Thibaut Courtois
Belgian goalkeeper for Real Madrid and Belgium, sharing life in football, his recovery story and a love of gaming with fans.
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Thibaut’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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FIFAOverview
- Born
- 11 May 1992, Bree, Belgium
- Work
- Professional goalkeeper and documentary subject
- Breakout
- Belgian league champion with Genk in 2011
- Real Madrid debut
- 1 September 2018 against Leganés
Mini bio
How it started.
As a child, Thibaut played football with friends and neighbours and began as a left-back. In his own fan Q&A, he recalls that a best-goalkeeper award at a local competition encouraged him to pursue the position. Iker Casillas and Edwin van der Sar became his goalkeeping inspirations.
Finding his place.
His breakthrough came with Genk’s Belgian title in 2011. Chelsea signed him that summer and immediately loaned him to Atlético Madrid. He spent three seasons there, winning La Liga in 2013/14, before playing for Chelsea from 2014 to 2018 and winning two Premier League titles.
Madrid and the big stage.
Courtois joined Real Madrid in 2018. That year he also won the World Cup Golden Glove with Belgium and The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award. His saves against Liverpool in the 2022 Champions League final earned him Player of the Match, and he went on to receive the 2022 Yashin Trophy.
Letting fans in.
The four-part Prime Video documentary Courtois, the Return of the Number 1 follows his recovery from a serious knee injury, alongside family life with Mishel and their children. His website also shares fan questions and personal stories. Away from matches, he enjoys online gaming and has built sports investment platform NXTPLAY with Gonzalo Vila.
Creditschronological, newest first
Screen
- 2024Courtois, the Return of the Number 1Documentary subject and cast member
Club football
- 2018 onwardReal MadridGoalkeeper
- 2014–2018ChelseaGoalkeeper; Premier League champion in 2014/15 and 2016/17
- 2011–2014Atlético MadridGoalkeeper on loan from Chelsea; La Liga champion in 2013/14
- 2011Genk’s Belgian league titleGoalkeeper in the championship-winning team
Awards
- Yashin Trophy2022 · Goalkeeper award at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
- Champions League final Player of the Match2022 · Recognised by UEFA’s technical team for his performance against Liverpool.
- The Best FIFA Goalkeeper2018 · FIFA’s goalkeeper award.
- FIFA World Cup Golden Glove2018 · Awarded for his performances for Belgium in Russia.
Quotes
For me, hard work and believing in yourself is what makes a good player stand out from a great one.Thibaut Courtois, official fan Q&A
His advice to young goalkeepers in a Q&A on his own website.
Trivia
- He first wore number 13 at Atlético Madrid and came to think of it as his lucky number.
- His official website lists sushi as his favourite food and iced tea as his favourite drink.
- He has said he could have imagined becoming a physiotherapist like his mother, or a school gym teacher.
- He became a patron of Kleine Prins vzw, a Belgian organisation supporting children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.
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