goalkeeper
noun
goal·keep·er
ˈgōl-ˌkē-pər 
: a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer)
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Palmer went on to beat Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to score just his second league goal of the season and third overall.
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Simon Johnson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Espinal Dereck tapped in a cross deflected by Point Loma Nazarene goalkeeper Jeremy Caringella eight minutes into overtime Saturday afternoon to give Midwestern State a 3-2 victory over the Sea Lions in a NCAA Division II quarterfinals match at PLNU.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Fans roared again at the 39-minute mark, when Inter Miami goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo chested away a close range shot by Emmanuel Sabbi after a header from Muller on a set piece.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Duke, meanwhile, has posted four consecutive clean sheets behind sophomore goalkeeper Caroline Dysart.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Simon Johnson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Espinal Dereck tapped in a cross deflected by Point Loma Nazarene goalkeeper Jeremy Caringella eight minutes into overtime Saturday afternoon to give Midwestern State a 3-2 victory over the Sea Lions in a NCAA Division II quarterfinals match at PLNU.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Fans roared again at the 39-minute mark, when Inter Miami goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo chested away a close range shot by Emmanuel Sabbi after a header from Muller on a set piece.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Duke, meanwhile, has posted four consecutive clean sheets behind sophomore goalkeeper Caroline Dysart.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Goalkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalkeeper. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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goalkeeper
noun
goal·keep·er
ˈgōl-ˌkē-pər
: a player who defends the goal in various games
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