Association football goalkeepers

The goalkeeper, often shortened to keeper or goalie, is one of the major positions of association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring (moving the ball over the defended goal-line within the frame of the goal). This is accomplished by the goalkeeper moving into the path of the ball and either catching it or directing it away from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area goalkeepers are able to use their hands, making them (outside throw-ins) the only players on the field permitted to handle the ball. The special status of goalkeepers is indicated by them wearing different coloured kits from their teammates.

Carles Martínez Novell (born 1 January, 1984) is a Spanish football coach. He is the currently the manager of the French Ligue 1 club Toulouse.

Max Anthony Thompson (born 1 August 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northampton Town, on loan from Newcastle United, as a goalkeeper.

Bruno Ferrero (24 November 1933 – 15 August 2023) was a French footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a finalist in the 1961–62 Coupe de France with FC Nancy and was once selected to play for the France national team.

Nathan Shepperd (born 9 October 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Nikola Djurkovic (born 15 February 2002) is a Serbian-Israeli professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera.

Luca Ashby-Hammond (born 25 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Crawley Town, on loan from Fulham, as a goalkeeper.

Fynn Michael Cordell Talley (born 14 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One side Peterborough United, as a goalkeeper.