54 Facts About David De Gea

David de Gea Quintana was born on 7 November 1990 and is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United and the Spain national team.

Since joining Manchester United, De Gea has made over 450 appearances and won a Premier League title, an FA Cup, a League Cup, three Community Shields and the UEFA Europa League.

David De Gea made his debut for the senior team in 2014 and was selected for that year's World Cup.

De Gea was named as Spain's starting goalkeeper for the 2016 European Championship and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, receiving criticism for his performance in the latter.

David De Gea made his way up through the youth ranks at the club before signing his first professional contract in 2008, aged 17, contracting him to Atletico until 2011.

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David De Gea spent his second season for Atletico Madrid B in Segunda Division B In the summer of 2009, De Gea was approached by Numancia and English team Queens Park Rangers with regards to a loan move, with Atletico sporting director Jesus Garcia Pitarch pushing for him to move to Numancia.

De Gea rejected the approach, and was punished by being forced to train by himself.

David De Gea described starting at the Vicente Calderon as a "dream since childhood".

In January 2010, De Gea was touted as a possible replacement for Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who was set to retire in 2011.

David De Gea won two man of the match awards along the way, against Athletic Bilbao and Valencia.

David De Gea remained the undisputed starting goalkeeper for the remainder of the season, going on to play in every La Liga match for the team en route to a seventh-place finish.

De Gea is high, has good feet, comes with authority and is agile.

De Gea later cited his last-minute save from Juan Mata during this match as the turning point in his season, as he went on to play the club's last 19 matches, keeping eight clean sheets.

I've no doubts that David De Gea can be a top goalkeeper, one of the best in the world.

David De Gea played well yesterday, but playing well for 92-and-a-half minutes and then doing that in the 93rd is a problem at a club like that.

De Gea was on the receiving end of a controversial aerial challenge by West Ham United striker Andy Carroll that left him "poleaxed", with Ferguson expressing his disbelief at the lack of a red card.

David De Gea ended the season with his first Premier League winner's medal with United, making 28 appearances and keeping 11 clean sheets, as the team topped the Premier League table by 11 points.

David De Gea has huge faith in himself, which is a really important virtue.

David De Gea uses it to make sure that he doesn't make the mistake next time.

De Gea helped United secure back-to-back victories for the first time under their new manager Louis van Gaal in a home victory against Everton on 5 October 2014.

David De Gea became the first goalkeeper to stop a penalty from Baines, who had previously converted all of his 14 Premier League penalties.

David De Gea was hailed by Van Gaal as "unbelievable" for his performances, and was called the "saving grace" for being the one constant in the team throughout the season.

On 26 April 2015, De Gea was named in the PFA Team of the Year as its goalkeeper and its only Manchester United player.

David De Gea won both Fans' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards for the second consecutive season.

David De Gea's save against Everton was voted as Premier League Save of the Season by Match of the Day, the second consecutive year he won the award.

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De Gea claimed he never expressed a desire not to play, but trained with the reserves soon after.

Twelve days later, in the third round of the League Cup, De Gea captained Manchester United for the first time, wearing the armband for the final nine minutes of their win over Ipswich Town.

In May 2016, De Gea became the first player ever to win Manchester United's Player of the Year for a third consecutive season.

Under new Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, De Gea made his first appearance of the season in the FA Community Shield against Premier League winners Leicester City.

De Gea started the Premier League season by keeping 2 clean sheets in his first 3 games against Southampton and Hull City.

On 20 April 2017, De Gea was selected as a goalkeeper in the PFA Team of the Year for the fourth time in his career.

On 17 September 2017, at the fifth match of the Premier League against Everton, De Gea made his fourth clean sheet of the season and 100th overall for Manchester United.

On 18 April 2018, De Gea was selected as a goalkeeper in the PFA Team of the Year for the fifth time as the only Manchester United player.

De Gea ended the season with just 7 clean sheets in 38 Premier League appearances, his lowest tally during his time at Manchester United, and kept only 10 clean sheets all season for the club.

On 16 September 2019, Manchester United confirmed that De Gea had signed a four year contract renewal, keeping him at the club until at least June 2023.

In Manchester United's first game after the break in the season enforced by COVID-19 against Tottenham Hotspur, De Gea made an error leading to a goal that cost United the win.

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær backed De Gea saying, "one day [Henderson will] be England's and United's Number 1" but that De Gea was currently "the best goalkeeper in the world".

De Gea began the season as first-choice, missing just two of the club's first 26 league matches: he was left out of the squad for the match against West Ham United on 5 December 2020 after aggravating an injury suffered in the club's previous league game against Southampton, while Henderson was preferred against Sheffield United on 17 December.

De Gea started five of Manchester United's six Champions League group matches, but after the team finished third in their group and dropped down to the Europa League, Henderson was preferred in goal for the Europa League knockout phase.

De Gea started the league season against Leeds United, in which he conceded a goal.

De Gea helped Spain's under-17 team win the 2007 European Championship, and finish second at the 2007 World Cup.

On 15 May 2012, De Gea was called up for to the Spanish senior team for two matches against Serbia and PR China.

David De Gea was in consideration for Del Bosque's Euro 2012 squad, but did not make the final 23-man group.

David De Gea was selected to play at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and played all three matches as the nation was eliminated in the group stage.

On 13 May 2014, De Gea was selected in Spain's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 World Cup, and later made the final squad.

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De Gea ended the tournament having conceded six goals from seven shots on target, excluding the four goals he conceded in the penalty-shootout; with only one save, he recorded fewer saves than any other goalkeeper who had played at least three matches in a single edition of the tournament since 1966.

On 24 May 2021, de Gea was included in Luis Enrique's 24-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020, but lost his starting place to Unai Simon.

De Gea grew up playing futsal as an outfield player until the age of 14, which has helped with his footwork; he has incorporated various futsal goalkeeping techniques in his play style which shows in his ability to make athletic saves with his feet.

An elegant and athletic keeper, De Gea is known in particular for his outstanding reflexes, agility, and shot-stopping ability between the posts, as well as his penchant for saving the ball with his feet, which enable him to produce acrobatic dives and spectacular saves.

David De Gea has since shown great improvements in his aerial prowess, handling, command of his area, decision making, and ability to come out and claim crosses, in particular after he developed physically and gained more experience, even being described as a "strong presence in the box" by Kyle Diller in 2012.

De Gea is highly regarded for his speed when rushing off his line in one on one situations, which enables him to function as a sweeper-keeper.

In January 2012, De Gea was confirmed as farsighted, although this is not thought to have affected his performances.

De Gea has stated that he is a fan of heavy metal music, with Avenged Sevenfold being one of his favourite bands.

David De Gea founded an eSports team under the name '"Rebels Gaming" in 2021.