nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
12 15 15 1 27 5 5 7 november 1990 manchester united 2003 -- 2008 2009 -- 2011 2011 -- 2003 -- 2008 35 57 131 0 0 0 2004 2012 2014 -- 2007 2007 -- 2009 2009 2009 -- 2013 david championship - 20110622.jpg de gea at the uefa european under-21 football david de gea de gea with spain under-21s in 2011 david de gea quintana madrid , spain spain u21 spain u23 spain u15 spain u17 spain u19 spain u20 spain 1.92 m ftin on 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 atlético madrid atlético madrid atlético madrid manchester united goalkeeper david de gea

david de gea

david de gea quintana -lrb- ; born 7 november 1990 -rrb- is a spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for english club manchester united and the spain national team .
born in madrid , he started his career aged 13 with atlético madrid and rose through the academy system at the club before making his senior debut in 2009 .
after being made atlético 's first-choice goalkeeper , he helped the team win both the uefa europa league and the uefa super cup in 2010 .
his performances attracted the attention of manchester united , whom he joined in june 2011 for # 17.8 million , a british record for a goalkeeper .
since joining united , he has made over 100 appearances and won one premier league winners medal , in 2013 .
he has been hailed as one of the best goalkeepers in the world .
de gea was the captain for the spain under-21 national side which won the european championship in 2011 and 2013 , and also competed in the 2012 olympics .
he made his debut for the senior team in 2014 and was selected for that year 's world cup , and has been tipped by many as the successor to iker casillas as spain 's long-term goalkeeper .
