Fran Gonzalez becomes the fifth-youngest goalkeeper to debut for Real Madrid.
Carlo Ancelotti has handed Fran Gonzalez his first-team debut against Valencia following injuries to Thibaut Courtois and Andriy Lunin, making the youngster the fifth-youngest goalkeeper to make his debut for Real Madrid at 19 years, nine months and 10 days, Marca reported on Saturday.
Fran is the youngest goalkeeper สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ to feature for Real Madrid since club legend Iker Casillas, who made his debut in 1999 at the age of 18 years, three months and 23 days away at Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames, and is the second-youngest goalkeeper to feature for Los Blancos.
The youngest goalkeeper to ever play for Real Madrid was Juan Canales, who played his first and only game in 1984 at the age of 17 years, 9 months and 18 days in a 1-0 draw with Sporting Gijón.
For Real Madrid’s third-youngest goalkeeper after Adauto Iglesias, who made his debut at the age of 19 years, 10 months and 16 days in 1948, the next youngest goalkeeper was Jose Ramon Nebot, who made his debut at the age of 19 years, 5 months and 4 days in 1929.
The defeat of Real Madrid against Valencia, by 1-2 at Santiago Bernabéu, confirms the curious dynamic that affects Real Madrid’s debuting goalkeepers. Fran González has been much more than a promise for months, as Luis Llopis aims to make him the successor of Thibaut Courtois… among other things, due to his constant comparisons with the ‘giant’ Belgian: they have the same height.
Be that as it may, everything points to Fran González returning to the bench for the white team’s upcoming matches. With Thibaut Courtois nearing full recovery after his injury with the Belgian national team, the ’26’ will act as the second goalkeeper during the following weeks… until Andriy Lunin receives medical and competitive clearance to rejoin the merengue sports discipline.