Rising German footballer, Lars Stindl, currently plays as a forwarder for Germany national football team and Borussia Monchengladbach. He has played for TSV Wiesental, Karlsruher SC II, Karlsruher SC, and Hannover 96, etc.
Lars Stindl is the professional name of Lars Edi Stindl. He was born on August 26, 1988, in Speyer West Germany. He was born to father, Edi, and mother, Martina Stindl and grew up with his sibling, Lorena Stindl. Stindl belongs to Romanians ethnicity and holds a German nationality.
In 2012, Lars Stindl earned € 1.5 million as a yearly salary. As of 2018, he receives €1,210,000 as annual salary from his current club. His current market value is estimated at €18,00 million; however, his exact figure of net worth is yet to reveal. Since July 10, 2017, Stindl uses Nike's shoe, Magista Opus II and drives a luxurious black car.
At the age of three, Stindl joined the "TSV Wiesental" in 1991. Further, he left the team after eight years. And then, joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC in 2000 for seven years.
Stindl began his professional career with the Karlsruher SC II in 2007 and his first match came on March 15, 2008, in the Bundesliga as a substitute player against Eintracht Frankfurt. He scored his first goal against Hannover 96. Stindl scored 11 goals in 49 appearances for Karlsruher SC II. Moreover, he scored 13 goals in 56 matches for Karlsruher SC.
Stindl then signed a four year deal with Hannover 96 on a free transfer on July 1, 2010. He has scored 19 goals in 131 appearances before ending his career on the team. He then transferred to Borussia Monchengladbach on July 1, 2015, for €3.00 million and made his debut against FC St Pauli in the 2015-16 DFB-Pokal.
After the retirement of his team's captain, Martin Stranzl, Stindl was selected as the new captain on August 1, 2016. He later scored a hat-trick at ACF Fiorentina’s Artemio Franchi, in the quality of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16. So far, he has scored 22 goals in 77 appearances. In the field, he gets support from Raffael and Thorgan Hazard in forwarding line.
Lars Stindl has represented his national team in Germany U-20 and U-21. He has played 3 matches for U-20 and 1 for U-21. In 2017, he made his senior debut for German national team against Denmark on June 6, 2017, where he played full 90 minutes.
Stindl scored his first goal in the fifth minute of the match against Australia, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. He earned 10 caps scoring 4 goals in his national side. He supports Sandro Wagner and Timo Werner on the forward line of International matches.
Stindl got married to his long-term girlfriend, Tanita Stindl on June 13, 2015, after dating for numbers of years at the Munchhausen Palace. The duo began their love affair on September 9, 2009. They have a beautiful daughter Livia born in 2016 and currently, they live a relaxed life together.