| Intro | German footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Germany |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 29 April 1990, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany |
| Age: | 30 years |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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 has also played for Germany U21’s.
Career
He was formerly the captain of his hometown team, TSV 1860 Munich. 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.
Schindler is a former Germany youth international, having played 4 games for the Germany national under-21 football team.
On 29 June 2016, Schindler joined English Football League Championship club Huddersfield Town for a club record fee. 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. He scored his second goal in the reverse fixture of the 2016/17 season. He quickly established himself as the leading centre-back of the Huddersfield Town squad during his first season in England, and is widely praised for his reliability and consistency.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSV 1860 Munich II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga Süd | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Süd | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||||
| TSV 1860 Munich | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 152 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 166 | 4 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 2016–17 | Championship | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Career total | 219 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 9 | ||