GermanyDefensive Midfielder
Lars Bender
- Date of birth: (37 years)
- Place of birth: Rosenheim, Germany
- Height: 1.83 m
- Baconbauer number 3
All positions:Positions
- Midfielder
- Defender
- Centre Midfielder
- Right Back
- Caps
- 18
- 6 starts · 12 as sub
- Goals
- 4
- 0.22 per game
- Assists
- 0
- 0.00 per game
- Cards
- 2
- 2 yellow · 0 second yellow · 0 red
National Teams · Germany
| Year | Caps | Goals | Non-FIFA Matches | Non-FIFA Goals | Caps and goals per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
All international matches
- Friendly · Estadio Municipal de BalaídosAvs.
SpainOwn contribution: came on 91'Match report: Spain vs. Germany 0–1Win - European Championship 2016 · Group D · Max-Morlock-StadionHvs.
GibraltarOwn contribution: came on 79'Match report: Germany vs. Gibraltar 4–0Win - Friendly · Wembley StadiumAvs.
EnglandOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: England vs. Germany 0–1Win - Friendly · San Siro-Giuseppe MeazzaAvs.
ItalyOwn contribution: came on 87'Match report: Italy vs. Germany 1–1Draw - Friendly · Fritz-Walter-StadionHvs.
ParaguayOwn contribution: came on 27'1 goalYellow cardMatch report: Germany vs. Paraguay 3–3Draw - Friendly · Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumAvs.
USAMatch report: USA vs. Germany 4–3Defeat - Friendly · FAU Football StadiumAvs.
EcuadorOwn contribution: 2 goalsMatch report: Ecuador vs. Germany 2–4Win - Friendly · Stade de FranceAvs.
FranceMatch report: France vs. Germany 1–2Win - Friendly · Johan Cruijff ArenAAvs.
NetherlandsMatch report: Netherlands vs. Germany 0–0Draw - Friendly · Deutsche Bank ParkHvs.
ArgentinaMatch report: Germany vs. Argentina 1–3Defeat - European Championship 2012 · Group B · Arena L'vivAvs.
DenmarkOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Denmark vs. Germany 1–2Win - European Championship 2012 · Group B · Oblasny SportKomplex MetalistAvs.NetherlandsMatch report: Netherlands vs. Germany 1–2Win
- European Championship 2012 · Group B · Arena L'vivHvs.
PortugalMatch report: Germany vs. Portugal 1–0Win - Friendly · Red Bull Arena LeipzigHvs.
IsraelMatch report: Germany vs. Israel 2–0Win - Friendly · St. Jakob ParkAvs.
SwitzerlandMatch report: Switzerland vs. Germany 5–3Defeat - Friendly · WeserstadionHvs.FranceOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Germany vs. France 1–2Defeat
- Friendly · VolksparkstadionHvs.NetherlandsMatch report: Germany vs. Netherlands 3–0Win
- Friendly · NSC OlimpiyskiyAvs.
UkraineMatch report: Ukraine vs. Germany 3–3Draw - Friendly · Stadion Energa GdańskAvs.
PolandMatch report: Poland vs. Germany 2–2Draw
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Results over time
One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.
Most frequent teammates
| # | Player | Together | Both started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Müller | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | André Schürrle | 14 | 1 |
| 3 | Lukas Podolski | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Mats Hummels | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | Sami Khedira | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | Toni Kroos | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | Mesut Özil | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Benedikt Höwedes | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | Miroslav Klose | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | Jérôme Boateng | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Per Mertesacker | 10 | 4 |
| 12 | Mario Götze | 10 | 2 |
| 13 | Marco Reus | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | Philipp Lahm | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | Manuel Neuer | 8 | 2 |
| 16 | Holger Badstuber | 8 | 2 |
| 17 | Mario Gómez | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | Marcell Jansen | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Marcel Schmelzer | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Sven Bender | 5 | 2 |
Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 18 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.
Most frequent opponents
| # | Opponent | Matches | W | D | L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | USA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.