Sven Bender

Sven Bender (German pronunciation: [ˈsvɛn ˈbɛndɐ];[2][3] born 27 April 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a central defender and defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and Germany national team. He was raised in Brannenburg and started his football career playing for TSV Brannenburg. Sven is the twin brother of Lars Bender.[4][5]

Sven Bender
Bender with Bayer Leverkusen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sven Bender[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989
Place of birth Rosenheim, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back / defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 5
Youth career
1993–1999 TSV Brannenburg
1999–2002 SpVgg Unterhaching
2002–2006 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 1860 Munich II 20 (3)
2006–2009 1860 Munich 66 (1)
2009–2012 Borussia Dortmund II 4 (0)
2009–2017 Borussia Dortmund 158 (4)
2017– Bayer Leverkusen 97 (4)
National team‡
2005–2006 Germany U17 10 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U19 11 (1)
2009 Germany U20 3 (2)
2010– Germany 7 (0)
2016 Germany Olympic 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:39, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2016

Club career

Early career

Bender played from 1993 to 1999 in the youth of the TSV Brannenburg. From 1999 to 2002, he was part of SpVgg Unterhaching youth teams. In summer 2002, Bender moved to the 1860 München youth team.[6]

1860 Munich

He started his football career on the U-14 team and played for all of 1860 München's youth teams in three years. In November 2007, Bender extended his contract with the club until 2011. In 2009, Munich had to sell both Lars and Sven Bender, due to club's financial problem. Sven moved to Borussia Dortmund and Lars to Bayer Leverkusen. Sven played 65 games and scored 1 goal for 1860 Munich.[6] In 2009, he joined Borussia Dortmund, where he signed a contract that tied him to the club until 2013.[7]

Borussia Dortmund

Bender made his Bundesliga debut on 19 September 2009 in a game against Hannover 96. His biggest rival for the spot in the defensive midfield suffered several injuries and Bender established himself in the starting eleven very quickly. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 12 February 2011 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern and extended his contract until 2017. The years 2011 and 2012 were very successful for Bender, as he was an important player in Borussia Dortmund's midfield and helped the team win the national championship in both years as well as the DFB-Pokal in 2012.[7] On 6 January 2013, Bender extended his contract with Dortmund, keeping him at the club until 2017.[8] During the 2012–13 season, he was struggling with several injuries which made Dortmund sign Nuri Şahin in January 2013. After treatment of his injury, Bender got another opponent for his position. He was on his way to becoming the number one player on his position and shared a place with team's captain Sebastian Kehl and helped the team to reach 2013 UEFA Champions League Final, although they were defeated by their domestic rivals Bayern Munich. On 27 July 2013, Bender won the 2013 DFL-Supercup with Dortmund 4–2 against Bayern Munich.[9] In February 2014, he suffered injury after a loss against Hamburger SV,[10] which eventually ruled him out for the rest season. On 21 February 2016, Bender signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2021.[11]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 13 July 2017, Bender ended his eight-year tenure at Borussia Dortmund, signing a four-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen until 2021.[12] Both the brothers announced retirement from international football after the end of the 20/21 season.[13]

International career
Bender with the German national team in 2016 against Brazil

At the under-19 level, Bender was a part of the team that won the 2008 European Under-19 Championship. He and his twin brother Lars were named jointly as players of the tournament.[14] Bender made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Australia in March 2011.[15] He appeared in several more friendly games and nominated for the Euro 2012 but did not make the squad's final. In February 2014, Bender suffered an Osteitis pubis injury that ruled him out for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In mid-July on 2016, despite not being called up for the senior team since 2013, he made the spot for Germany Olympic football team for the 2016 Summer Olympics as one of three over 23 years old players along with his brother and Nils Petersen,[16] where Germany won the silver medal.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 August 2020.[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1860 Munich II2006–07Regionalliga Süd193——00193
2007–0810——0010
Total203000000203
1860 Munich2006–072. Bundesliga14000—00140
2007–0827130—00301
2008–0925010—00260
Total661400000701
Borussia Dortmund II2009–103. Liga30——0030
2012–1310——0010
Totals4000000040
Borussia Dortmund2009–10Bundesliga190000000190
2010–11311107[lower-alpha 2]000391
2011–12241304[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]}0321
2012–132011011[lower-alpha 3]000321
2013–14191205[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0271
2014–15200506[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0320
2015–161905011[lower-alpha 2]000350
2016–1760101[lower-alpha 3]00080
Total1584180450302244
Bayer Leverkusen2017–18Bundesliga29250—00342
2018–19270203[lower-alpha 2]000320
2019–20332519[lower-alpha 2]100474
2020–2180101[lower-alpha 2]000100
Total974131131001236
Career total345123515813044114
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

Personal life

On 20 June 2015, Bender married Simone Dettendorfer, his long time girlfriend since 2008.[19]

Honours

Club
Borussia Dortmund

International
Germany

Individual

References
  1. "S. Bender". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 363, 967. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. p. 227. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  4. Uersfeld, Stephan (13 July 2017). "Bender twins reunited at Leverkusen". ESPN. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. Uersfeld, Stephan (1 February 2013). "Bender twins ready for showdown". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "Sven Bender". kicker.de. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  7. "Sven Bender Biography/". history of soccer. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  8. "Borussia Dortmund extend contracts of Neven Subotic, Sven Bender". bvb.de/. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  9. "Dortmund prevail over Bayern in Supercup thriller". Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.
  10. . 24 February 2014 http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/dortmund-midfielder-sven-bender-sidelined-for-10-weeks. Retrieved 13 August 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Sven Bender verlängert bei Borussia Dortmund bis 2021". 23 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  12. "Sven Bender swaps Borussia Dortmund for Bayer Leverkusen". Bundesliga. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  13. "Sven and Lars Bender retire from international football". 21 December 2020.
  14. "2008: Lars & Sven Bender". uefa.com. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  15. "Germany 1-2 Australia Socceroos come from behind to defeat experimental German side". goal.com. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  16. "Die Olympia-Kader stehen fest". dfb.de. 15 July 2016.
  17. "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016.
  18. "Sven Bender » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  19. "Olympiafußballer Sven Bender: Das ist seine Frau". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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