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José René Higuita Zapata (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈne jˈɣita]; born 27 August 1966) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He was nicknamed El Loco ("The Madman") for his high-risk 'sweeper-keeper' playing style and his flair for the dramatic, and sometimes even scoring goals despite being a goalkeeper.
Hollingshead was officially credited with one save, from a Sebastian Giovinco free kick, as Toronto won the game 1–0. [110] 7 December 2016: Quế Ngọc Hải: Vietnam: In the second leg of the 2016 AFF Championship semi-final match against Indonesia, Quế Ngọc Hải played in goal after Trần Nguyên Mạnh was sent off in the 75th ...
Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu (born 20 February 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Southampton and the Republic of Ireland national team. Bazunu started his career at Shamrock Rovers , making his first team debut in June 2018 at the age of 16, before joining Manchester City in February 2019.
The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. [1] The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring a 'goal' (i.e. putting the ball over the goal-line). This is accomplished by having the ...
Okonkwo's double save in the Premier League 2, against Brighton was a contender for the best save of the 2020–21 season. [ 7 ] Okonkwo played in Arsenal under-21s' 2–1 victory in the EFL Trophy at Crawley Town on 30 October 2020, [ 8 ] and in a 1–1 draw at Plymouth Argyle in the same competition on 2 November 2021.
The goalkeeper is the only player who may use their hands to play the ball (although only within their own penalty area). According to Rule 6.1 the goalkeeper is required to wear a jersey with a different color from either team's jersey color to avoid confusion for the referee.
During the 2011–12 season, Casillas won the IFFHS Best Goalkeeper award, making him only the second goalkeeper behind Gianluigi Buffon to win it four times and the only goalkeeper to win the award four times in a row. Casillas played his 600th match for Real Madrid on 22 January 2012 in a 4–1 win against Athletic Bilbao.
On 2 December he assisted Christian Pulisic's goal in a 3–1 win against Frosinone, making him the only goalkeeper in Europe's top 5 leagues to record an assist in each of the last 3 seasons. [ 34 ] In January 2024, after Maignan was allegedly racially abused by Udinese fans, he and his teammates walked off the pitch. [ 35 ]