Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Spanish club Real Madrid and the Belgium national team.
He is considered one of the best goalkeepers in world football.
Courtois made his senior international debut in October 2011, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to represent Belgium.
He has since earned over ninety caps and appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020; he was awarded the Golden Glove in 2018 as the best goalkeeper of the tournament, with Belgium finishing third
Thibaut Courtois was born to Thierry Courtois and Gitte Courtois.
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Courtois was born in the city of Bree in Flanders, to a Walloon father and a Flemish mother.
He began his career with local side Bilzen V.V., as a left back. Soon after, in 1999, he joined Racing Genk at the age of seven, and it was there that he was converted into a goalkeeper.
