Manuel Neuer

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Manuel Neuer
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Peter Neuer
Date of birth	27 March 1986 (1986-03-27)
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Bayern Munich
Number	1
Youth clubs
1991–2005	Schalke 04
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2004–2008 2006–2011 2011–	Schalke 04 II Schalke 04 Bayern Munich	029 00(0) 156 00(0) 282 00(0)
National team
2004–2005 2006 2006–2009 2009–	Germany U19 Germany U20 Germany U21 Germany	011 00(0) 004 00(0) 020 00(0) 098 00(0)

Manuel Peter Neuer (born 27 March 1986) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains both Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper" because of his unique playing style and speed when rushing off his line to anticipate opponents; he is also known for his quick reflexes, excellent shot-stopping abilities, strength, long throwing range, command of his area, and accurate control and distribution of the ball.

Neuer began his football career at his hometown club Schalke 04. He made the professional debut in 2006 and immediately became first-choice goalkeeper in his first season. With Schalke 04, he won a DFB-Ligapokal title in 2005 and a DFB-Pokal title in 2010–11. He signed a five-year contract for Bayern Munich in 2011. He didn't win any major trophies in his first season with Bayern, although the team reached the final of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. Since then, he has won 21 major trophies with Bayern, including nine league titles and two Champions League titles.

Neuer was selected as Germany's number one goalkeeper for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. During the group stages, he only conceded a single goal. He provided the assist for Miroslav Klose's opening goal against England, winning 4–1. In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was pivotal in his team's campaign on the tournament to finally win the World Cup title. With his great performances, he received a Golden Glove award as the best goalkeeper in the tournament. Neuer also earned a nomination in the top three of 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or, finishing third in the voting behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He has been appointed as a captain for both Bayern and Germany national team following Philipp Lahm's retirement in 2017.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		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
	Total	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
	Total	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	33	0	6	0	7	0	1	0	51	0
	2020–21	33	0	1	0	8	0	4	0	46	0
Total		282	0	39	0	99	0	14	0	434	0
Career total		467	0	55	0	126	0	18	0	666	0

a. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
b. ^ Appearances in DFL-Ligapokal
c. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
d. ^ Appearances in DFL-Supercup
e. ^ Appearances in DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 28 March 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany
	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
	2020	4	0
	2021	2	0
Total		98	0

Honours

Clubs

Schalke 04

• DFB-Pokal: 2010–11
• DFB-Ligapokal: 2005

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
• DFB-Pokal: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
• DFL-Supercup: 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
• UEFA Champions League: 2012–13, 2019–20
• UEFA Super Cup: 2013, 2020
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2013, 2020

International

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2009

Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 2014

Individual

• Fritz Walter Medal U19: Silver Medal 2005
• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2010, 2014
• Footballer of the Year in Germany: 2011, 2014
• ESM Team of the Year: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2012
• 2013 UEFA Champions League Final: Fans' Man of the Match
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2013, 2014, 2015
• UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
• UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season: 2019–20
• UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019–20
• UEFA Men's Player of the Year: 2013–14 (2nd place), 2019–20 (3rd place)
• FIFA World Cup Golden Glove: 2014
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2014
• FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
• Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Manuel Neuer at FC Bayern Munich
• Manuel Neuer at DFB
• Manuel Neuer – UEFA competition record
• Manuel Neuer FIFA competition record
• Manuel Neuer at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Manuel Neuer at National-Football-Teams.com
• Manuel Neuer at Soccerway
• Manuel Neuer profile at Transfermarkt
• Manuel Neuer at Britannica

Germany – 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 Manager:   Joachim Löw

Germany – UEFA Euro 2012 – Semi-finalists

1. Neuer 2. Gündoğan 3. Schmelzer 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Klose 12. Wiese 13. Müller 14. Badstuber 15. L. Bender 16. Lahm 17. Mertesacker 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Boateng 21. Reus 22. Zieler 23. Gómez Manager:   Joachim Löw

Germany – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Winner

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 Manager:   Joachim Löw

Germany – UEFA Euro 2016 – Semi-finalists

1. Neuer 2. Mustafi 3. Hector 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Draxler 12. Leno 13. Müller 14. Can 15. Weigl 16. Rüdiger 17. Boateng 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Sané 21. Kimmich 22. Ter Stegen 23. Gómez Manager:   Joachim Löw

Germany – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Neuer (c) 2. Plattenhardt 3. Hector 4. Ginter 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Draxler 8. Kroos 9. Werner 10. Özil 11. Reus 12. Trapp 13. Müller 14. Goretzka 15. Süle 16. Rüdiger 17. Boateng 18. Kimmich 19. Rudy 20. Brandt 21. Gündoğan 22. Ter Stegen 23. Gómez Manager:   Joachim Löw

Germany – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16

1. Neuer (c) 2. Rüdiger 3. Halstenberg 4. Ginter 5. Hummels 6. Kimmich 7. Havertz 8. Kroos 9. Volland 10. Gnabry 11. Werner 12. Leno 13. Hofmann 14. Musiala 15. Süle 16. Klostermann 17. Neuhaus 18. Goretzka 19. Sané 20. Gosens 21. Gündoğan 22. Trapp 23. Can 24. Koch 25. Müller 26. Günter Manager:   Joachim Löw