Lars Bender

Lars Bender

Bender with Bayer Leverkusen in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lars Bender[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989
Place of birth Rosenheim, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 8
Youth career
1993–1999 TSV Brannenburg
1999–2002 SpVgg Unterhaching
2002–2006 1860 München
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2009 1860 München 58 (4)
2009– Bayer Leverkusen 173 (16)
National team‡
2005–2006 Germany U17 9 (1)
2007–2008 Germany U19 9 (2)
2009 Germany U20 1 (1)
2010 Germany U21 1 (0)
2011– Germany 19 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:48, 30 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014

Lars Bender (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʁs ˈbɛndɐ]; born 27 April 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and the German national team. He is the twin brother of Sven Bender, who currently plays for Borussia Dortmund.[2]

Club career

Lars Bender playing for Bayer Leverkusen.

Lars Bender played from 1993 to 1999 in the youth of the TSV Brann castle, from 1999 to 2002 he was part of SpVgg Unterhaching youth teams. In summer 2002, he moved to the 1860 München youth team.

1860 München

In August 2006, he played his first game for 1860 München II in the Regionalliga Süd. In October, he was unused substitute in the 1860 München senior team, and on 27 November 2006, when he was 17 years old, he made his professional debut at the home game against the TuS Koblenz in the 2. Bundesliga. In his first professional season he played 13 matches, nine of them in the starting lineup. In this season, Bender won the Fritz-Walter trophy, ahead of then Mönchengladbach's Marko Marin and his twin brother, Sven Bender. In his second season he was a regular player in the defensive midfield. On the first day of the new season, he scored his first goal. Bender started 2008–09 season again as a regular player. In the second league game against FSV Frankfurt on 3 October 2008, he took over the captaincy and was at 19 the youngest captain in the history of the 1860 München, but on 20 October he was seriously injured and after number of injuries, he finished that season with only 15 matches played. In his three professional seasons played for 1860 München in the 2. Bundesliga, he played 58 games and scored four goals.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

On 18 August 2009, Bender signed a three-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen. He played his first match in the Bundesliga coming off the bench on Matchday 6 and was used as substitute in most of 20 games he played during his first season in Bayer Leverkusen. He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 September, an eventual 4–0 win.[3] In the following season, his position in the defensive midfield remained competitive and he was often second choice, but he played 27 matches and scored three goals. In the 2011–12 season, he was a regular player and played most of the games over the full season, only interrupted by a forced break for a muscle bundle crack injury in the spring of 2012. On 21 March 2012, Bender signed a new contract with Leverkusen to 2018.[4] In the 2012–13 Bundesliga season, he played 33 games, scored 3 goals and made 6 assists. On 31 October 2013, he extended contract with Leverkusen until 2019.[5] In the 2013–14 season, he played 29 games and scored three goals in the Bundesliga, despite being injured for the most of September and October and again in the spring of 2014.

International career

Lars Bender celebrating his goal against Denmark during Euro 2012.

He was part of the German under-19 side that won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He and his twin Sven were named jointly as players of the tournament.

Bender was chosen as part of Germany's 23-man squad for Euro 2012. He scored an 80th-minute winner in the final group game against Denmark.[6]

On 29 May 2013 Bender scored twice in a 4–2 win over Ecuador.[7]

He was named in Germany's provisional 30-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but withdrew on 23 May following a thigh injury in training. Manager Joachim Löw said "I feel personally very sorry for Lars because I know how much he wanted to be in Brazil, when a player is ruled out so close before a tournament then it is very disappointing for everyone".[8]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Continental Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1860 München II 2006–07 Regionalliga Süd 9 2 — — 9 2 [9]
1860 München 2006–07 2. Bundesliga 13 0 0 0 13 0 [9]
2007–08 28 1 3 0 31 1 [10]
2008–09 15 3 2 0 17 2 [11]
2009–10 2 0 1 0 3 0 [12]
Totals 58 4 6 0 64 4 —
Bayer Leverkusen II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 2 0 — 2 0 [12]
2010–11 1 0 1 0 [13]
Totals 3 0 3 0 —
Bayer Leverkusen 2009–10 Bundesliga 20 1 1 0 21 1 [12]
2010–11 27 3 2 0 12 0 41 3 [13]
2011–12 28 4 1 0 8 1 37 5 [14]
2012–13 33 3 3 0 5 0 41 3 [15]
2013–14 29 3 4 1 6 0 39 4 [16]
2014–15 26 1 2 0 7 0 26 1 [17]
2015–16 10 1 2 1 4 0 16 2 [18]
Totals 173 16 15 2 42 1 230 19 —
Career totals 243 22 21 2 42 1 306 25 —
Last updated: 30 April 2016

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 June 2012 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  Denmark 2 – 1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012
2. 29 May 2013 FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, United States  Ecuador 2 – 0 4–2 Friendly
3. 29 May 2013 FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, United States  Ecuador 3 – 0 4–2 Friendly
4. 14 August 2013 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Paraguay 3 – 3 3–3 Friendly

Honours

Club

Bayer Leverkusen

Country

Germany

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "L. Bender". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Uersfeld, Stephan (1 February 2013). "Bender twins ready for showdown". ESPN FC. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Spielbericht Bayer Leverkusen – Eintracht Frankfurt 4:0 (3:0)" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Lars Bender verlängert vorzeitig bis 2017". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bayer 04 verlängert mit Lars Bender bis 2019" (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  6. ↑ John Atkin (17 June 2012). "German joy signals despair for Denmark". UEFA. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ecuador 2–4 Germany". ESPN. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Injured Lars Bender out of Germany squad". BBC Sport. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Lars Bender". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

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