Fernando Muslera

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Fernando Muslera
Personal information
Full name:	Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol
Date of birth:	16 June 1986 (1986-06-16)
Place of birth:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position:	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Galatasaray
Number:	1
Youth clubs
2001-2004	Montevideo Wanderers
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2004–2006 2006–2007 2007–2011 2011–	Montevideo Wanderers → Nacional (loan) Lazio Galatasaray	044 00(0) 005 00(0) 097 00(0) 372 00(1)
National team
2003 2004–2005 2009–	Uruguay U17 Uruguay U20 Uruguay	001 00(0) 013 00(0) 133 00(0)

Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol (born 16 June 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, which he also captains. He is considered one of the finest goalkeepers of his generation and was ranked as high as sixth-best in the world by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 2011.

Muslera began his career in his home's country, at Montevideo Wanderers and Nacional, and then moving to Lazio in 2007 where he won the 2009 Coppa Italia Final. In 2011, he was signed by Galatasaray for a fee of around €12 million, where he has since won honours which include six Süper Lig titles, four Turkish Cups and five Turkish Super Cups.

A full international since 2009, Muslera has earned over 130 caps for Uruguay. He has played in five Copa América tournaments, winning the title in 2011, and played every minute in goal for Uruguay as the country's undisputed number one in the 2010, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cups, helping his nation to finish at fourth place in the 2010 edition.

Honours

Clubs

Nacional

• Liguilla (1): 2007

Lazio

• Coppa Italia (1): 2009
• Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2009

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig (6): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Turkish Cup (4): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
• Turkish Super Cup (5): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019

National team

Uruguay

• Copa America (1): 2011
• FIFA World Cup Fourth Place: 2010
• FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place: 2013

Individual

• Süper Lig: Goalkeeper of the Year 2011–12
• Turkish Footballer of the Year: 2016

External links

• Fernando Muslera at Soccerway

Uruguay – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Fourth place

1. Muslera 2. Lugano 3. Godín 4. Fucile 5. Gargano 6. Victorino 7. Cavani 8. Eguren 9. Suárez 10. Forlán 11. Á. Pereira 12. Castillo 13. Abreu 14. Lodeiro 15. Pérez 16. M. Pereira 17. Arévalo Ríos 18. I. González 19. Scotti 20. Á. Fernández 21. S. Fernández 22. Cáceres 23. Silva Manager:   Óscar Tabárez

Uruguay – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16

1. Muslera 2. Lugano (c) 3. Godín 4. Fucile 5. Gargano 6. Á. Pereira 7. Rodríguez 8. Hernández 9. Suárez 10. Forlán 11. Stuani 12. Muñoz 13. Giménez 14. Lodeiro 15. Pérez 16. M. Pereira 17. Arévalo 18. Ramírez 19. Coates 20. González 21. Cavani 22. Cáceres 23. Silva Manager:   Óscar Tabárez

Uruguay – 2015 Copa América

1. Muslera 2. Giménez 3. Godín (c) 4. Fucile 5. Sánchez 6. Á. Pereira 7. C. Rodríguez 8. Hernández 9. Rolán 10. De Arrascaeta 11. Stuani 12. Muñoz 13. G. Silva 14. Lodeiro 15. G. Pereira 16. M. Pereira 17. Arévalo Ríos 18. Corujo 19. Coates 20. González 21. Cavani 22. J. Rodríguez 23. M. Silva Manager:   Óscar Tabárez

Uruguay – Copa América Centenario

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Uruguay – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals

1. Muslera 2. Giménez 3. Godín (c) 4. Varela 5. Sánchez 6. Bentancur 7. Rodríguez 8. Nández 9. Suárez 10. De Arrascaeta 11. Stuani 12. Campaña 13. G. Silva 14. Torreira 15. Vecino 16. Pereira 17. Laxalt 18. Gómez 19. Coates 20. Urretaviscaya 21. Cavani 22. Cáceres 23. M. Silva Manager:   Óscar Tabárez

Uruguay – 2019 Copa América – Quarter-finals

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Uruguay – 2021 Copa América – Quarter-finals

1. Muslera 2. Giménez 3. Godín (c) 4. Araújo 5. Vecino 6. Bentancur 7. De la Cruz 8. Nández 9. Suárez 10. De Arrascaeta 11. Cándido 12. Campaña 13. González 14. Torreira 15. Valverde 16. B. Rodríguez 17. Viña 18. Gómez 19. Coates 20. J. Rodríguez 21. Cavani 22. Cáceres 23. Rochet 24. Gorriarán 25. Torres 26. Ocampo Manager:   Óscar Tabárez

Uruguay – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Muslera 2. Giménez 3. Godín (c) 4. Araújo 5. Vecino 6. Bentancur 7. De la Cruz 8. Pellistri 9. Suárez 10. de Arrascaeta 11. Núñez 12. Sosa 13. Varela 14. Torreira 15. Valverde 16. Olivera 17. Viña 18. Gómez 19. Coates 20. Torres 21. Cavani 22. Cáceres 23. Rochet 24. Canobbio 25. Ugarte 26. Rodríguez Manager:   Diego Alonso