German goalkeeper Mark-Andre ter Stegen

Mark-Andre ter Stegen is a German goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish "Barcelona". He was 24 this year, and at the moment he is the second number of the German national team after the strongest goalkeeper in the world of Manuel Neuer. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen plays exclusively on the position of the goalkeeper, and many compare him to the style of the game with the legendary Oliver Kahn.

Carier start

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen was born on April 30, 1992 in Germany, in the town of Mönchengladbach. Already in four years he joined the football academy of the local "Borusia", which is one of the strongest clubs in Germany. For fourteen years, he played for the youth teams of the club of different age categories, until in 2010 he signed a professional contract with the club when he turned eighteen. Already before, Mark-Andre Ter Stegen played for the club's double, and in the season 10/11 made his debut in the main team. He spent only eight matches, but in 2011 he became the main goalkeeper - and the next three seasons consistently stood in the frame of the gate, "Borussia". In total, he played 127 games for the club, but Menchengladbach did not claim much in the German Championship - the same was true for European tournaments. Therefore, in 2014, the goalkeeper made the biggest step in his career - he agreed to go to one of the strongest clubs in the world, the Catalan "Barcelona".

Going to Barcelona

So, the new club for which Marc-Andre Ter Stegen - "Barcelona" began to perform. However, unfortunately, there he was reserved only for the role of reserve. Fortunately, the club adheres to the system, according to which in the Championship of Spain at the gate is one goalkeeper, and in other tournaments - the other. Therefore, already in his debut season for "Barcelona" Ter Stegen played 21 matches - 8 in the Cup of Spain and 13 in the Champions League. And in the first year after several years without trophies and successes in Borussia he immediately won the Championship of Spain, the Cup of Spain and the Champions League with Barcelona. In the second season, he played seven matches in the Championship of Spain, but still remained a reserve goalkeeper, so he spent more games in other tournaments - 7 in the Spanish Cup and 10 in the Champions League. This time the club confined itself to victories in the Championship of Spain and the Cup of Spain. In the current season Ter Stegen became the main goalkeeper of Barcelona, as the club left Claudio Bravo, and now he stands at the gates in the Championship of Spain and the Champions League. He played already 16 matches, of which exactly half kept his goal intact.

National team appearances

As for the German national team, here Ter Stegen remains in the shadow of Manuel Neuer mentioned above . He made his debut in 2012, but since then he has held only eight matches, seven of which were companionable. Ter Stegen was called to the last European Championship in 2016 as a reserve goalkeeper, but Neuer was not required to substitute.