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Ospina - Why I love being a keeper

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He’s made more than 300 career appearances between the sticks, so it’s a good job David Ospina loves being a goalkeeper.

Making his debut for Atletico Nacional as a 17-year-old back in 2005, the Colombian stopper has since gone on to become his country’s most-capped goalkeeper of all time.

And, while his game time may have been restricted in north London by Petr Cech’s form, Ospina says he is still looking to learn every single day.

“I always studied other keepers,” he told Arsenal Player. “In Colombia at that time this meant Rene Higuita, Faryd Mondragon, Oscar Cordoba and the late Miguel Calero.