Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois is Belgian goalkeeper playing for the premier league team Chelsea and Belgium National team. Courtois came through the youth system of K.R.C. Genk and started his first team career just 16 years old. Courtois first game was on 17 April 2009 and was the game against there rivals Gent.
Courtois was one of the key players for Genk in the 2010/11 season where they won the Belgian pro league title. He received the Goalkeeper of the year and Genks player of the year. Courtois only conceded 32 goals in 40 appearances and keeping 14 clean sheets for Genk. In July Courtois was bought by the Premier League club Chelsea for 9 millions, signing a 5 year deal.
After only two weeks at Chelsea Courtois was sent on loan to Atletico Madrid. Courtois was on loan at Atletico Madrid for 3 years because Atletico extended the loan for 2 years after the 2011/12 season. For the 3 years Courtois was at Atletico he won the Europa league and the La Liga title.
The 2014/15 season Courtois came back from a very successful time at Atletico and started his first game as a Chelsea player against Burnley in the season opener. Courtois has now played for 3 years at Chelsea and has he won the Premier league title and the league Cup. Courtois is one of the worlds best goalkeeper and is he still getting better every season as he is just 25 years old.
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