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Manuel Neuer
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Neuer with Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name Manuel Peter Neuer
Date of birth 27 March 1986 (1986-03-27) (age 34)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.93 m
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Bayern Munich
Number 1
Youth career
1991–2005 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2006 Schalke 04 II 29 (0)
2006–2011 Schalke 04 156 (0)
2011– Bayern Munich 243 (0)
National team‡
2004 Germany U18 1 (0)
2004–2005 Germany U19 11 (0)
2005–2006 Germany U20 4 (0)
2006–2009 Germany U21 20 (0)
2009– Germany 92 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:24, 26 May 2020 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:36, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

Manuel Neuer (born 27 March 1986) is a German footballer. He is the goalkeeper for FC Bayern Munich and Germany national team.

Career

Neuer started playing for the youth teams of Schalke 04 when he was five years old. On 19 August 2006 he played his first match in the Bundesliga. Because he was very good, he replaced Frank Rost as Schalke's number one. Rost left Schalke in 2007 and plays now for the New York Red Bulls.

On 1 June 2011 Schalke and Bayern Munich announced that Neuer would move to Bayern Munich in July 2011. There he signed a five-year contract that will last until June 2016. The transfer was worth €18 million, therefore making him the third most expensive goalkeeper of all time. During the 2014 FIFA World Cup Neuer made some world class saves and only conceded a few goals during the tournament, but in the European qualifiers he conceded 2 major goals in a 2-0 loss to Poland. Despite enjuries in the 2017 - 2018 season, he was picked to be Germany's number one goal keeper at the 2018 World Cup until their early exit following a 2 - 0 loss to South Korea. The result led to Germany’s earliest World Cup exit since the 1930s loss to Switzerland.

Neuer has also played for all of the youth teams of the Germany national football team from the Under-18 team and on. On 2 June 2009, he played for the first time in the senior team against the United Arab Emirates. Neuer was selected as Germany's number one for the 2010 FIFA WorlThe star goalkeeper is considered one of the world’s best goalkeepers as he won the IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper from 2013 to 2016. He also won the FIFA best goalkeeper award following Germany’s victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In addition, he also finished third behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at the 2014 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award.The following season, his power saving skills helped Schalke to advance to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League; thus emerging UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year. Given the captain band of the Schalke team in 2010, Manuel led the team to the Champions League semi-final that year and after the 2011/12 season, he ended his career with Schalke. Joining Bayern Munich in June 2011, Manuel Neuer has been the first choice goalkeeper for the club and has led the team to win several championships.

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played on 23 May 2020.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 II 2003–04 1 0 — — — 1 0
2004–05 24 0 — — — 24 0
2006–07 3 0 — — — 3 0
2008–09 1 0 — — — 1 0
Totals 29 0 — — — 29 0 —
Schalke 04 2005–06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006–07 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2007–08 34 0 3 0 10 0 3 0 50 0
2008–09 27 0 2 0 5 0 — 34 0
2009–10 34 0 5 0 — — 39 0
2010–11 34 0 6 0 12 0 1 0 53 0
Totals 156 0 16 0 27 0 4 0 203 0 —
Bayern Munich 2011–12 33 0 5 0 14 0 — 52 0
2012–13 31 0 5 0 13 0 1 0 50 0
2013–14 31 0 5 0 12 0 4 0 52 0
2014–15 32 0 5 0 12 0 1 0 50 0
2015–16 34 0 5 0 11 0 1 0 51 0
2016–17 26 0 4 0 9 0 1 0 40 0
2017–18 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2018–19 26 0 3 0 8 0 1 0 38 0
2019–20 27 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 39 0
Totals 243 0 36 0 87 0 10 0 376 0 —
Career totals 428 0 52 0 114 0 14 0 608 0 —

International

Manuel Neuer, Germany national football team (07)
Neuer playing for Germany in 2011
As of 16 November 2019
Germany
Year Apps Goals
2009 2 0
2010 13 0
2011 10 0
2012 11 0
2013 8 0
2014 13 0
2015 6 0
2016 11 0
2017 0 0
2018 10 0
2019 8 0
Total 92 0
Germany squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Third Place
1 Neuer • 2 Jansen • 3 Friedrich • 4 Aogo • 5 Tasci • 6 Khedira • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Özil • 9 Kießling • 10 Podolski • 11 Klose • 12 Wiese • 13 Müller • 14 Badstuber • 15 Trochowski • 16 Lahm • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Kroos • 19 Cacau • 20 Boateng • 21 Marin • 22 Butt • 23 Gómez • Coach: Löw
Germany squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup Winners (4th Title)
1 Neuer • 2 Großkreutz • 3 Ginter • 4 Höwedes • 5 Hummels • 6 Khedira • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Özil • 9 Schürrle • 10 Podolski • 11 Klose • 12 Zieler • 13 Müller • 14 Draxler • 15 Durm • 16 Lahm (c) • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Kroos • 19 Götze • 20 Boateng • 21 Mustafi • 22 Weidenfeller • 23 Kramer • Coach: Löw


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