Lars Stindl

Lars Edi Stindl (born 26 August 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Germany national team. He can also play as a forward. He scored the only goal in the final of 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup against Chile to ensure Germany's first ever title.[3]

Lars Stindl
Stindl lining up for Germany in 2017
Personal information
Full name Lars Edi Stindl[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-26) 26 August 1988[1]
Place of birth Speyer, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 13
Youth career
1991–2000 TSV Wiesental
2000–2007 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Karlsruher SC II 49 (11)
2007–2010 Karlsruher SC 56 (13)
2010–2015 Hannover 96 131 (19)
2015– Borussia Mönchengladbach 157 (45)
National team‡
2007 Germany U20 3 (0)
2009 Germany U21 1 (0)
2017– Germany 11 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:18, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2019

Club career
Stindl training with Hannover in 2013

Born in Speyer, Stindl began his career in the youth teams for TSV Wiesental and joined a similar setup at Karlsruher SC in summer 2000.[4] He started his professional career with Karlsruher, making his first appearance on 15 March 2008 in the Bundesliga. He was substituted on in the 81st minute in a 0–1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. On 29 November 2008, Stindl scored his first Bundesliga goal against Hannover 96. In February 2010, he announced his intention to leave Karlsruher. On 16 March 2010, his transfer to Hannover 96 was confirmed.[5]

On 25 March 2015 it was confirmed that Stindl would move to Borussia Mönchengladbach for the 2015–16 season.[6]

On 8 August 2015, he marked his competitive debut by scoring a brace in a 4–1 win at FC St. Pauli in the first round of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal.[7]

Stindl was confirmed as Gladbach's new captain on 1 August 2016 after the retirement of previous captain Martin Stranzl and the transfer of vice-captain Granit Xhaka to Arsenal.[8]

On 23 February 2017, Stindl scored a hat-trick at ACF Fiorentina's Stadio Artemio Franchi, as Borussia overturned a 0–3 aggregate deficit to qualify for the UEFA Europa League Round of 16.[9]

International career

Youth

Stindl is a former Germany U20 international and has won one cap for the Germany U21.[10]

Senior
Stindl during the 2017 Confederations Cup final

Stindl was first called up to the senior national team in 2017, for the friendly against Denmark on 6 June 2017, for the 2018 World Cup qualification match against San Marino on 10 June 2017 and for the 2017 Confederations Cup to be held from 17 June to 2 July 2017.[11]

Stindl made his international debut on 6 June against Denmark, where he started for the game and played the full 90 minutes.[12]

In the opening game of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup against Australia, Stindl scored his first goal for Germany in the fifth minute of the match.[13] He followed this up with his second international goal in Germany's 1–1 draw with Chile three days later.[14] He repeated the feat against the same opposition in the Final of the tournament, scoring the only goal of the match to help Germany claim the title, finishing as joint top goalscorer with three goals.[15]

On 14 November 2017 he scored a vital equaliser in the 90th minute of a friendly against France (which was the last friendly match of Germany in that year and Germans were lagging behind by 1–2), which ensured Germany's unbeaten streak remaining alive in 2017.[16]

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 6 February 2021.
Club Season League Cup1 Continental2 Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Karlsruhe II 2006–07 Regionalliga Süd 122——122[17]
2007–08 Regionalliga Süd 264——264[18]
2008–09 Regionalliga Süd 105——105[18]
2009–10 Regionalliga Süd 10——10[18]
Total 491100004911—
Karlsruher SC 2007–08 Bundesliga 2000—20[18]
2008–09 Bundesliga 21410—224[18]
2009–10 2. Bundesliga 33920—359[18]
Total 561330005913—
Hannover 96 2010–11 Bundesliga 33210—342[19]
2011–12 Bundesliga 28222132436[20]
2012–13 Bundesliga 1822092294[21]
2013–14 Bundesliga 31320—333[22]
2014–15 Bundesliga 211011—2211[23]
Total 131198322416126—
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2015–16 Bundesliga 30734633914[24]
2016–17 Bundesliga 3011421054418[25]
2017–18 Bundesliga 31630—346[26]
2018–19 Bundesliga 21310—223[27]
2019–20 Bundesliga 25910423011[28]
2020–21 Bundesliga 20931622912[29]
Total 15745157261219864—
Career total 3938826104816467114—

International statistics
As of 28 March 2018[30]
National teamYearApp.Goals
Germany
2017104
201810
Total114

International goals
As of 14 November 2017. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stindl goal.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 June 2017Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia Australia
1–0
3–2
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
2.22 June 2017Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia Chile
1–1
1–1
3.2 July 2017Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia
1–0
1–0
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
4.14 November 2017RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany France
2–2
2–2
Friendly

Honours

International
Germany

Individual

References
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  3. Harris, Daniel (2 July 2017). "Chile 0–1 Germany: Confederations Cup final – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. "Lars Stindl verlässt KSC zum Saisonende". ksc.de (in German). Archived from the original on 22 February 2010.
  5. "Stindl verstärkt Hannover" (in German). DFL. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  6. "Lars Stindl wechselt nach Gladbach" (in German). DFL. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. "Stindl leitet Gladbacher Wende ein" [Stindl starts Gladbach's turnaround]. kicker.de (in German). 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  8. "Stindl neuer Fohlen-Kapitän – "Spricht Probleme offen an"" [Stindl new colt's captain – "talks openly about problems"]. kicker.de (in German). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. "Europa League: Lars Stindl hat trick inspires Mönchengladbach to rousing victory". Deutsche Welle. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. "Stindl-Wechsel nun offiziell". kicker.de (in German). 16 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  11. "Leipzig's Demme, Hoffenheim's Demirbay and Wagner, Hertha's Plattenhardt and Gladbach's Stindl all included in Germany squad for Confederations Cup". bundesliga.com. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  12. "Stindl Germany debut". ESPN FC. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  13. "Stindl Germany debut goal". The Guardian. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  14. "Alexis Sanchez sets Chile goal record, Stindl equalizes for Germany in draw". Sports Illustrated. 22 June 2017.
  15. Pender, Kieran (2 July 2017). "Germany win Confederations Cup after Lars Stindl punishes error to deny Chile". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  16. "Germany 2 France 2: Stindl rescues world champions | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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