A few days later, Diego Díaz Garrido scouted De Gea and signed him immediately. He lost his place to Unai Simón for the 2020 European Championship.ĭe Gea playing for Atlético Madrid in 2010 Youth and Atlético Bīorn in Madrid and raised in Illescas, De Gea joined Atlético Madrid at the age of 13 when his then coach Juan Luis Martín lied to the club that Rayo Vallecano were set to sign him. De Gea was named as Spain's starting goalkeeper for the 2016 European Championship and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, receiving criticism for his performance in the latter.
He made his debut for the senior team in 2014 and was selected for that year's World Cup.
Tipped by many as the successor to Iker Casillas as Spain's long-term goalkeeper, De Gea was the captain for the Spain under-21 national team that won the European Championship in 20, and also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2018 he was named in the FIFA FIFPro World11. For three consecutive seasons from 2013–14 to 2015–16, he was elected as United's Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year, the first player in the award's history to win on three successive occasions (four in total), as well as being included in four consecutive (five in total) PFA Team of the Year sides from 2015 to 2018. Since joining Manchester United, De Gea has made over 400 appearances and won a Premier League title, an FA Cup, a League Cup, three Community Shields and the UEFA Europa League. His performances subsequently attracted the attention of Manchester United, and De Gea joined the club in June 2011 for £18.9 million, a British record for a goalkeeper at the time. After being made Atlético's first-choice goalkeeper, he helped the team win the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010.
īorn in Madrid and raised in nearby Illescas, De Gea began his playing career with Atlético Madrid, rising through the academy system at the club before making his senior debut in 2009, aged 18. He was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world throughout the latter half of the 2010s. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:21, 13 October 2020 (UTC)ĭavid de Gea Quintana (born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United and the Spain national team. * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:22, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
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