Christian Pander

FC Schalke 04

Pander spent his youth career at SC Nienberge, 1. FC Gievenbeck, SC Greven 09 and Preußen Münster before becoming a product of the Schalke 04 youth system. He made his Schalke 04 debut on 19 September 2002 where he played for 17 minutes, in a 4–1 win over Gomel in the first round of the UEFA Cup and also made another appearance in the first round of the UEFA Cup the following season, in a 0–0 draw against Kamen Ingrad. It was not until 2004 when Pander was promoted to the first team at Schalke 04 and made his Bundesliga debut on 6 August 2004 in a 1–0 away loss to Werder Bremen. However, his debut was a forgettable one when he made a mistake, leading Nelson Valdez to score the only goal in the game, though manager Jupp Heynckes praised his debut performance. Pander continued to be in the first team and scored the first goal of his professional career in a 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on 18 September 2004. However, as the 2004–05 season progressed, Pander suffered a knee injury during a 3–0 loss against Stuttgart on 9 April 2005 and was out for the rest of the season. Despite signing a contract with the club, keeping him until 2008, the 2005–06 season saw Pander making no appearance as he recovered from his knee injury. In April, it was announced that Pander's return was delayed when he was sidelined for six more months. In the 2006–07 season, Pander remained sidelined and returned to training from injury in early September 2006. He made his…

After being featured for the Germany U20 and Germany U21, Pander was called up by the national team for the first time on 17 August 2007. Pander was capped twice for his country. He scored on his debut for Germany on 22 August 2007, a powerful strike from roughly 25 yards against England. The game ended with Germany winning 2–1. Pander also made another appearance for the national team, a 2–0 win over Wales on 8 September 2007. It was his last one.

Pander's hobbies include listening to R'n'B and hip hop music. Outside of football, Pander is working to become a businessman.

Club

Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal: 2010–11