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David de Gea is the first choice goalkeeper for Manchester United and the Spanish national team. David was born in Madrid 7 of November 1990 making him. David started his career with Atlético Madrid. David made his debut with the 1st team in 2009 and it only took him a few months to become the first choice goalkeeper. In the 2010/11 season David had a fantastic season with Atlético Madrid winning the UEFA Europa league UEFA super cup. His fantastic performance got him a one way ticket to Manchester United in 2011. David was bought for the transfer fee of 18.9 Million Euros and was the most expensive goalkeeper in the premier league at the time. David has made 300 appearances for United since his arrival. His debut game for Manchester United was on July 23 2011 and ended with a 3-1 win in a friendly game against Chicago Fire. David’s first season with United was surprisingly difficult for the young spanian. United ended up in second place with Manchester City winning the league on goal differential. De Gea made many mistakes in that season and even lost his place in the starting lineup temporarally to Andres Lindegaard. De gea admitted that he thought of leaving after the season. In the 2012/13 season de Gea became the number one goalkeeper again after Lindegaard injury. David was very promising that season compared to his first one and United ended up winning the Premier league. In the following season David’s performances for United have been magnificent. David has one the Manchester United player of the year award 3 times along with many other performance awards. This current season David made a Premier league record for the most amount of saves in one game, David saved 14 shots in a 3-1 win over Arsenal and was awarded the man of the match award.
Post by: Baldur Olsen
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