Manuel Neuer, born on 27 March 1986 (age 40), is a German goalkeeper whose career has been shaped overwhelmingly by Bayern Munich. At 6ft 4in (1.93m), he has long had the commanding frame expected of a modern keeper, though his game has never been just about size.
He came through at Schalke 04, where the 2006-07 season gave him his first serious run: 27 league appearances, a proper platform rather than a cameo. That spell made the move to Bayern feel less like a punt and more like the next obvious step.
Bayern is where the career settled and stayed. Neuer has made 390 league appearances for the club across 16 seasons, wearing the number 1 shirt and becoming part of the furniture in a way few players manage at a club that rarely waits around for sentiment.
In 2026-27, he has made one Bundesliga appearance and also featured in the DFL-Supercup, giving him two Bayern appearances across all competitions so far. He has also made four World Cup appearances for Germany this season. Transfermarkt values him at around £3.5m.
Neuer’s career runs from Schalke promise to long Bayern service, with Germany alongside it. The Bayern years remain the clear centre of the story.
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