45 Facts About Christiane Endler

Claudia Christiane Endler Mutinelli was born on 23 July 1991 and is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Premiere Ligue club Lyon.

Christiane Endler has previously played for Colo-Colo, Valencia, Paris Saint-Germain, and the University of South Florida.

Christiane Endler was born in Santiago, Chile, to a German father and a Chilean mother with Italian ancestry.

From childhood, Christiane Endler showed talent for sports, playing tennis, swimming, hockey, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics before dedicating herself full time to football.

Christiane Endler spent two years with the club where she finished fifth and sixth in the league table, respectively.

Christiane Endler was enrolled on a scholarship and at first studied physical education, but switched her major to instead study Business Administration.

Christiane Endler recorded nine shutouts and was named Big East goalkeeper of the week twice and Big East freshman of the week once.

In 2009, Christiane Endler participated in the first ever edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina.

In 2010, Christiane Endler reached her first ever Copa Libertadores final with Everton de Vina del Mar, where she would play Santos, a team that contacted her to play the year before.

Christiane Endler held off the tournament's most effective attack for most of the match, but conceded in the 89th minute.

In 2011, Christiane Endler participated in her second consecutive and Colo-Colo's first Copa Libertadores final, where they fell to Sao Jose Esporte Clube.

In 2012, while still in college, Christiane Endler took advantage of her brief fall break to participate in her third Libertadores final in a row.

Christiane Endler had anticipated the probability of a penalty shootout and reviewed strategy with her coach the day before.

Christiane Endler was having a convincing start to her season, but due to the newfound intensity of training and workouts, she began feeling discomfort in her knee that developed into a season-ending ruptured meniscus injury.

Christiane Endler was awarded the Zamora Trophy for conceding only 11 goals throughout the league campaign.

Christiane Endler was the first foreign player in the Primera Division to receive the award.

Christiane Endler was named to La Liga's team of the season by a fan vote of 5,400.

Christiane Endler conceded just five goals and recorded seven shutouts in 11 matches for that campaign.

Christiane Endler signed a contract extension later in 2018 that continued to June 2021.

Christiane Endler had a decisive performance in the 2018 Coupe de France Feminine final, making important saves against Shanice van de Sanden and Dzsenifer Marozsan.

On 9 August 2020, Christiane Endler saved a penalty from Eugenie Le Sommer during the shootout that decided the 2020 Coupe de France but subsequently missed one that she took as PSG ultimately lost to Lyon.

Shortly thereafter, Christiane Endler announced she would not renew her contract with PSG.

In 2008, Christiane Endler participated in the first ever edition of the U17 Copa America Femenina, hosted in Chile.

Christiane Endler was a regular starter, playing all four games of Chile's campaign as they finished third in Group A with five points and exited the tournament.

Christiane Endler ended up establishing herself as a starter and played every minute of each of Chile's three group stage matches.

Chile finished last in their group and 14th overall, but Christiane Endler impressed enough to make the Team of the Tournament.

Ten years later, in an interview with FIFA, Christiane Endler said that the tournament was crucial in her decision to dedicate her life to football.

Christiane Endler conceded just two goals in the four-round group stage as she moved onto the knockout rounds of an international tournament for the first time in her career.

At next year's Pan American Games, Christiane Endler conceded only one goal in three games, but Chile only recorded 4 points, exiting the tournament in the group stage.

In 2011, Chile federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls resigned, which Christiane Endler believes was a turn for the worst for women's football in Chile.

Christiane Endler captained her side to a second-place finish in Group A, only letting in 2 goals in 5 games.

Christiane Endler has criticized the CONMEBOL qualifying format, where the quadrennial competition determines qualification for three separate competitions- the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympics, and the Pan-American Games.

At the 2019 Women's World Cup, Christiane Endler was the captain and highest capped player on Chile's roster.

Christiane Endler played every minute of Chile's three group stage matches, making thirteen total saves.

Christiane Endler made six saves and despite conceding three goals, her performances against the eventual tournament winners earned herself a Player of the Match award and garnered international attention.

Christiane Endler recorded a shutout in that match, helping her team to their first ever win in a World Cup tournament.

Christiane Endler questioned Chile coach Jose Letelier's decisions in the match against Thailand, saying in a post-match interview that she expected players with more experience to get more game time.

In September 2019, Christiane Endler won her first title with Chile, the 2019 Torneo Internacional Femenino de Sao Paulo friendly championship.

Christiane Endler did not concede a single goal throughout the tournament.

Christiane Endler made four appearances at the 2023 Pan American Games, where Chile won the silver medal.

Christiane Endler holds both Chilean and German citizenship, and can speak Spanish, Portuguese, English, German and a bit of French.

Christiane Endler cites her biggest inspiration as her brother, who instilled a passion for football in her since a young age and pushed her to become a goalkeeper.

Christiane Endler married Sofia Orozco, who is the daughter of the Chilean singer Cristobal, in France in May 2021.

In 2018, Christiane Endler was named to The Guardian's list of top 100 women footballers in the world for the first time, ranking at 52 as the second-best goalkeeper on the list.

Christiane Endler was a nominee for the 2019 FIFPRO FIFA Women's World 11.