{"id":1109991,"date":"2019-10-08T18:57:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T17:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109991"},"modified":"2019-10-08T18:57:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T17:57:02","slug":"ex-man-utd-goalkeeper-schmeichel-hails-most-underrated-goalkeeper-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ex-man-utd-goalkeeper-schmeichel-hails-most-underrated-goalkeeper-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Man Utd goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel hails the ‘most underrated goalkeeper in Europe’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peter Schmeichel has heaped praise on Switzerland international Yann Sommer, calling the Borussia Monchengladbach star one of Europe’s “most underrated goalkeepers”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sommer joined Monchengladbach in 2014 and has been the club’s first-goalkeeper \u2013 as well as his country’s \u2013 since then.<\/p>\n

How has Sommer fared in his career? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Sommer came through the Basel academy in his native Switzerland.<\/li>\n
  • He eventually became the club’s number one goalkeeper and won four Swiss top-flight titles.<\/li>\n
  • The 30-year-old made his international debut in 2012, playing 49 times for his country to date.<\/li>\n
  • He joined Monchengladbach two years later and has made 217 appearances for the German club.<\/li>\n
  • Sommer was named Swiss Footballer of the Year in 2016 and 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n