
  1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. "Christopher Schindler: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. "C. Schindler: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. "Schindler, Christopher" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. "Weigl-Binde dauerhaft weg! Wer nun übernimmt" (in German). tz.de. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "Christopher Schindler Profile". worldfootball.net.
  7. "TRANSFER: SCHINDLER ARRIVES FOR CLUB RECORD FEE". www.htafc.com.
  8. "Ipswich 0–1 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. "Huddersfield reach Premier League after penalty shoot-out win over Reading". The Guardian. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  10. Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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