Timothy Chandler (born March 29, 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in Germany, he represented the

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Early life and education

Chandler was born in

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, West Germany, to an African American father, who served in the U.S. military, and a German mother. His father and mother separated shortly after his birth. He continued to live with his mother in Germany.

Club career

1. FC Nürnberg

upleft, Chandler with Nürnberg in 2011 Chandler began his career at Sportfreunde Oberau as well as time with

before transferring to 1. FC Nürnberg in the summer of 2010. He made his debut for the first team of 1. FC Nürnberg on January 15, 2011, against

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. On February 12, 2011, he scored the first goal of his professional career against

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. Chandler made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season on July 30, 2011, providing an assist for Markus Feulner's equalizing goal in an eventual 5–1 triumph over

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in the first round of the

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. Chandler's debut appearance of the year's

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campaign came a week later on August 6, playing the full ninety minutes of a narrow 1–0 defeat of

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. Chandler netted his only goal of the campaign on November 26 against FC Kaiserslautern, blasting the ball in from the edge of the area, securing a 1–0 win and the club's first victory in eight games. Two weeks later on December 10, the referee adjudged Chandler's challenge on

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as too strong and the American was given a red card; down to ten man, Nürnberg fell to a 2–0 loss with both goals coming from

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. Things turned worse for Chandler and Nürnberg two days later, as the defender was at fault for conceding the only goal of the game against

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in the third round of the DFB-Pokal, eliminating his side from the competition. In Nürnberg's 4–1 win over

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on April 11, 2012, Chandler provided his second assist of the season, finding midfielder

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who made it 3–0. Chandler made his 30th, 29 of which were starts, and final appearance of the Bundesliga season on April 28 in Nürnberg's 3–2 defeat of Hoffenheim, taking revenge for his red card and the club's loss earlier in the season. Nürnberg finished the season in a respectable tenth place in the Bundesliga and Chandler attracted interest from many clubs, including

. However, Chandler decided to reject the overtures from other German clubs and signed a contract extension with Nürnberg, tying him to the club until July 2015. Chandler's first appearance in the 2012–13 season came in Nürnberg's humbling 3–2 defeat to fifth division side

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in the first round of the

on August 19, 2012. His only goal of the campaign came against

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on September 26, scoring a consolation goal as his side fell to a 4–1 defeat. Chandler again made 30 Bundesliga appearances, 29 from the start, as Nürnberg finished the league in tenth position on 44 points.

Eintracht Frankfurt

upChandler playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2017 After Nürnberg were relegated at the end of the

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season, Chandler signed a three-year contract with his former club

on June 3, 2014.

International career

In March 2011, Chandler was selected by

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as part of the United States's 24-man squad set to face

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and

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in international friendlies. Chandler made his debut with the U.S. on March 26, 2011, playing the entire second half of a 1–1 draw against Argentina. On May 16, 2012, Timothy Chandler declined an offer from U.S. coach

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to join his training camp for the upcoming friendlies and 2014 World Cup Qualifiers. Klinsmann stated that Timothy expressed a need to take a break from the U.S. and find his international identity. However, Chandler later accepted a call-up for the U.S. friendly against

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, stating that he was "in 1,000 percent." On February 4, 2013, Jürgen Klinsmann named Chandler to the United States' 24-man roster for February 6, 2013 match at

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; his start against Honduras on February 6, 2013 "

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" Chandler to the United States for all future international competitions, under FIFA rules. Chandler did not feature for the United States until 15 months later when he was recalled by Klinsmann as part of the 30-man squad in preparation for the

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. He was then selected to the final 23-man roster on May 22, 2014, for the finals in Brazil. Though he was on the final roster that went to Brazil, Chandler did not see any game action. Chandler was again called up for the

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and started at right back in the opening game against Honduras.

Career statistics

Club

International

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Honors

Eintracht Frankfurt *

: 2017–18; runner-up: 2022–23 *

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runner-up:

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UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

: 2021–22 *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

Profile
at the Eintracht Frankfurt website
Interview
at the official USSF website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandler, Timothy 1990 births Living people German people of African-American descent German emigrants to the United States Footballers from Frankfurt African-American soccer players German men's footballers American men's soccer players Men's association football fullbacks Eintracht Frankfurt II players 1. FC Nürnberg II players 1. FC Nürnberg players Eintracht Frankfurt players UEFA Europa League–winning players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players United States men's international soccer players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century German sportsmen