Marc Stendera (born 10 December 1995) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for Austrian club

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Club career

During the 2012–13 season he had his first

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appearance when Eintracht played

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at home when he was substituted for

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in the 71st minute. Stendera had the assist in Frankfurt's 1–0 (Russ) win against

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on 21 April 2013, his first start in the

. Stendera amassed 56 appearances and scored 5 goals for Eintracht throughout the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, but a series of injuries limited his first-team action during his three last years at the club. He was released from his contract on 2 September 2019 and joined

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on the following day. On 28 December 2022, Stendera agreed to join

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club

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on a contract from 2 January 2023. In June 2023, Stendera signed a two-year contract with

in Austria.

International career

Stendera represented the

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at U17, U18 and U19 level. He was with the Germany U17 side in 2012 which made it to the final of the UEFA European U17 Championship but lost to the Netherlands on penalties. Stendera also represented Germany U19 in Hungary 2014. He made four assists, one of which came in the final against Portugal. Germany won that match 1–0 with

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's goal in 39th minute and secured their second U19 title after their 2008 triumph.

Honours

Individual *

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: Team of the Tournament * FIFA U-20 World Championship Bronze Boot:

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* * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Kassel German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Eintracht Frankfurt players Eintracht Frankfurt II players Hannover 96 players FC Ingolstadt 04 players VfB Oldenburg players SKN St. Pölten players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub