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Manuel Neuer

Neuer lining up for Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Peter Neuer
Date of birth	(1986-03-27) 27 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Bayern Munich
Number	1
Youth career
1991–2005	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Schalke 04 II	26	(0)
2005–2011	Schalke 04	156	(0)
2011–	Bayern Munich	356	(0)
International career
2004	Germany U18	1	(0)
2004–2005	Germany U19	11	(0)
2005–2006	Germany U20	4	(0)
2006–2009	Germany U21	20	(0)
2009–2024	Germany	124	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany FIFA World Cup Winner 2014 Brazil 2010 South Africa UEFA European Championship 2012 Poland–Ukraine UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Manuel Peter Neuer (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːnu̯eːl ˈnɔʏ.ɐ, -ɛl -]; born 27 March 1986) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential goalkeepers in the history of the sport, Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper" because of his playing style and speed when rushing off his line to anticipate opponents, going out of the penalty area. He was named the best goalkeeper of the decade from 2011 to 2020 by IFFHS.

Neuer started his career at Schalke 04 where he won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Ligapokal, and was appointed club captain in 2010. In 2011, he signed for Bayern Munich and has since won 28 trophies, including eleven Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Champions League titles in 2013 and 2020, both as part of trebles, being the only goalkeeper in history to achieve the European treble twice, additionally winning the second as club captain. In 2014, Neuer finished third in the voting for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. He was awarded the Best European Goalkeeper a record five times, and the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper a joint-record five times, alongside Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas. He was also named the Best FIFA Goalkeeper in 2020.

Neuer has set numerous records in the Bundesliga. He has the most clean sheets recorded in the competition, with 224. He also holds the most clean sheets in a single season, with 21 in the 2015–16 campaign. Furthermore, he was the fastest player to reach 100 Bundesliga clean sheets, doing so after only 183 appearances. Neuer is the only goalkeeper in Bundesliga history with more than 100 appearances to have conceded fewer goals than matches played.

A former Germany youth international, Neuer made his debut for the senior team in 2009, and was first-choice goalkeeper for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Four years later, Neuer won the 2014 tournament with Germany as well as the Golden Glove award for being the best goalkeeper in the tournament, and was named in its All-Star Team and Dream Team. Serving as captain from 2017 to 2023, he also represented his country at the World Cups in 2018 and 2022, as well as at the UEFA European Championships in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024, after which he retired from international football. Neuer is the fifth-most capped German international of all time, and holds the team's record for most appearances at European Championships and at international tournaments.

Club career

Schalke 04

Neuer played for Schalke 04 II during 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09. Neuer progressed through every age group at his hometown club, Schalke 04, and signed professional terms in 2005. Neuer did not make any first team appearances during the 2005–06 season. However, he was on the bench several times and won the 2005 DFL-Ligapokal as an unused substitute. He made his Bundesliga debut with Schalke when he came on as a substitute for the injured Frank Rost on matchday 2 of the 2006–07 season. The 20-year-old eventually won the starting position when Rost was surprisingly dropped for the clash against Bayern Munich. Neuer managed to secure a 2–2 draw against the defending champions. He made 27 league appearances during the 2006–07 season. Despite his young age, he was widely tipped to be a potential successor to his former idol Jens Lehmann in the future for the Germany national team.

Neuer started the 2007–08 season by playing in three matches in the German League Cup. On 5 March 2008, in the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League against Porto, he almost single-handedly kept Schalke in the game with several saves, forcing the game into penalties. He then saved penalties from Bruno Alves and Lisandro López to help Schalke advance to the quarter-finals. He was shortlisted for the 2007–08 UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year award; he was the youngest as well as the only Bundesliga goalkeeper on the list. He was one of only three Bundesliga players to play every minute in the 2007–08 season. He finished the season by making 50 appearances in all competitions.

In the 2008–09 season, Schalke finished eighth in the league table and missed out on a Europa League spot. However, his showing at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship sparked interest from Bayern Munich, with Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge declaring interest in signing the young goalkeeper. Schalke's new manager Felix Magath, however, insisted that Neuer would play for Schalke in the next season. In November, he was the only German goalkeeper in the list of five nominated goalkeepers for the UEFA Team of the Year.

Neuer finished the 2009–10 season with 39 appearances.

For the 2010–11 season, Neuer was appointed captain and led the team to its first Champions League semi-final appearance to play against Manchester United. He also won the DFB-Pokal in his final season with the club, as Schalke defeated MSV Duisburg 5–0. On 20 April 2011, he announced that he would not be extending his contract with Schalke, which was set to expire at the end of the 2011–12 season. Neuer finished the season with 53 appearances.

Bayern Munich

2011–13: Transfer and treble winner

On 1 June 2011, Neuer made his move to Bayern Munich and signed a five-year contract that lasted until June 2016. Following initial hostility from Bayern fans towards Neuer, as some fans were unhappy about Bayern buying a Schalke keeper, a round-table discussion between Bayern and group of supporters' representatives took place on 2 July 2011. It was decided that Neuer "would be regarded as a full member of Bayern Munich, who should be treated with due respect. Furthermore, hostility towards him should cease". In the first weeks at Bayern, after a 0–0 draw with 1899 Hoffenheim, Neuer broke the Bayern Munich record for most competitive clean sheets in a row, having gone over 1,000 minutes without conceding, beating the record formerly held by Oliver Kahn.

On 25 April 2012, Neuer saved penalty kicks from both Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká and helped Bayern through the 2011–12 Champions League semi-finals against Real Madrid. Following the match, Neuer revealed that he studied the way Ronaldo took his penalties. Neuer told in a press interview: "I always prepare myself for such situations. Our goalkeeping coach, Toni Tapalović, showed me on his laptop before the match how Ronaldo usually takes his penalties. I learned that Ronaldo prefers to send the ball low to his left. In the penalty shoot-out, I was convinced that he would aim for his favourite spot."

Bayern went on to progress to the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final against Chelsea, which also went to a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw. Neuer took and scored the third penalty for Bayern and also saved the first penalty taken by Juan Mata, but could not save the rest of the penalties as Munich lost the trophy 4–3 on penalties in their home stadium, the Allianz Arena. Neuer finished the season with 53 appearances.

Neuer started the season by winning the 2012 DFL-Supercup. In the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Neuer posted four clean sheets in a row versus both Juventus and Barcelona. In the 2013 Champions League Final against Borussia Dortmund, Neuer posted eight saves en route to Bayern's fifth Champions League title. The game featured several saves from both keepers, and Neuer won the duel against Roman Weidenfeller having only conceded once to İlkay Gündoğan on a penalty shot. Neuer finished the season with 31 Bundesliga appearances, five German Cup appearances, 13 UEFA Champions League appearances, and a German Super Cup appearance.

2013–16: Ballon d'Or nomination, domestic success

Neuer started the season by losing in the 2013 DFL-Supercup to Borussia Dortmund. For the 2013 UEFA Super Cup, on 30 August 2013, he saved the last and decisive penalty which saw Bayern Munich win the match against Chelsea, taking some revenge for the lost 2012 UEFA Champions League final. In the FIFA Club World Cup, Neuer played against Guangzhou Evergrande in the semi-final and Raja Casablanca in the final. Neuer was announced as the 2013 World Goalkeeper of The Year on 7 January 2014. On 9 February, Bayern faced Arsenal in the Champions League knockout phase and Neuer saved the penalty from Mesut Özil in the first half. Bayern went on to win the game 2–0 away. On 2 May 2014, Neuer extended his contract until the summer of 2019. Neuer finished the season with 31 Bundesliga appearances, five German Cup appearances, 12 UEFA Champions League appearances, one German Super Cup appearance, one UEFA Super Cup appearance, and two FIFA Club World Cup appearances for a total of 52 appearances.

Neuer won the Footballer of the Year prize, was voted into the UEFA Team of the Year, and finished third in the FIFA Ballon d'Or. Neuer started the season by winning the 2014 DFL-Supercup to Borussia Dortmund. On 30 January 2015, Neuer started on matchday 18, where Bayern lost to VfL Wolfsburg 4–1. This was the first league match since joining Bayern in 2011 where he had given up four goals in a match. The last time Bayern had conceded four goals in a match was against Wolfsburg on 4 April 2009. On 28 April 2015, Neuer was one of four Bayern players to miss in a 2–0 penalty shootout defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal semi-final. Neuer finished the season with 32 Bundesliga appearances, five German Cup appearances, 12 UEFA Champions League appearances, and one German Super Cup appearance for a total of 50 appearances.

The 2015–16 season commenced with the DFL-Supercup, where Neuer started for Bayern against VfL Wolfsburg in a match which ended in a 1–1 draw. Wolfsburg won the subsequent shootout. On 20 April 2016, Neuer extended his contract with Bayern until 2021. Neuer finished the season with 34 Bundesliga appearances, five German Cup appearances, 11 UEFA Champions League appearances, and one German Supercup appearance for a total of 51 appearances.

2016–20: Club captain and second treble

Neuer's season began with a 2–0 win over Borussia Dortmund at the 2016 DFL-Supercup as FC Bayern won the title for the first time in three years, and he kept a clean sheet in the Bundesliga opener as FC Bayern grabbed a 6–0 win over Werder Bremen. In January 2017, he was voted into the FIFA Team of the Year alongside fellow German and former Bayern teammate Toni Kroos. Neuer conceded twice in FC Bayern's matches against Arsenal as the Bavarians beat the English team with an impressive 10–2 aggregate in the round of 16 of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. Neuer was then praised for his performance in their first game of the quarterfinals against Real Madrid, although Bayern lost 1–2 to the Spanish club. During the second leg, he suffered a left foot fracture that ended his season abruptly as Bayern lost 4–2 in a controversial match. Bayern ended the season as Bundesliga champions. In addition to playing in the DFL-Supercup, Neuer played in 26 Bundesliga matches, four German Cup matches, and nine Champions League matches.

On 19 July 2017, it was announced that Neuer would become the new captain for both Bayern and the Germany national team following Philipp Lahm's retirement. Neuer played his first game of the season on Bundesliga matchday 2 after recovering from a foot injury that occurred in April during a Champions League game versus Real Madrid. On 13 September 2017, Neuer made his 100th European appearance in a Champions League match as his side won 3–0 over Anderlecht. It was announced in September that Neuer would be ruled out until January 2018 after another fracture to the same foot again. After series of delays on his comeback, he finally rejoined team training with Bayern Munich on 20 April 2018 after seven months away, although he had begun goalkeeping-specific training in early April. Neuer was included in the matchday squad for the first time since his injury in the DFB-Pokal final against Eintracht Frankfurt but he was an unused substitute. Neuer finished the season with three Bundesliga matches and a Champions League match.

On 12 August 2018, Neuer captained his side in the first competitive match of the season as Bayern won the 2018 DFL-Supercup by defeating Eintracht Frankfurt with a 5–0 victory. On 24 August, Neuer played his first Bundesliga game in 341 days when he captained Bayern in a 3–1 victory season opener against Hoffenheim. On 14 April 2019, Neuer sustained a torn muscle fibres in his left calf in a Bundesliga match against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Due to the injury, Neuer missed six matches for Bayern in the closing stages of the season.

On 18 May 2019, Neuer won his seventh consecutive Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund. A week later, Neuer returned from injury and won his fifth DFB-Pokal as Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final. Neuer finished the season with 26 Bundesliga matches, 3 German Cup matches and 8 Champions League matches. Neuer's 2019–20 started with a 2–0 loss to Borussia Dortmund in the German Super Cup on 3 August 2019. On 21 May 2020, Neuer signed a new contract with Bayern, keeping him at the club until 2023. On 23 August, Neuer won the Champions League for the second time, his first as Bayern captain, keeping a clean sheet as his team won 1–0 over PSG. He was widely praised for his performance. He finished the season with 33 Bundesliga appearances, six German Cup appearances, and 11 UEFA Champions League appearances.

2020–24: The Sextuple and new records

On 24 September 2020, Neuer saved a one-on-one chance from Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri in the 87th minute in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup, which Bayern Munich won 2–1 after extra-time. Six days later, Neuer won the German Super Cup. On 21 October 2020, Neuer reached his 200th clean sheet with Bayern in 394 matches in a 4–0 win over Atlético Madrid in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. His record surpassed Sepp Maier (199 clean sheets in 651 games), with only Oliver Kahn (247 clean sheets in 632 matches) ahead of Neuer. On 28 August 2021, Neuer had his 205th clean sheet in Bundesliga in 441 matches, breaking Oliver Kahn's record of 204 clean sheets in 557 matches.

Neuer's 300th Bundesliga victory came in his 447th Bundesliga game on 23 October 2021. Bayern won the Bundesliga during the 2021–22 season with three games to spare. After the season, Neuer extended his contract with Bayern Munich until 2024. In the beginning of the 2022–23 season, he kept clean sheets in all his three matches in the Champions League, and four in 12 Bundesliga appearances. On 10 December 2022, Neuer announced that he broke his leg during a ski trip at Roßkopf on Spitzingsee in Bavaria, which would force him to miss the rest of the season.

On 28 October 2023, Neuer played for the first time in 350 days, in a match which ended in an 8–0 victory over Darmstadt. A month later, he extended his contract with Bayern Munich until 30 June 2025. On 12 January 2024, in a 3–0 win over Hoffenheim, Neuer played his 500th match for FC Bayern to go level with Bastian Schweinsteiger in tenth place in the club's all-time appearance rankings. On 5 March, he equalled Iker Casillas' record of 57 clean sheets in the Champions League, following a 3–0 win over Lazio during the round of 16 of the competition. On 17 April, he managed to break the previous record, by securing his 58th clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over Arsenal in the quarter-finals second leg. In the Champions League semi-final second leg, he produced decisive saves against Real Madrid, before losing the ball in the 88th minute which led to conceding the equalizer, followed by another stoppage time goal and a 4–3 defeat on aggregate. On 12 May, he featured in his 500th Bundesliga match, becoming the fourth goalkeeper to achieve this feat following Oliver Kahn, Eike Immel and Uli Stein.

On 30 October 2024, Neuer celebrated his 250th clean sheet with Bayern Munich in all competitions, following a 4–0 away win against Mainz in the DFB-Pokal. Later that year, on 3 December, in the round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal against Bayer Leverkusen, Neuer received a straight red card for a body-check on Jeremie Frimpong outside the box in the 17th minute. It was his first in 866 matches and over 20 seasons of his professional career for club and country.

International career

Youth

After progressing through the youth teams, Neuer made his Germany under-21 debut on 15 August 2006 against the Netherlands. He won the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Germany in Sweden and kept a clean sheet in the 4–0 win in the final against England.

2010 FIFA World Cup

In May 2009, Neuer was called up to the senior German squad for a tour of Asia. After being named on the substitutes bench for a 1–1 draw with China on 29 May, Neuer made his debut in a match against the United Arab Emirates on 2 June, playing the full 90 minutes of a 7–2 win in Dubai.

On 17 November, one week after the suicide of Robert Enke, Neuer made his home debut for the Germany senior team at the Arena AufSchalke in a 2–2 draw with Ivory Coast. Twelve minutes after replacing Tim Wiese as a half-time substitute, Neuer kicked a clearance against Ivorian player Emmanuel Eboué to concede an equalising goal. Although Neuer took responsibility for the goal, manager Joachim Löw called the error "unlucky".

On 4 May 2010, it was announced that René Adler, who was expected to be Germany's starting goalkeeper at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, would be absent from the tournament due to a rib injury. Two days later, Neuer was named as one of the three goalkeepers in the squad for the tournament, alongside Tim Wiese and Hans-Jörg Butt. On 28 May, Löw confirmed that Neuer would be Germany's starting goalkeeper at the World Cup.

Neuer made his competitive debut for Germany in the team's opening match of the tournament, keeping a clean sheet as the team beat Australia 4–0 on 14 June. During the group stage, he only conceded a single goal, a close range shot by Milan Jovanović in the 1–0 loss to Serbia. In the round of 16, he provided the assist for Miroslav Klose's opening goal against England, winning 4–1. In the same match, England's Frank Lampard had a goal disallowed after his shot hit the crossbar and bounced past the goal line. Controversially, Neuer admitted that he knew it was a legitimate goal, but acted in a way to make the referee doubt this. He played in all of Germany's World Cup matches apart from the third-place game against Uruguay, when Hans-Jörg Butt was selected to start.

UEFA Euro 2012

Neuer played every minute of every match in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, helping Germany to secure ten wins out of ten games and top their group. After Germany's 3–1 away win against Turkey, he was especially praised for his "sensational" performance. He retained a close range volley shot by Hamit Altıntop, and then he quickly threw the ball to the halfway line into the feet of Thomas Müller, who immediately provided the assist for Mario Gómez's opening goal. Neuer then set up the second goal; under pressure by Turkish attackers, he fired a precise long range kick to Mario Götze deep in the opponent's half, who then found Müller on the edge of the opponent's penalty box to score.

Neuer started all five of Germany's matches at UEFA Euro 2012 and kept a clean sheet against Portugal in their opening Group B match.

2014 FIFA World Cup

Neuer started in all seven of Germany's matches in their 2014 FIFA World Cup winning campaign, winning the Golden Glove for keeping the most clean sheets at the tournament.

After keeping clean sheets in group matches against Portugal and the United States, Neuer had an outstanding performance in a 2–1 win against Algeria after extra time in the round of 16, when he had to play as a sweeper-keeper to defend their counter-attacks. He recorded his third clean sheet of the World Cup in the 1–0 quarter-final defeat of France. This was his 22nd clean sheet overall in his 50th appearance for die Nationalmannschaft. In the semi-finals, Neuer conceded a late goal as his team routed hosts Brazil 7–1.

On 13 July, in the FIFA World Cup Final against Argentina, Neuer was not heavily tested, but he nonetheless commanded his penalty area well, challenging attacking runs by Gonzalo Higuaín and Rodrigo Palacio that caused them to shoot wide of the net. Early in the second half, Neuer punched the ball clear before colliding with Higuaín at the edge of the box. Argentina finished the match without a shot on goal, despite several good chances, including a Higuaín goal disallowed for offside. Germany ultimately defeated Argentina 1–0 thanks to a Mario Götze goal in extra time. Neuer won the Golden Glove award for the tournament's best goalkeeper. Neuer also finished the tournament with 244 completed passes, more than outfield players like Lionel Messi (242), Wesley Sneijder (242), and Thomas Müller (221).

Neuer's playing style was credited with allowing his teammates to press deep in their opponents' half; Neuer's willingness to come out and challenge opposing attackers caused them to miss shots.

UEFA Euro 2016

On 31 May 2016, Neuer was selected for Germany's final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016. He did not concede any goals during Germany's three group games against Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland and also kept a clean sheet in the round of 16 against Slovakia. On 2 July 2016, in the quarter-final match against Italy national football team, Neuer broke compatriot Sepp Maier's record of not conceding a goal at a major tournament for 481 minutes. This run ended after 557 minutes, when Leonardo Bonucci scored past him with a penalty kick; A 1–1 draw after extra-time saw the match go to a penalty shoot-out, in which Neuer helped Germany to a 6–5 victory by saving two spot kicks, including one from Bonucci. Neuer was named Man of the Match for his performance.

During this time, Neuer was a part of a collaboration between the German Football Association and The LEGO Group, who in May 2016 released a Europe-exclusive collectible minifigure series, with Neuer featured as the second of sixteen minifigures in the collection.

2018 FIFA World Cup

Prior to the start of qualification, on 1 September 2016, Neuer was named new captain of the national team, following Bastian Schweinsteiger's retirement from international football.

After starting the team's first three 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, Neuer missed the rest of Germany's qualifying campaign and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup due to injury and illness.

On 15 May 2018, Neuer was selected in Germany's 27-man preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup even though he had not played a match since fracturing his foot for a second time in September 2017. Neuer made his first appearance since his injury on 2 June, in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Austria in Klagenfurt. On 4 June, Neuer was selected in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup. On 17 June, Neuer captained his side for the first time in the World Cup in their opening match in which they lost 1–0 to Mexico. On 23 June, Neuer made several saves as his side defeated Sweden with a 2–1 victory in their second group stage match, which kept the Germans from being knocked out of the World Cup. However, in their final Group F match, Germany were knocked out of the tournament as they lost 2–0 to South Korea, with Neuer losing the ball to Ju Se-jong in the opposition half, leading to Son Heung-min's second goal in the 96th minute.

UEFA Euro 2020

On 11 June 2019, in Germany's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 8–0 victory over Estonia, Neuer kept the 37th clean sheet of his international career, breaking a record set by Sepp Maier.

In a 3–1 win over Ukraine on 14 November 2020, Neuer equalled Maier's record of 95 caps for Germany and, three days later, became the nation's all-time most capped goalkeeper with his 96th appearance, a 6–0 loss to Spain in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League. This was Germany's worst ever defeat in a competitive match and the first time in his professional career that Neuer had conceded six goals in a match.

Neuer was selected for the German squad for UEFA Euro 2020. In a pre-tournament friendly against Latvia on 7 June 2021, he achieved his 100th cap with the national team, becoming the first German goalkeeper to reach that milestone.

At the Euro 2020 finals, Neuer started all three of Germany's group matches, as well as their round of 16 loss to England at Wembley Stadium.

UEFA began investigating Neuer for wearing rainbow-coloured captain's armband at the tournament to commemorate Pride month. They later confirmed it did not breach tournament rules against making on-field political statements.

2022 FIFA World Cup

Neuer was called up to Germany's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, becoming the first German goalkeeper to feature in four consecutive World Cups. On 1 December, he made his 19th World Cup appearance, breaking the previous record for goalkeepers, including both Sepp Maier and Brazil's Cláudio Taffarel of 18 appearances. Despite a 4–2 win over Costa Rica in the last group stage match, Germany failed to progress from the group stage for a second consecutive World Cup as they finished third on goal difference after Japan pulled an upset 2–1 win over Spain. The match against Costa Rica was his 19th and final World Cup game, allowing him to surpass Cláudio Taffarel and Sepp Maier as the goalkeeper with most appearances in World Cup history.

UEFA Euro 2024 and retirement

On 9 December 2022, eight days after Germany were eliminated from the World Cup, Neuer sustained a broken leg in a skiing accident. During his 18-month absence from the Germany team, Neuer was replaced as captain by İlkay Gündoğan, who was retained in the role after the goalkeeper's return to fitness.

In June 2024, Neuer was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He made his first appearance for the national team since the 2022 World Cup in a pre-tournament friendly against Ukraine in Nuremberg, keeping a clean sheet in the 0–0 draw on 3 June.

On 14 June, Neuer started in the opening game of Euro 2024 as the hosts beat Scotland 5–1 in Munich. He played in all five of Germany's matches at the tournament, keeping clean sheets against Hungary in the group stage and Denmark in the round of 16 as the team reached the quarter-final, losing 2–1 to Spain. The defeat against Spain, which later proved to be his 124th and final cap, was his 39th appearance in an international tournament, allowing him to surpass former teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger as the record appearance making German player in international tournaments. His 20 games at European Championships are also a record amongst German players.

After the tournament, Neuer announced his retirement from international football on 21 August 2024. He recorded 51 clean sheets in 124 international appearances.

Style of play

Considered by some in the media to be the current best goalkeeper in the world, and one of the greatest goalkeepers both of his generation and of all time, Neuer is widely regarded as a "complete" and modern goalkeeper. He is regarded by some pundits to be the best goalkeeper of the modern era, with Peter Staunton of Goal.com labelling him as "the best goalkeeper since Yashin", who is currently the only goalkeeper ever to have won the Ballon d'Or.

A tall, large, athletic, and physically strong player, Neuer has earned critical acclaim from former players and pundits for his speed, stamina, composure, concentration, consistency, and mentality, as well as for being able to adapt to any given situation on the pitch. He is particularly known for his exceptional reflexes, shot-stopping abilities (with both his arms and legs), agility, speed, and footwork, as well as his handling, capacity to read the game, and ability to come out to collect crosses, which enables him to command his area effectively. When the situation demands, he will also often essentially fill the role of a sweeper when opposing players have beaten the offside trap or his team's defensive line by quickly rushing out of goal to anticipate opponents and clear the ball; his skill, speed and decision-making in this area enables his teams to maintain a high defensive line. Because of his unique playing style, Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper", and has been credited with revolutionizing the role of the goalkeeper in modern times. Pundits have also praised him for his positioning between the posts, as well as his ability in one-on-one situations; furthermore, he is effective at stopping penalties and has also been known to take and score them in shoot-outs.

A former outfield player in his youth, in addition to his goalkeeping ability, Neuer has also been praised for his excellent ball control and for his accurate distribution of the ball with both his hands and feet; his long throwing range and ability to kick the ball into deep areas with either foot enables him to play the ball out on the ground or create plays or launch swift counter-attacks from the back. Regarding his technical skills on the ball in comparison to other players in his role, Neuer has stated that he could play in the German third division as a center-back if so desired. Due to his authoritative leadership and vocal presence in goal, he also excels at communicating with his defenders and organising his team's defensive line. In 2015, Gianluigi Buffon described Neuer as the best goalkeeper of his era in the air.

Despite the praise for his style of play and role in the development of the goalkeeper position in football, Neuer has also received criticism in the German media for his reflex-like objection to attacking moves in his box regardless of whether they violate rules or not. In particular, his tendency to instantaneously raise his arm to alert the referee has led to the creation of the German word Reklamierarm (roughly translated: arm of objection) in German media.

Personal life

Neuer was born in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He attended Gesamtschule Berger Feld, like many other footballers, such as Mesut Özil. His brother Marcel is currently a football referee in the Verbandsliga. He received his first football when he was two, and he had his first game on 3 March 1991, 24 days before his fifth birthday. Neuer's hero and idol as a child was fellow German and former Schalke goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.

Neuer is Catholic, and lends his support to a Gelsenkirchen-based Catholic social action group which campaigns against child poverty and a Gelsenkirchen-based youth club run by the Amigonians.

Neuer started a charity foundation for children, named the Manuel Neuer Kids Foundation. In November 2011, he won €500,000 for charity in a celebrity edition of Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Neuer said in 2011 that "it would be good if a professional football player came out because it would help others to do the same". Mexico were fined for their fans' homophobic chants when Neuer had the ball during a World Cup match in 2018.

In November 2022, Neuer revealed that he had to undergo three surgeries on his face in order to treat skin cancer, which later urged him to work with Angelique Kerber to promote sun cream. In December 2022, Bayern Munich announced that he had suffered a fracture of his lower right leg while skiing and would not be able to play for the rest of the season.

Relationships

Neuer was in a relationship with Kathrin Gilch until 2014. In 2015, Neuer started a relationship with Nina Weiss. On 21 May 2017, Neuer and Weiss married in Tannheim, Austria, in a civil ceremony, which was followed by a church wedding in the Cathedral of Santissima della Madia in Monopoli, Italy, on 10 June. The couple separated in early 2020, and Neuer started dating handball player Anika Bissel. In October 2023, reports stated that she would miss the rest of the season with ESV 1927 Regensburg due to pregnancy. On 14 March 2024, their first son, Luca, was born.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2024

1. Appearances in DFL-Ligapokal
2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
4. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
5. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
6. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in DFL-Supercup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

Honours

Schalke 04

• DFB-Pokal: 2010–11
• DFL-Ligapokal: 2005

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• DFB-Pokal: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
• DFL-Supercup: 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
• UEFA Champions League: 2012–13, 2019–20
• UEFA Super Cup: 2013, 2020
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2013, 2020

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009

Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 2014; third place: 2010
• UEFA European Championship third place: 2012

Individual

• Fritz Walter Medal U19 Silver: 2005
• kicker Goalkeeper of the Year: 2006–2007, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Footballer of the Year in Germany: 2011, 2014
• Germany national team Player of the Year: 2020
• ESM Team of the Season: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2012
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship All-time Dream Team
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Decade: 2011–2020
• Best European Goalkeeper: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020
• IFFHS Men's World Team: 2020
• FIFA FIFPro World 11: 2013, 2014 2015, 2016
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020
• UEFA Champions League Final Fan's Man of the Match: 2013
• UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019–20
• UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season: 2019–20
• The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper: 2020
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2010
• FIFA World Cup Golden Glove: 2014
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2014
• FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
• AIPS Athlete of the Year: 2014
• AIPS Europe Athlete of the Year – Frank Taylor Trophy: 2014
• Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2010–11, 2019–20, 2020–2021
• Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020
• IFFHS World Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
• IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade: 2011–2020

Orders

• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2010, 2014
• Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia: 2019
• Bavarian Order of Merit: 2021

Notes

1. ^ See
2. See

See also

• List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances
• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

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External links

• Official website (in German)
• Manuel Neuer at FC Bayern Munich
• Manuel Neuer at DFB (also available in German)
• Manuel Neuer – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Manuel Neuer – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Manuel Neuer at kicker (in German)
• Manuel Neuer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Manuel Neuer at National-Football-Teams.com
• Manuel Neuer at Soccerway
• Manuel Neuer at ESPN FC

Germany squads

v t e Germany squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Neuer 2 Jansen 3 Friedrich 4 Aogo 5 Tasci 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Kießling 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Wiese 13 Müller 14 Badstuber 15 Trochowski 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Cacau 20 Boateng 21 Marin 22 Butt 23 Gómez Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2012 semi-finalists 1 Neuer 2 Gündoğan 3 Schmelzer 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Wiese 13 Müller 14 Badstuber 15 Bender 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Reus 22 Zieler 23 Gómez Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup winners (4th title) 1 Neuer 2 Großkreutz 3 Ginter 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Klose 12 Zieler 13 Müller 14 Draxler 15 Durm 16 Lahm (c) 17 Mertesacker 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Boateng 21 Mustafi 22 Weidenfeller 23 Kramer Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2016 semi-finalists 1 Neuer 2 Mustafi 3 Hector 4 Höwedes 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Schweinsteiger (c) 8 Özil 9 Schürrle 10 Podolski 11 Draxler 12 Leno 13 Müller 14 Can 15 Weigl 16 Tah 17 Boateng 18 Kroos 19 Götze 20 Sané 21 Kimmich 22 Ter Stegen 23 Gómez Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup 1 Neuer (c) 2 Plattenhardt 3 Hector 4 Ginter 5 Hummels 6 Khedira 7 Draxler 8 Kroos 9 Werner 10 Özil 11 Reus 12 Trapp 13 Müller 14 Goretzka 15 Süle 16 Rüdiger 17 Boateng 18 Kimmich 19 Rudy 20 Brandt 21 Gündoğan 22 Ter Stegen 23 Gómez Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2020 1 Neuer (c) 2 Rüdiger 3 Halstenberg 4 Ginter 5 Hummels 6 Kimmich 7 Havertz 8 Kroos 9 Volland 10 Gnabry 11 Werner 12 Leno 13 Hofmann 14 Musiala 15 Süle 16 Klostermann 17 Neuhaus 18 Goretzka 19 Sané 20 Gosens 21 Gündoğan 22 Trapp 23 Can 24 Koch 25 Müller 26 Günter Coach: Löw v t e Germany squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup 1 Neuer (c) 2 Rüdiger 3 Raum 4 Ginter 5 Kehrer 6 Kimmich 7 Havertz 8 Goretzka 9 Füllkrug 10 Gnabry 11 Götze 12 Trapp 13 Müller 14 Musiala 15 Süle 16 Klostermann 17 Brandt 18 Hofmann 19 Sané 20 Günter 21 Gündoğan 22 Ter Stegen 23 Schlotterbeck 24 Adeyemi 25 Bella-Kotchap 26 Moukoko Coach: Flick v t e Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2024 semi-finalists 1 Neuer 2 Rüdiger 3 Raum 4 Tah 5 Groß 6 Kimmich 7 Havertz 8 Kroos 9 Füllkrug 10 Musiala 11 Führich 12 Baumann 13 Müller 14 Beier 15 Schlotterbeck 16 Anton 17 Wirtz 18 Mittelstädt 19 Sané 20 Henrichs 21 Gündoğan (c) 22 Ter Stegen 23 Andrich 24 Koch 25 Can 26 Undav Coach: Nagelsmann

Awards

v t e 2010 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament Statistical Team Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders Philipp Lahm Carles Puyol Joan Capdevila Sergio Ramos Midfielders Mark van Bommel Sergio Busquets Thomas Müller Wesley Sneijder Forwards Luis Suárez David Villa Fans' Team Goalkeeper Iker Casillas Defenders Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Carles Puyol Maicon Midfielders Andrés Iniesta Bastian Schweinsteiger Wesley Sneijder Xavi Forwards David Villa Diego Forlán Coach Vicente del Bosque v t e 2014 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament Statistical Team Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders Marcos Rojo Mats Hummels Thiago Silva Stefan de Vrij Midfielders Oscar James Rodríguez Toni Kroos Philipp Lahm Forwards Thomas Müller Arjen Robben Fans' Team Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders David Luiz Mats Hummels Thiago Silva Marcelo Midfielders Ángel Di María James Rodríguez Toni Kroos Forwards Lionel Messi Thomas Müller Neymar Coach Joachim Löw v t e UEFA Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Manuel Neuer Defenders Jordi Alba Fábio Coentrão Philipp Lahm Pepe Gerard Piqué Sergio Ramos Midfielders Xabi Alonso Sergio Busquets Daniele De Rossi Steven Gerrard Andrés Iniesta Sami Khedira Mesut Özil Andrea Pirlo Xavi Forwards Mario Balotelli Cesc Fàbregas Zlatan Ibrahimović Cristiano Ronaldo David Silva v t e FIFA World Cup Golden Glove Yashin Award 1994: Preud'homme 1998: Barthez 2002: Kahn 2006: Buffon Golden Glove 2010: Casillas 2014: Neuer 2018: Courtois 2022: Martínez Yashin Award was first awarded in 1994, and Golden Glove was first awarded in 2010. v t e 2013 UEFA Team of the Year GK: Neuer RB: Lahm CB: Silva CB: Ramos LB: Alaba MF: Bale MF: Reus MF: Özil MF: Ribéry FW: Ibrahimović FW: C. Ronaldo v t e 2014 UEFA Team of the Year GK: Neuer RB: Lahm CB: Ramos CB: Godín LB: Alaba MF: Robben MF: Kroos MF: Di María FW: Messi FW: Ibrahimović FW: C. Ronaldo v t e 2015 UEFA Team of the Year GK: Neuer RB: Alves CB: Ramos CB: Piqué LB: Alaba MF: Pogba MF: Iniesta MF: Rodríguez FW: C. Ronaldo FW: Messi FW: Neymar v t e 2020 UEFA Team of the Year GK: Neuer RB: Kimmich CB: Ramos CB: van Dijk LB: Davies MF: Thiago MF: De Bruyne MF: Messi RW: C. Ronaldo FW: Lewandowski LW: Neymar v t e 2013 FIFA FIFPRO World 11 Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders Dani Alves Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Thiago Silva Midfielders Andrés Iniesta Franck Ribéry Xavi Forwards Zlatan Ibrahimović Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo v t e 2014 FIFA FIFPRO World 11 Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders David Luiz Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Thiago Silva Midfielders Ángel Di María Andrés Iniesta Toni Kroos Forwards Arjen Robben Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi v t e 2015 FIFA FIFPRO World 11 Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders Dani Alves Marcelo Sergio Ramos Thiago Silva Midfielders Andrés Iniesta Luka Modrić Paul Pogba Forwards Lionel Messi Neymar Cristiano Ronaldo v t e 2010–11 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season GK: Neuer DF: Fuchs DF: Schmelzer DF: Hummels MF: Kagawa MF: Götze MF: Vidal MF: Şahin FW: Gómez FW: Podolski FW: Ya Konan v t e 2019–20 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season GK: Neuer DF: Pavard DF: Ginter DF: Hummels DF: Davies MF: Sabitzer MF: Kimmich MF: Sancho MF: Müller FW: Werner FW: Lewandowski v t e 2020–21 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season GK: Neuer DF: Baku DF: Hummels DF: Angeliño DF: Davies MF: Müller MF: Kimmich MF: Goretzka FW: Haaland FW: Lewandowski FW: Silva v t e The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Men's 2017: Buffon 2018: Courtois 2019: Alisson 2020: Neuer 2021: Mendy 2022: Martínez 2023: Ederson 2024: Martínez Women's 2019: Van Veenendaal 2020: Bouhaddi 2021: Endler 2022: Earps 2023: Earps 2024: Naeher v t e IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper Men's winners 1987: Pfaff 1988: Dasaev 1989: Zenga 1990: Zenga 1991: Zenga 1992: Schmeichel 1993: Schmeichel 1994: Preud'homme 1995: Chilavert 1996: Köpke 1997: Chilavert 1998: Chilavert 1999: Kahn 2000: Barthez 2001: Kahn 2002: Kahn 2003: Buffon 2004: Buffon 2005: Čech 2006: Buffon 2007: Buffon 2008: Casillas 2009: Casillas 2010: Casillas 2011: Casillas 2012: Casillas 2013: Neuer 2014: Neuer 2015: Neuer 2016: Neuer 2017: Buffon 2018: Courtois 2019: Alisson 2020: Neuer 2021: Donnarumma 2022: Courtois 2023: Ederson 2024: Martínez Women's winners 2012: Solo 2013: Solo 2014: Solo & Schult 2015: Solo 2016: Bouhaddi 2017: Bouhaddi 2018: Bouhaddi 2019: Van Veenendaal 2020: Bouhaddi 2021: Endler 2022: Endler 2023: Earps v t e Best European Goalkeeper 1990: Zenga 1991: Illgner 1992: Schmeichel 1993: Schmeichel 1994: Preud'homme 1995: Van der Sar 1996: Köpke 1997: Lehmann 1998: Schmeichel 1999: Kahn 2000: Kahn 2001: Kahn 2002: Kahn 2003: Buffon 2004: Baía 2005: Čech 2006: Lehmann 2007: Čech 2008: Čech 2009: Van der Sar 2010: Casillas 2011: Neuer 2012: Čech 2013: Neuer 2014: Neuer 2015: Neuer 2016: Buffon 2017: Buffon 2018: Navas 2019: Alisson 2020: Neuer 2021: Mendy 2022: Courtois v t e UEFA Men's Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper 1997–98: Schmeichel 1998–99: Kahn 1999–2000: Kahn 2000–01: Kahn 2001–02: Kahn 2002–03: Buffon 2003–04: Baía 2004–05: Čech 2005–06: Lehmann 2006–07: Čech 2007–08: Čech 2008–09: Van der Sar 2009–10: Júlio César 2010–16: Not awarded 2016–17: Buffon 2017–18: Navas 2018–19: Alisson 2019–20: Neuer 2020–21: Mendy Best Defender 1997–98: Hierro 1998–99: Stam 1999–2000: Stam 2000–01: Ayala 2001–02: Roberto Carlos 2002–03: Roberto Carlos 2003–04: Carvalho 2004–05: Terry 2005–06: Puyol 2006–07: Maldini 2007–08: Terry 2008–09: Terry 2009–10: Maicon 2010–16: Not awarded 2016–17: Ramos 2017–18: Ramos 2018–19: Van Dijk 2019–20: Kimmich 2020–21: Dias Best Midfielder 1997–98: Zidane 1998–99: Beckham 1999–2000: Mendieta 2000–01: Mendieta 2001–02: Ballack 2002–03: Nedvěd 2003–04: Deco 2004–05: Kaká 2005–06: Deco 2006–07: Seedorf 2007–08: Lampard 2008–09: Xavi 2009–10: Sneijder 2010–16: Not awarded 2016–17: Modrić 2017–18: Modrić 2018–19: De Jong 2019–20: De Bruyne 2020–21: Kanté Best Forward 1997–98: Ronaldo 1998–99: Shevchenko 1999–2000: Raúl 2000–01: Raúl 2001–02: Raúl 2002–03: Van Nistelrooy 2003–04: Morientes 2004–05: Ronaldinho 2005–06: Eto'o 2006–07: Kaká 2007–08: C. Ronaldo 2008–09: Messi 2009–10: Milito 2010–16: Not awarded 2016–17: C. Ronaldo 2017–18: C. Ronaldo 2018–19: Messi 2019–20: Lewandowski 2020–21: Haaland v t e FIFA Club World Cup winning captains 2000: Rincón 2005: Rogério Ceni 2006: Fernandão 2007: Maldini 2008: Ferdinand 2009: Puyol 2010: Zanetti 2011: Puyol 2012: Alessandro 2013: Lahm 2014: Casillas 2015: Iniesta 2016: Ramos 2017: Ramos 2018: Ramos 2019: Henderson 2020: Neuer 2021: Azpilicueta 2022: Benzema 2023: Walker v t e European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning captains European Cup era 1956: Muñoz 1957: Muñoz 1958: Alonso 1959: Zárraga 1960: Zárraga 1961: Águas 1962: Águas 1963: C. Maldini 1964: Picchi 1965: Picchi 1966: Gento 1967: McNeill 1968: Charlton 1969: Rivera 1970: Israël 1971: Vasović 1972: Keizer 1973: Cruyff 1974: Beckenbauer 1975: Beckenbauer 1976: Beckenbauer 1977: Hughes 1978: Hughes 1979: McGovern 1980: McGovern 1981: Thompson 1982: Mortimer 1983: Hrubesch 1984: Souness 1985: Scirea 1986: Iovan 1987: Pinto 1988: Gerets 1989: Baresi 1990: Baresi 1991: Stojanović 1992: Zubizarreta UEFA Champions League era 1993: Deschamps 1994: Tassotti 1995: Blind 1996: Vialli 1997: Sammer 1998: Sanchís 1999: Schmeichel 2000: Sanchís 2001: Effenberg 2002: Hierro 2003: P. Maldini 2004: Costa 2005: Gerrard 2006: Puyol 2007: P. Maldini 2008: Ferdinand 2009: Puyol 2010: Zanetti 2011: Xavi 2012: Lampard 2013: Lahm 2014: Casillas 2015: Iniesta 2016: Ramos 2017: Ramos 2018: Ramos 2019: Henderson 2020: Neuer 2021: Azpilicueta 2022: Marcelo 2023: Gündoğan 2024: Nacho v t e UEFA Super Cup winning captains 1972: Keizer 1973: Keizer 1975: Kolotov 1976: Van Binst 1977: Hughes 1978: Rensenbrink 1979: McGovern 1980: Tendillo 1982: Mortimer 1983: Miller 1984: Scirea 1986: Stoica 1987: Pinto 1988: Preud'homme 1989: Baresi 1990: Baresi 1991: Bruce 1992: Zubizarreta 1993: Minotti 1994: Baresi 1995: Blind 1996: Peruzzi 1997: Figo 1998: Wise 1999: Nesta 2000: Korkmaz 2001: Hyypiä 2002: Hierro 2003: Maldini 2004: Albelda 2005: Gerrard 2006: Navarro 2007: Ambrosini 2008: Tymoshchuk 2009: Puyol 2010: Simão 2011: Xavi 2012: Gabi 2013: Lahm 2014: Casillas 2015: Iniesta 2016: Ramos 2017: Ramos 2018: Godín 2019: Henderson 2020: Neuer 2021: Azpilicueta 2022: Benzema 2023: Walker 2024: Carvajal v t e Footballer of the Year (Germany) 1960: Seeler 1961: Morlock 1962: Schnellinger 1963: Schäfer 1964: Seeler 1965: Tilkowski 1966: Beckenbauer 1967: Müller 1968: Beckenbauer 1969: Müller 1970: Seeler 1971: Vogts 1972: Netzer 1973: Netzer 1974: Beckenbauer 1975: Maier 1976: Beckenbauer 1977: Maier 1978: Maier 1979: Vogts 1980: Rummenigge 1981: Breitner 1982: K. Förster 1983: Völler 1984: Schumacher 1985: Briegel 1986: Schumacher 1987: Rahn 1988: Klinsmann 1989: Häßler 1990: Matthäus 1991: Kuntz 1992: Häßler 1993: Köpke 1994: Klinsmann 1995: Sammer 1996: Sammer 1997: Kohler 1998: Bierhoff 1999: Matthäus 2000: Kahn 2001: Kahn 2002: Ballack 2003: Ballack 2004: Aílton 2005: Ballack 2006: Klose 2007: Gómez 2008: Ribéry 2009: Grafite 2010: Robben 2011: Neuer 2012: Reus 2013: Schweinsteiger 2014: Neuer 2015: De Bruyne 2016: Boateng 2017: Lahm 2018: Kroos 2019: Reus 2020: Lewandowski 2021: Lewandowski 2022: Nkunku 2023: Gündoğan 2024: Kroos v t e Germany Player of the Year 2010: Schweinsteiger 2011: Özil 2012: Özil 2013: Özil 2014: Kroos 2015: Özil 2016: Özil 2017: Kimmich 2018: Reus 2019: Ginter 2020: Neuer 2021: Kimmich 2022: Musiala 2023: Can 2024: Musiala v t e Fritz Walter Medal (Under-19) Gold 2005: Müller 2006: K-P. Boateng 2007: Höwedes 2008: Diekmeier 2009: Holtby 2010: Mlapa 2011: Ter Stegen 2012: Rüdiger 2013: Ginter 2014: Stark 2015: Tah 2016: Henrichs 2017: Özcan 2018: Havertz 2019: Kühn 2020: Katterbach 2021: Adeyemi 2022: Wirtz 2023: Moukoko Silver 2005: Neuer 2006: Fleßers 2007: Konrad 2008: Jungwirth 2009: Rausch 2010: Bell 2011: Zimmermann 2012: Hoffmann 2013: Gerhardt 2014: Meyer 2015: Werner 2016: Ochs 2017: Barkok 2018: Maier 2019: Vagnoman 2020: Ehlers 2021: Knauff 2022: Netz 2023: Gruda Bronze 2005: Polanski 2006: Adlung 2007: J. Boateng 2008: Risse 2009: Schürrle 2010: Radjabali-Fardi 2011: Volland 2012: Rakovsky 2013: Kohr 2014: Kimmich 2015: Klostermann 2016: Mittelstädt 2017: Gül 2018: Wintzheimer 2019: Bisseck 2020: Jäkel 2021: Atubolu 2022: R. Wagner 2023: Tohumcu v t e Ballon d'Or Dream Team First Team Goalkeeper Lev Yashin Defenders Cafu Franz Beckenbauer Paolo Maldini Midfielders Diego Maradona Xavi Lothar Matthäus Pelé Forwards Lionel Messi Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Second Team Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon Defenders Carlos Alberto Franco Baresi Roberto Carlos Midfielders / Alfredo Di Stéfano Andrea Pirlo Frank Rijkaard Zinedine Zidane Forwards Garrincha Johan Cruyff Ronaldinho Third Team Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Paul Breitner Midfielders Michel Platini Johan Neeskens Didi Andrés Iniesta Forwards George Best Marco van Basten Thierry Henry v t e IFFHS World's Man Team of the Decade 2011–2020 Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Defenders Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Virgil van Dijk Marcelo Midfielders Toni Kroos Andrés Iniesta Luka Modrić Forwards Lionel Messi Robert Lewandowski Cristiano Ronaldo

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• Germany men's under-21 international footballers
• Germany men's international footballers
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• FC Schalke 04 players
• FC Schalke 04 II players
• FC Bayern Munich footballers
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