Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is a German professional footballer

Marc-André ter Stegen born 30 April 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Barcelona and the German national team.

After four seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach, making 108 league appearances, he joined Barcelona for €12 million in 2014. He won the treble in his first season in Spain, playing for Barcelona in Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League.

Ter Stegen represented Germany at several youth levels and made his senior international debut in 2012. He was part of the German squads that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 and won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

On 29 May 2017, ter Stegen signed a new contract with Barcelona, keeping him at the club until 2022, with his buyout clause raised to €180 million.

On 14 October 2017, ter Stegen made some critical saves, including two well-placed shots from Antoine Griezmann of Atlético Madrid, en route to a 1–1 draw at the new Wanda Metropolitano stadium, preserving Barcelona's unbeaten record in the 2017–18 La Liga season. On 28 October 2017, ter Stegen produced a phenomenal display against Athletic Club in an eventual 2–0 win for Barcelona, denying Aritz Aduriz from a one-on-one position and producing a brilliant diving effort from the same opponent with five minutes remaining on the clock. As of 20 November 2017, ter Stegen, assisted by the guidance of manager Ernesto Valverde, along with the good form of teammate Samuel Umtiti, was responsible for Barcelona having the least goals conceded of any club in Europe's top 5 leagues, with just 4 conceded.

At the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Ter Stegen started in all of his team's matches, apart from the first group-stage match, as Germany went on to win the tournament. For his performance in the final, against Chile, he was named the Man of the Match.

On 15 May 2018, Ter Stegen was included in Germany's 27 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Germany's manager Joachim Löw included Ter Stegen in Germany's final 23-man squad for the World Cup on 4 June 2018.