Table of Biography
Manuel Neuer is a professional football player from Germany. Manuel Neuer plays as a goalkeeper for Germany and captains Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Early Life
Manuel Neuer was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on the 27th of March 1986. Currently, he is 37 years old and has a sun sign of Aries. His full name is Manuel Peter Neuer and holds German nationality. He practices the Roman Catholic religion and belongs to European ethnicity.
As of now, he has not yet disclosed the names of his parents. However, it is known that he began playing football at the age of 2. He and his brother used to play for hours while neglecting their studies.
Education
This football player has not disclosed his studies and academic background. He might have dropped out of school to pursue a football career.
Professional Career
Schalke 04
Manuel Neuer started playing professional football for Schalke 04 II during 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, and 2008–09. He began playing for Schalke 04’s youth team at the age of five. On August 19, 2006, he played his first Bundesliga match. Because he was so good, he displaced Frank Rost as Schalke’s number one.
He began playing for his team in the UEFA Champions League in the 2007-08 season, and in the knockout round against Porto, he kept his team’s chances of winning the match single-handedly alive by making several saves, bringing the game into a tie and leading to penalties.
Moreover, he made the saves in the penalty shootout phase, advancing his team to the quarterfinals. He played 50 games for his team this season and emerged as a new star. In 2010-11, he was appointed captain of Schalke, and he showed to be an excellent captain by leading the team to the Champions League semi-finals.
On June 1, 2011, Schalke and Bayern Munich confirmed that Neuer will join Bayern Munich in July 2011. There, he signed a five-year deal that runs until June 2016. The transfer cost €18 million, making him the third most expensive goalkeeper of all time.
Bayern Munich
In a crucial 2012 match against Real Madrid, he stopped Kaka and Ronaldo from scoring penalty goals, securing his team’s place in the championship league semi-finals. Despite his excellent performance, his team Munich lost to Chelsea in the finals, and Manuel finished the season with 53 appearances overall.
He finished the 2014-15 season with 50 appearances. Moreover, he finished the 2014-15 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.
Caption: Manuel Neuer diving toward the ball (Source: theScore.com)
On April 20, 2016, he extended his contract with Bayern until 2021. He made 51 appearances in the 2015-16 season, including 34 in the Bundesliga, five in the German Cup, 11 in the UEFA Champions League, and one in the German Supercup.
On July 19, 2017, he was appointed as the captain for Bayern. Later, Neuer made his 100th European appearance in a Champions League match as his side won 3–0 over Anderlecht on 13 September 2017. On 12 August 2018, Neuer captained his side in the first competitive match of the 2018-19 season as Bayern won the 2018 DFL-Supercup by defeating Eintracht Frankfurt with a 5–0 victory.
He has established multiple Bundesliga records. Moreover, he has the most clean sheets recorded, with 223. He also has the most clean sheets in a season, with 21. Furthermore, he is the fastest to 100 clean sheets, having done so in 183 games. He is the only goalkeeper in Bundesliga history who has allowed fewer goals than he has played. Recently, in November 2023, he extended his contract with Munich until June 30, 2025.
International Career
Manuel began his international career in the major leagues in 2009 when he was picked for the national team’s Asian tour. He became Germany’s goalkeeper in the 2010 World Cup and performed well, saving several difficult goals for his side. In the 2012 Euro Cup, he was a member of the team and played an important role in his team’s ten-win group stage record.
He played incredibly well at the 2014 World Cup, leading his country to the finals, where Germany met Argentina. He had a lot of work to do in the finals, and he stopped several goals. Germany won the tournament, and Manuel was awarded the ‘Golden Glove’ for his outstanding goalkeeping performance.
CaptionL Manuel Neuer trying to save the ball (Source: Sky Sports)
He was chosen for the 2016 Euro Cup and did not let any side score against Germany in any of the group-stage matches until Italy scored and stopped the run. The match was extended to a penalty shootout, in which Manuel made some impressive saves to lead his team to victory and was later voted Man of the Match.
After Bastian Schweinsteiger retired from international football, he was chosen as the new captain of the national team in September 2016. In May 2018, Neuer was included in Germany’s preliminary team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, despite not having played since breaking his foot in September 2017.
Captained his country in the international tournament
He captained his team for the first time in the World Cup, where they lost 1-0 to Mexico. However, his squad was eliminated from the competition after losing 2-0 to South Korea in their last group-stage encounter.
He was then selected for the squad for the UEFA Euro 2020. He was called up to Germany’s squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Meanwhile, he became the first goalkeeper of Germany to feature in four consecutive World Cups. Germany failed to advance from the group stage for the second consecutive World Cup, finishing third on goal difference following Japan’s stunning 2-1 victory against Spain.
Net Worth 2024
Being a successful goalkeeper and leading his team in both club and his country, he has earned a good sum of money. As of 2023, his net worth is around $40 million. While his annual salary and he earned around $7.6 million from his current club annually.
Relationship Status
As per online news, Manuel Neuer is currently dating his girlfriend Anka Bissel. Other than this, there is not much information regarding their relationship.
Caption: Manuel Neuer with his girlfriend (Source: Marca.com)
Previously, he married his longtime girlfriend, Nina Weiss. They married on 21 May 2017, in Tannheim, Austria, in a civil ceremony. Again it was followed by a church wedding in the Cathedral of Santissima della Madia in Monopoli, Italy on 10 July. However, the couple divorced in early 2020.
Manuel Neuer – Body Measurements
Caption: Manuel Neuer’s training time (Source: FC Bayern Munich)
This footballer stands 6 feet 4 inches tall (193 cm) and weighs around 92 kg (203 lbs). In addition, he has a pair of blue eyes with brown hair colour and his body measurement is 44-14-33 inches.
Social Media
On his Instagram page ‘@manuelneuer’ there are over 13.3 million followers. Likewise, there are over 3.8 million followers on his Twitter page ‘@Manuel_Neuer.’ There are over 19 million followers on his Facebook.