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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