 Muslera with Galatasaray in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Montevideo Wanderers | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Nacional (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Lazio | 96 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Galatasaray | 419 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Uruguay U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Uruguay U20 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2022 | Uruguay | 133 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol (Spanish: [feɾˈnando musˈleɾa]; born 16 June 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Süper Lig club Galatasaray.
Muslera began his career at Montevideo Wanderers and Nacional, 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 seven Süper Lig titles, four Turkish Cups and six 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 fourth place in the 2010 edition.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Muslera, el arquero de Uruguay en la Copa América 2011 - Copa América 2011 - eltiempo.com - futbolred.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players: Urugway" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2018. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.