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With yesterday’s duel before him Seville, Claudio Bravo reached 250 games in the First division of Spain and I was 19 games away from reaching the Brazilian Diego Alves as the fifth foreign goalkeeper with the most presence in La Liga.
The Chilean goalkeeper’s journey in the Iberian Peninsula began in 2006, when he was transferred from Colo Colo to Real Sociedad. In San Sebastian I do not need a major adaptation and in a short time I won the starting position under the three suits.
In the Basque team he played 172 games in the highest division of Spanish football, which are spread over five seasons. It should be remembered that Bravo played in the Second Division for two years, even winning the Zamora Prize in 2009.
Later, the one formed in the alba quarry was bought by Barcelona in the 2014/2015 campaign to replace the historic Vctor Valds. In Catalonia he owned the goal in the local league, leaving the Champions League to German Marc-Andr ter Stegen, and reached 70 games before being acquired by Manchester City in the 2016/2017 season.
After four years in the Premier League he returned to Spain to take over the portico of Real Betis from Manuel Pellegrini, where he has played eight games and has had to deal with injuries that have prevented him from playing all the matches of the Sevillian cast.
The Top 5 of the foreign goalkeepers with the most matches in the First Division
According to the media Sports stadium, to continue growing its history in Spanish football, Bravo has to play 20 more games to beat Mauricio Isla’s current teammate at Flamengo, Diego Alves, who accumulates 269 duels between Almera and Valencia.
In fourth place is the Argentine Carlos Alberto Fenoy, who played 300 games with the Celta de Vigo and Real Valladolid shirts. Israel Dud Aouate begins the podium with 303 games against Racing Santander, Deportivo La Corua and Mallorca.
In second place is the Argentine Leo Franco, also with 303 games, with Mrida, Mallorca, Atltico de Madrid and Real Zaragoza, while in the first place is the Cameroon Carlos Kameni with 335 commitments with Espanyol and Malaga, club in which he shared with the “Engineer” Pellegrini.