Lars Bender

ABOUT

Full NameLars Bender

BornApril 27, 1989

Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

NationalityGermany

RoleMidfielder

Relation(s)Hartmut Bender(P),Sabine Bender(P),Sven Bender(Sibling)

SEASON STATS

Season	Team	Apps (Subs)	Goals (P)	Assists	Yellows	Min Played
Bundesliga 20/21	Leverkusen	14 (2)	1 (1)	1	2 (0)	939
DFB Pokal 20/21	Leverkusen	2 (0)	1 (0)	0	1 (0)	162
UEFA Europa League 20/21	Leverkusen	4 (2)	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	182
UEFA Europa League 19/20	Leverkusen	4 (0)	0 (0)	0	2 (0)	289
DFB Pokal 19/20	Leverkusen	2 (0)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	112
Bundesliga 19/20	Leverkusen	18 (2)	2 (0)	1	3 (0)	1372
UEFA Champions League 19/20	Leverkusen	5 (1)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	360
Bundesliga 18/19	Leverkusen	20 (2)	1 (0)	4	2 (0)	1366
UEFA Europa League 18/19	Leverkusen	5 (2)	0 (0)	0	2 (0)	295
DFB Pokal 18/19	Leverkusen	2 (0)	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	153
Bundesliga 17/18	Leverkusen	21 (1)	2 (0)	5	5 (0)	1602
DFB Pokal 17/18	Leverkusen	3 (1)	1 (0)	1	0 (0)	190
Bundesliga 16/17	Leverkusen	9 (0)	0 (0)	1	4 (0)	610
UEFA Champions League 16/17	Leverkusen	3 (0)	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	215
Olympic Games 2016	Germany	6 (0)	0 (0)	0	2 (0)	499
Bundesliga 15/16	Leverkusen	11 (0)	1 (0)	1	3 (0)	887
DFB Pokal 15/16	Leverkusen	2 (1)	1 (1)	0	0 (0)	116
UEFA Champions League 15/16	Leverkusen	2 (0)	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	134
Bundesliga 14/15	Leverkusen	26 (1)	1 (0)	2	5 (0)	2028
DFB Pokal 14/15	Leverkusen	2 (0)	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	195
Champions League 14/15	Leverkusen	7 (0)	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	585
European Ch.ship QF 2016	Germany	1 (1)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	11
Bundesliga 13/14	Leverkusen	29 (1)	3 (0)	0	2 (1)	2350
Champions League 13/14	Leverkusen	6 (1)	0 (0)	0	2 (0)	467
DFB Pokal 13/14	Leverkusen	4 (0)	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	336
Bundesliga 12/13	Leverkusen	33 (1)	3 (0)	5	1 (0)	2789
UEFA Europa League 12/13	Leverkusen	5 (1)	0 (0)	1	2 (0)	380
DFB Pokal 12/13	Leverkusen	3 (0)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	300
European Championship 2012	Germany	3 (2)	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	90
Bundesliga 11/12	Leverkusen	28 (0)	4 (0)	3	2 (0)	2383
Champions League 11/12	Leverkusen	8 (0)	1 (0)	0	1 (0)	664
DFB Pokal 11/12	Leverkusen	1 (0)	0 (0)	1	0 (0)	90
Bundesliga 10/11	Leverkusen	27 (17)	3 (0)	1	3 (0)	1205
UEFA Europa League 10/11	Leverkusen	10 (2)	0 (0)	1	1 (0)	637
DFB Pokal 10/11	Leverkusen	2 (1)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	144
U21 Euro 2011 Qualification	Germany	1 (0)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	64
Bundesliga 09/10	Leverkusen	20 (14)	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	722
DFB Pokal 09/10	Leverkusen	1 (0)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	72
2. Bundesliga 09/10	1860 Munich	2 (0)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	148
DFB Pokal 09/10	1860 Munich	1 (0)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	90
2. Bundesliga 08/09	1860 Munich	15 (0)	3 (0)	0	3 (0)	1097
DFB Pokal 08/09	1860 Munich	2 (0)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	160
2. Bundesliga 07/08	1860 Munich	28 (1)	1 (0)	0	9 (0)	2188
DFB Pokal 07/08	1860 Munich	3 (0)	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	300
2. Bundesliga 06/07	1860 Munich	13 (4)	0 (0)	0	3 (0)	0

OVERALL CAREER STATS

Apps (Subs)	414 (61)
Goals (P)	32 (2)
Assists	28
Yellows	66 (1)
Reds	0
Min Played	28978

ABOUT

Lars Bender is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen in the Fußball-Bundesliga. He is the twin brother of Sven Bender, who plays for Borussia Dortmund. In 2006, while still playing for 1860 Munich, Bender has won the Fritz-Walter trophy. On 18 August 2009, Bender signed a three year contract with Bayer Leverkusen. Bender scored his first goal in the Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt. He scored his first goal in 2011 against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–0 win with a well-struck curled low shot from twenty meters. He was part of the German under-19 side that won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He was first called up to the senior squad in September 2011. Bender was chosen as part of Germany's 23-man squad for Euro 2012. In Germany's last group game, he scored the winning goal, making the scoreline 2–1 in Germany's favour.