Christian Pander (born 28 August 1983 in Münster) is a German former footballer who played as a left back.

FC Gievenbeck, SC Greven 09 and Preußen Münster before becoming a product of the Schalke 04 youth system.

[2] It was not until 2004 when Pander was promoted to the first team at Schalke 04 and made his Bundesliga debut on 6 August 2004 in a 1–0 away loss to Werder Bremen.

[4] Pander continued to be in the first team and scored the first goal of his professional career in a 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on 18 September 2004.

[6] Despite signing a contract with the club, keeping him until 2008,[7] the 2005–06 season saw Pander making no appearance as he recovered from his knee injury.

[11] After that, Pander played eight of the fourteen matches, which saw Schalke 04 unbeaten between November and February, scoring two goals against Energie Cottbus[12] and Borussia Dortmund.

[23] After suffering from another injury,[24] Pander made his return to the first team in the last game of the season, where he provided two assists in a 2–0 win over Nürnberg.

[28] Pander scored his first goal of the season on 2 October 2008 in a UEFA Cup match, resulting a 1–1 draw against APOEL.

[30][31] After scoring in the league against Energie Cottbus on 17 April 2009,[32] Pander's last competitive game for Schalke was on 10 May 2009 where he injured his knee against Borussia Mönchengladbach and had to be taken off in the 16th minute.

Pander missed out nearly the whole 2009–10 season, as he continued to recover from his knee injury despite having hopes of making a comeback attempt.

[36] The 2010–11 season saw Pander continue to recover from his knee injury[37] and he returned on 5 December 2010 where he played for 13 minutes in a 2–0 win over Bayern Munich.

[40] Pander agreed to join league rival Hannover 96 on 19 June 2011, signing a one-year contract.

[43] Then in the group stage matches in the UEFA Europa League, Pander scored two goals against Vorskla Poltava[44] and Copenhagen.