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Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol (; born 16 June 1987) is a Uruguayan professional
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who plays as a
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for Turkish club
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, whom he captains, and the Uruguay national team. He is considered one of the finest goalkeepers of his generation and was ranked as high as sixth-best in the world by the
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in 2011. Muslera began his career at
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and Nacional, moving to
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in 2007 where he won the
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. In 2011, he was signed by Galatasaray for a fee of around €12 million, where he has since won honours which include five
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titles, four
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s and four
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s. A full international since 2009, Muslera has earned over 130 caps for Uruguay. He has played in five
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tournaments, winning the title in
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, and played every minute in goal for Uruguay as the country's undisputed number one in the
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,
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, and
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s, helping his nation to fourth place in the 2010 edition.


Club career


Uruguay

Born in
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, Argentina, Muslera moved with his family to
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where he began his professional football career with
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, having come through the club's youth system. After impressive performances for Wanderers, Uruguayan giants Nacional opted to take him on loan in 2007. After a display of successful performances, he began to attract attention from
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, until he was signed by
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in 2007.


Lazio

Lazio signed Muslera in August 2007 for a fee of approximately €3 million. He made his debut for Lazio in a 3–1 home win against
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on 16 September 2007, and made four more consecutive starts, the last which was a disastrous performance in Lazio's 5–1 home loss to
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on 7 October, a match in which he was at fault on four of the five goals Lazio conceded. That result saw him benched in favour of 44-year-old
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. He remained as the second-choice for the remainder of the season, making only four more
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appearances and none in the
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. However, he did play all of Lazio's remaining
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matches, putting in good performances. Muslera began the 2008–09 season as second-choice goalkeeper behind new signing
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, but regained the starting spot in January 2009 following a run of poor form by Carrizo, coupled with conflicts with team management. Muslera's first starting appearance in the Serie A season saw him make several saves in a 3–1 loss to Sampdoria, including saving an
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penalty. Further impressive performances in away wins over
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and
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, as well as in his first ever '' Derby della Capitale'' against
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, saw Muslera regain a considerable amount of faith he had lost the previous season. Known to the Lazio fans as "''Castorino''", or the "little beaver", Muslera was also an integral part of the club's successful
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campaign, making decisive saves against Milan and
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as Lazio reached the final for the first time in five seasons. In the
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on 13 May 2009, Muslera saved two
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as Lazio emerged victorious 6–5 in the shootout after the match ended 1–1 in extra time.Muslera the hero as Lazio win Italian Cup on penalties
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The Uruguayan's impressive season saw him cement his position as the Roman club's first choice in the 2009–10 season, despite the arrival of Argentine goalkeeper Albano Bizzarri on a free transfer. Muslera played in goal as Lazio opened the season with a 2–1 win over 2008–09 Serie A champions
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in the 2009 Supercoppa Italiana, played in
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. Following his successful performance in the
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with Uruguay, Muslera was voted the seventh-best goalkeeper in the world by the
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.


Galatasaray


2011–12 season

On 19 July 2011, Turkish
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club
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announced the signing of Muslera from Lazio on a five-year contract while he was on duty in the
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with Uruguay. The transfer involved
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moving in the opposite direction to Lazio, while Galatasaray also paid €6.75 million to Muslera's former club, Montevideo Wanderers, (However, Lazio valued the sale of Muslera for free (as termination of contract) as well as signing Cana for a peppercorn of €1 as a special accounting arrangement) Muslera's contract saw him earn €2 million ''per'' year. On 5 November 2011, Muslera was selected the man of the match after saving his first penalty for Galatasaray in the match against
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, a 0–0 draw. On 8 April 2012, the last day of the
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season, Muslera scored his first career goal, a penalty against
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debut in a match against
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at
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. Though Galatasaray lost the match 1–0, he saved a penalty from Nani. He kept his first clean sheet in the competition in a 1–0 victory against Manchester United at the
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. He played 33 league matches out of 34 with Galatasaray, who retained their league title.


2013–present

On 3 November 2013, Muslera suffered a fractured toe and therefore missed three
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and two Champions League matches. However, he played 29 league matches out of 34. At the end of the 2013–14 season, it was announced Muslera extended his contract until 2018, and would earn €2.75 million ''per'' season. Muslera played 31 matches as Galatasaray regained their league title, but was absent in their cup final victory over
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due to his commitments for the
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. In a
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match against
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on 14 June 2020, Muslera suffered a double leg fracture as he collided with a Rizespor player in his box. On 13 December 2021, in an away
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match against
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, Muslera collided with his teammate Christian Luyindama in his box and was left writhing in pain. Galatasaray stated that the collision had torn the medial collateral ligament on Muslera’s left knee and also hurt the anterior cruciate ligament.


International career

Muslera had been called up for the Uruguay national team on numerous occasions, but did not earn his first cap until 10 October 2009, when he started in Uruguay's 2–1 away win over
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. The match was Uruguay's penultimate qualifier for the
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in South Africa.


2010 FIFA World Cup

Muslera made his
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debut against
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on 11 June 2010, Uruguay's opening match of the tournament. He kept a clean sheet during all three of Uruguay's group matches (0–0 against France, 3–0 against
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and 1–0 against
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). In the round of 16, Uruguay faced
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; before the goal Uruguay conceded, Muslera had set a record for longest unbeaten goalkeeper in the World Cup. He was decisive in the quarter-final match against
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, where he saved two penalties at the penalty shootout. He was a key component of the Uruguay team that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and subsequently finished fourth in the tournament.


2011 Copa América

Muslera was called again by coach
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to represent Uruguay as the first-choice goalkeeper at the
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, held in Argentina. He was selected man of the match in the quarter-final against
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in which Uruguay progressed on penalties, with Muslera saving a penalty from
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to win the match. Uruguay went on to win the
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title, defeating
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3–0 in
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. Muslera started every game and played in every minute of Uruguay’s successful cup campaign. He is regarded as a Uruguayan legend and a international icon in the country.


Later career

Muslera was Uruguay's first-choice goalkeeper at the
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and the
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, playing every minute as Uruguay reached the last 16 of the former and the quarter-finals of the latter. He similarly featured in all of Uruguay's games at the
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the following year, where they suffered a first round elimination. In May 2018 Muslera was named in Uruguay's provisional 26-man
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for the
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in Russia. He later made the final 23-man squad, and in his nation's second match of the tournament on 20 June, a 1–0 win over
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, he equaled the record of
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for the most World Cup appearances by Uruguayan footballer, with 13 such appearances. In his team's final group match on 25 June, a 3–0 win over hosts
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on 25 June, he broke Mazurkiewicz's record with his 14th World Cup appearance for Uruguay, also making his 100th appearance for his country in the same match, marking the occasion with his third consecutive clean sheet of the tournament. In the quarter-final match against
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on 6 July, Uruguay were defeated 2–0; the second goal of the match arose after Muslera mishandled
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's strike from outside the area. On 6 September 2019, Muslera made his first appearance as Uruguay's
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, starting in a 2–1 friendly away win against
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. Recently in January 2023, Fernando along with one more player, faced a ban for four matches by FIFA, and a fine of $21,701 for misconduct during FIFA World Cup in Qatar.


Style of play

An acrobatic goalkeeper, Muslera is mainly known for his excellent shot-stopping and ability in the air.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Nacional * Liguilla: 2007 Lazio *
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: 2008–09 *
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Galatasaray *
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: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19 *
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: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19 *
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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...
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Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
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Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
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See also

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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The r ...


References


External links

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Profile
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nbsp;– Sky Sports, 29 August 2007
Muslera Meltdown
nbsp;– Goal.com, 8 October 2007

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muslera, Fernando Living people 1986 births Footballers from Buenos Aires People with acquired Uruguayan citizenship Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan footballers Association football goalkeepers Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Club Nacional de Football players S.S. Lazio players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players Süper Lig players Uruguay international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 Copa América players 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 Copa América players 2021 Copa América players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Copa América-winning players FIFA Century Club Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Turkey