Fernando Muslera

Uruguayan footballer

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May 18 2025 Scored his second career goal from a penalty during a 3-0 win against Kayserispor, helping Galatasaray win the 2024-25 Super Lig title.
January 25 2025 Played his 429th match in the Süper Lig with Galatasaray (against Konyaspor), becoming the Galatasaray player with the most appearances in Süper Lig history.
2024 Won Süper Lig championship with Galatasaray
April 25 2024 Announced his retirement from the national team.
2023 Continued playing for Galatasaray, demonstrating remarkable longevity by still being an active player in the 2023-24 season.
May 30 2023 Won his sixth Süper Lig title with Galatasaray by defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away, securing the championship with 2 weeks remaining in the season.
January 2023 Faced a four-match FIFA ban and a fine of $21,701 for misconduct during the World Cup in Qatar after the Ghana match.
2022 Lost his place as Uruguay's first-choice goalkeeper to Sergio Rochet in the FIFA World Cup.
2022 Named to Süper Lig Team of the Year
2021 Maintained his importance to the national team with 15 appearances for Uruguay.
December 13 2021 Injured during an away league match against Sivasspor after colliding with teammate Christian Luyindama, tearing the medial collateral ligament and hurting the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
February 27 2021 Played his 300th league match for Galatasaray against BB Erzurumspor, breaking the appearances record for a foreign player in the Süper Lig.
June 14 2020 Suffered a double leg fracture during a league match against Çaykur Rizespor after colliding with a Rizespor player in his box.
2019 Won Süper Lig championship, Turkish Cup, and Turkish Super Cup with Galatasaray
September 6 2019 Made his first appearance as Uruguay's captain in a 2-1 friendly away win against Costa Rica.
2018 Won Süper Lig championship, named to Süper Lig Team of the Year
2018 Played every minute as goalkeeper in Uruguay's FIFA World Cup campaign.
July 6 2018 Experienced a 2-0 quarter-final defeat against France, with a goal resulting from his mishandling of Antoine Griezmann's strike.
June 25 2018 Broke Mazurkiewicz's World Cup appearance record with his 14th appearance and made his 100th appearance for Uruguay during a 3-0 win over Russia, also recording his third consecutive clean sheet of the tournament.
June 20 2018 Equaled Ladislao Mazurkiewicz's record for most World Cup appearances by a Uruguayan footballer with 13 appearances, during a 1-0 win against Saudi Arabia.
May 2018 Named in Uruguay's provisional 26-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
2017 Named Süper Lig Goalkeeper of the season
2016 Featured in all of Uruguay's games at the Copa América Centenario, where the team suffered a first-round elimination.
2016 Named Turkish Footballer of the Year and won Turkish Super Cup with Galatasaray
2015 Played every minute as Uruguay reached the quarter-finals of the Copa América.
2015 Won Süper Lig championship, Turkish Cup, and Turkish Super Cup with Galatasaray
2015 Muslera was absent from Galatasaray's cup final victory over Bursaspor due to his commitments for the 2015 Copa América national team tournament.
2014 Won Turkish Cup with Galatasaray
2014 Muslera extended his contract with Galatasaray until 2018, with an annual salary of €2.75 million.
2014 Continued to be a regular goalkeeper for Uruguay, playing 11 matches this year.
2014 Muslera played 31 matches for Galatasaray during the 2014-15 season, helping the team regain their league title.
2014 Played every minute as Uruguay's goalkeeper in the FIFA World Cup.
2013 Won Süper Lig championship and Turkish Super Cup with Galatasaray
2013 Muslera played 33 out of 34 league matches, helping Galatasaray retain their league title for the 2012-13 season.
November 3 2013 Muslera suffered a fractured toe, which caused him to miss three Süper Lig and two Champions League matches during the 2013-14 season.
2012 Won Süper Lig championship and Turkish Super Cup with Galatasaray
2012 Muslera became Galatasaray's first-choice goalkeeper for the 2012-13 season, starting with a 2-1 league victory over Kasımpaşa.
September 19 2012 Fernando Muslera made his UEFA Champions League debut in a match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, where he saved a penalty from Nani despite Galatasaray losing 1-0.
April 8 2012 Scored his first career goal, a penalty against Manisaspor, on the last day of the 2011–12 Süper Lig season. In the same match, he also set an all-time league record by keeping his 19th clean sheet of the season.
2011 In the quarter-final match against Argentina, Muslera was named man of the match, critically saving a penalty from Carlos Tevez which helped Uruguay progress to the next round on penalties.
2011 Increased national team involvement with 15 appearances for Uruguay.
2011 Won the Copa América with Uruguay, securing his first major international trophy.
2011 Won Süper Lig championship with Galatasaray
November 5 2011 Muslera was selected as man of the match after saving his first penalty for Galatasaray in a 0-0 draw against Mersin İdmanyurdu.
July 19 2011 Fernando Muslera was signed by Galatasaray from Lazio on a five-year contract while participating in the 2011 Copa América. The transfer involved Lorik Cana moving to Lazio and Galatasaray paying €6.75 million to Muslera's former club, Montevideo Wanderers.
2010 Muslera set a record for the longest unbeaten goalkeeper in the World Cup during the round of 16 match against South Korea.
2010 In the quarter-final match against Ghana, Muslera was decisive by saving two penalties during the penalty shootout.
2010 Fernando Muslera became a key goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team, playing 12 matches during this year.
2010 Played every minute as Uruguay's goalkeeper in the FIFA World Cup, helping the team finish fourth.

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