An overview of the childhood and early education of David de Gea, highlighting the experiences that shaped the journey.
David de Gea is a Spanish professional footballer renowned for his goalkeeping abilities. He currently plays for Serie A club Fiorentina. De Gea is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation, known for his exceptional reflexes, agility, and shot-stopping skills. His career has been marked by high-profile performances, establishing him as a top player in his position.
In November 1990, David de Gea was born. He is a Spanish professional footballer known for his skills as a goalkeeper.
Since 2010, David de Gea has been in a relationship with Spanish singer Edurne.
In January 2012, David de Gea was confirmed as farsighted.
In 2012, David de Gea has since shown improvements in his aerial prowess, handling, command of his area, decision making, and ability to come out and claim crosses, in particular after he developed physically and gained more experience.
In 2014, David de Gea credited his goalkeeping coach under Louis van Gaal, Frans Hoek, for helping him to develop this aspect of his game.
From April 2016 to September 2021, David de Gea did not save a single penalty, which is a challenges on his effectiveness at stopping penalties.
In 2018, Jonathan Wilson noted that sweeping was not a natural part of his game, and that his tendency to sit deeper with Manchester United in comparison to his position with Spain, who play with a higher line, was one of his reasons for his loss of form since his poor and error–prone performances at the 2018 World Cup.
In 2018, Wilson felt that De Gea's unremarkable passing and lack of confidence with the ball at his feet was one of the reasons for the contrast between his performances with Manchester United and Spain.
In 2019, Adam Bate of Sky Sports noted that De Gea mainly stayed in his area and would come out to sweep up the ball less frequently than other leading keepers in the Premier League.
In 2020, Mark Critchley described David de Gea's distribution was once again described as being "limited".
In 2020, Mark Critchley of The Independent opined that De Gea "has never been especially comfortable playing behind a high line, regularly coming out second-best in one-on-ones with opposition strikers."
At the start of March 2021, David de Gea returned to Spain for the birth of his first child.
On 4 March 2021, David de Gea and his partner Edurne welcomed their first child, a daughter named Yanay.
From April 2016 to September 2021, David de Gea did not save a single penalty, which is a challenges on his effectiveness at stopping penalties.
On 1 July 2023, David de Gea married his long-term partner, Spanish singer Edurne, in Menorca.
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