CORNERFLICK
Nation
GK
Position
ARG
National team
// the read
The shape of him
A goalkeeper's tournament can hinge on one save — or one shootout. The profile below is the positional read; the legend is made in the moments that follow.
// the equation
reflexes × command × calm under fire
the six-yard boxthe anglethe one-on-one
// the x-factor
The job
The difference in the shootout.
Command the box, make the save that keeps a tie level, and own the moment when it goes to penalties. Keepers win World Cups too.
GoalkeeperRole
// the closing word
F. Quintana.Argentina U20 · Goalkeeper.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
ARGGoalkeeper