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Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois (French pronunciation: [tibo kuʁtwa]; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtiboː kurˈtʋaː]; born 11 May 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Madrid. Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he is known for his reflexes, acrobatic saves, and command of the ...
Appearances and goals are for first-team official games, including those in La Liga, Copa del Rey, Copa de la Liga, Copa de la Coronación, Supercopa de España, Copa Eva Duarte, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Latin Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Intercontinental Cup and Copa Iberoamericana.
In 2021, the IFFHS voted on The World's Best Goalkeeper of the Decade 2011–2020, taking into consideration goalkeepers' performances during 2011–2020; the award was won by Manuel Neuer running ahead of Giangluigi Buffon and Thibaut Courtois.
In an interview with CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies, Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois looked to the NBA for a solution to soccer’s calendar controversy.
The closest moment for a goalkeeper to score was Thibaut Courtois against Valencia in 2019–20 La Liga on 15 December 2019, when he headed the ball in the final minutes of the match, forcing a difficult save from the goalkeeper, and Karim Benzema followed up to score. Goalkeepers scored against Real Madrid:
Belgian international Thibaut Courtois won the 2022 Yashin Trophy, awarded to the best performing goalkeeper during the 2021–22 season. [36] During a very successful campaign with Real Madrid , he won both the UEFA Champions League and La Liga as a regular in the team, establishing himself as a prominent contender for the award. [ 36 ]
The players chosen were Thibaut Courtois as goalkeeper, Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias and John Stones as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Jude Bellingham as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Vinícius Júnior, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé as forwards. [40] [41]
Thibaut Courtois: 1 – – Ederson – 1 2 (2019, 2022) Marc-André ter Stegen – 1 – Édouard Mendy – 1 – Unai Simón – 1 – Jan Oblak – – 1 Yassine Bounou – – 1 Andriy Lunin – – 1