Biography
Who is Christiane Endler?
Early life and background
Christiane Endler was born in Coronel, Chile, on July 23, 1991. She grew up playing a wide variety of sports, including tennis, swimming, hockey, basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics, before focusing fully on football. As a teenager attending a German high school, she received her first formal football training. Throughout her youth, she played as a forward until a coach suggested she switch to the goalkeeper position because of her height.
At the age of seventeen, she began playing semi-professionally with the women's team of Unión La Calera. She spent two seasons with the club before moving on to other opportunities in domestic and international football.
College and early club career
During the 2011 Pan American Games, Christiane Endler was recruited to play college football in the United States. She attended the University of South Florida and played for the South Florida Bulls, where she recorded numerous saves, shutouts, and conference honors while studying business administration.
Before her time in college, she played for Chilean clubs including Everton de Viña del Mar, where she reached the final of the Copa Libertadores Femenina. She later joined Colo-Colo women's and won her first Copa Libertadores title after returning briefly from her studies during a fall break.
European career highlights
Christiane Endler later moved to Europe, where she played for Chelsea F.C. Women before returning to Chile for a brief period. She subsequently joined Valencia in Spain and won the Zamora Trophy for conceding the fewest goals in the league during the 2016 to 2017 season, becoming the first foreign player to receive the award.
In 2017, she signed with Paris Saint-Germain and helped the club win the French league title by remaining undefeated during the 2020 to 2021 season. In June 2021, she transferred to Lyon and won the UEFA Women's Champions League, becoming the first Chilean player to achieve this title.
Birthday and age
Christiane Endler was born on July 23, 1991, which makes Christiane 35 years old today. That birthday falls under the Leo sign. Christiane shares the date with 59 other famous people.
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