Fernando Muslera

Fernando Muslera, full name Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol, was born on June 16, 1986 in Buenos Aires. The goalkeeper, who plays for the Uruguayan national team despite being of Argentinian origin, grew up in the infrastructure of Uruguay's Montevideo Wanderers club and started his professional career in the same team in 2004. Shortly after, he appeared on loan at Nacional and attracted the attention of Europe thanks to his performance.

Muslera, who signed an agreement with Italy's Lazio team for 3 million euros in the summer of 2007, took the field as the first goalkeeper after the retirement of the legendary goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi and the aging of Marco Ballotta. However, his first season in Serie A was difficult; Especially the mistakes he made in four of the five goals he conceded against Milan dropped him to second place for a while.

In the 2008-09 season, he was overshadowed by the Argentinian goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo, but he was included in the squad again after saving a penalty and his performance in the Coppa Italia.

Muslera, who was transferred to Galatasaray for 6.75 million euros in 2011, added six Super Cups, five Turkish Cups and eight Super League championships to his career in Turkey and made his name in the club's history. With his 429th Super League match against Konyaspor on January 25, 2025, he achieved the title of the foreign player who played the most Super League matches among Galatasaray football players and was also recorded as the foreign football player who won the most trophies in Turkey and Galatasaray.

At the national team level, Muslera, who has played for Uruguay more than 130 times since 2009, participated in five Copa América tournaments and won the championship in 2011. He represented Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup four times in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2026; He received great praise for his goalkeeping performance as his team rose to fourth place in 2010.

Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol (born 16 June 1986, Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian-born Uruguayan national goalkeeper who started his football career in Montevideo Wanderers youth team in Uruguay. Drawing attention with his potential at a young age, he was promoted to the Wanderers A team and started his professional career.

After winning the Uruguayan League championship with Nacional, to which he was transferred on loan a short time later, his talent attracted the attention of European clubs. In 2007, he started his European career by transferring to Lazio, one of the Italian Serie A teams. He showed a consistent performance in the four seasons he spent in Lazio and played an important role, especially in the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana victories in 2009, with his penalty saves and critical interventions. He became a well-known name in Italy with his calmness and leadership.

The most important and long-lasting period in Muslera's career began with his transfer to Turkish Super League giant Galatasaray in 2011. During the years he spent in the yellow-red jersey, he became one of the most successful and popular players in the history of the club. He achieved countless successes with Galatasaray, winning many Super League championships, Turkish Cup and TFF Super Cup victories.

He won the hearts of the fans with his confident stance in the goal, match-saving reflexes, leadership qualities and professionalism. Muslera, who was promoted to team captain, took his place among the legends of the club and broke many records of foreign goalkeepers in the Super League.

In addition to his club successes, Muslera became the constant name of the Uruguayan National Team for many years. With the national jersey he wore for the first time in 2009, he carried his country to historic successes such as fourth place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 Copa América championship. He proved his quality and experience at the international level by guarding the Uruguay goal in many World Cup and Copa América tournaments.

Productions in which he took part

• Term (2022)
• Dreams (2019)
• 3 Millones (2011)
• VM-krönika 2010 (2010) — Self (archive footage)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.