Thibaut Courtois

★ Veteran KingGoalkeeper · Real Madrid

Caps

Int'l goals

Years

NATION · BEL Belgium →

// 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.

34Years old

GoalkeeperRole

// the cabinet

Honours

international

International

UEFA Europa League

×2

club

Club

La Liga

×5

Super Cup

×4

UEFA Super Cup

×4

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

×4

Copa del Rey

×3

Premier League

×3

UEFA Champions League

×3

Cup

×2

FA Cup

×2

League Cup

×2

First Division A

×2

// the closing word

Thibaut Courtois.Belgium · Goalkeeper.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

BELGoalkeeperReal Madrid