Christopher Schindler

Christopher Wolfgang Georg August Schindler (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɔfɐ ˈʃɪndlɐ]; born 29 April 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. After beginning his career with 1860 Munich, he moved to English club Huddersfield Town in 2016, with whom he secured promotion to the Premier League. He joined Nürnberg in 2021 and has also played for Germany's U21s. Schindler began his career with his hometown team, TSV 1860 Munich. He was named captain of the team after Julian Weigl was suspended to the second squad and fined for disciplinary reasons early in the 2014–15 season. After making over 200 appearances for 1860 Munich's first and second teams, Schindler joined English Championship club Huddersfield Town on 29 June 2016. He signed a three-year contract, with Huddersfield paying an undisclosed then-club record fee, reported to be around £1.8 million. Schindler joined Chris Löwe, Michael Hefele, Martin Cranie and Mark Hudson as former captains at the club. He made his debut for the Terriers in a 2–1 Championship win over Brentford on 6 August 2016, the opening game of the season. Schindler scored his first goal for the club, a header, in a 1–0 win over Ipswich Town on 1 October 2016.