Simon Mignolet

Simon Mignolet (2011)

Simon Mignolet ( born August 6, 1988 in Sint- Truiden ) is a Belgian football goalkeeper. Since the 2013/2014 season he plays for Liverpool.

Career

Clubs

His football career began Mignolet in the youth of the VV St. Truiden. In 2005 he received there a professional contract and made ​​his debut in a 0-1 defeat against KAA Gent. In the following season became Mignolet for a regular player, but the descent of the club could not prevent. In the following season in the KNVB -League, the rise could also, thanks to the services Mignolets be celebrated, which in the season even scored his first Karrieretor. After a 3-0 lead against KSK Ronse he was urged by fellow players to take a penalty. After he missed this at first, he met the rebound.

For the 2010/11 season Mignolet moved to the Premier League for Sunderland AFC. Due to an injury to goalkeeper Craig Gordon of the Belgians his debut, where he secured a 2-2 with a strong performance celebrated on the first game against Birmingham City. Notwithstanding the interim recovery Gordons Mignolet be able to prevail in the course of the season and displace the Scots from his position as first-choice goalkeeper.

For the 2013/14 season Mignolet was transferred for a transfer fee of £ 9 million for Liverpool FC. In his first league game against Stoke City parried Mignolet in the 89th minute penalty from Jonathan Walters and thus secured a 1-0 victory for Liverpool.

National

As part of the qualification for the U-21 Championship 2011 in Sweden Mignolet came to his first stakes in the U- 21st After a series of good performances for Sunderland, he was appointed on 1 September 2010 for the first time in the national team. His first game he made on 25 March 2011 in a 2-0 win over Austria.