Lars Unnerstall

Lars Unnerstall (born 20 July 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club FC Twente.

Club Career

Schalke 04

Born in Ibbenburen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Unnerstall finished his development at FC Schalke 04 after joining at the age of 18. In April 2010, after featuring regularly for the B team, he signed a professional contract until 2012.

For the 2011–12 season, coach Ralf Rangnick announced Unnerstall as second-choice behind Ralf Fahrmann. His professional debut took place on 31 July 2011, in a 11–1 away win against FC Teningen in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. In October, he agreed to an extension until June 2013.

On 15 October 2011, after Fahrmann's ejection early in the game, Unnerstall made his Bundesliga debut, in an eventual 1–2 home defeat to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. After it was revealed the former had suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury he became the starter, remaining as such even after the signing of veteran Timo Hildebrand and earning praise from manager Huub Stevens.

Before the 2012–13 campaign started, Unnerstall agreed to a new deal until 2015. He continued to battle with Hildebrand for starting duties, and was also first choice during the team's run in the UEFA Champions League; he also committed several mistakes in home matches, which led to fan criticism.

During the 2013 off-season, Unnerstall was linked a move away from the club. Nothing came of it, however, and he remained as third-choice behind Fahrmann and Hildebrand.

On 24 January 2014, Unnerstall was loaned to Swiss Super League side FC Aarau. His first match took place eight days later, in a 1–1 draw against FC St. Gallen; he was later chosen Player of the Month for this display.

Fortuna Dusseldorf

On 21 May 2014, Unnerstall joined Fortuna Dusseldorf as a replacement for Fabian Giefer, for a reported fee of €250,000. He spent most of his tenure as backup to Michael Rensing, feat

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