Alisson

Álisson Ramsés Becker (born 2 October 1992), known as Alisson Becker or simply Alisson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazil national team.

Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he is renowned for his immense shot stopping, distribution and ability in one-on-one situations.

Alisson joined Internacional's academy in 2002, progressing through the youth set up before making his senior debut in 2013.

During his four years with Internacional's senior side, Alisson won the Campeonato Gaúcho title in each season.

Born in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Alisson joined Internacional's academy in 2002, aged ten.

Having progressed through the youth set up, he featured regularly with the under-23 side, before making his senior debut on 17 February 2013, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Cruzeiro-RS in the Campeonato Gaúcho championship.

His Série A debut followed on 25 August 2013 when he started in a 3–3 home draw against Goiás.

A backup to his brother Muriel and competing for second-choice with Agenor, he finished his first season with six appearances.

The following year, Alisson found himself competing with Brazilian legend Dida, who had joined Internacional from Grêmio.

He earned a starting berth in October and finished the year with 11 league appearances to his name.

He was an undisputed starter in the following year during which he amassed 57 appearances across all competitions.

Alisson represented Brazil at various youth levels before making his senior international debut in 2015.

He signed for Roma in July 2016 and was awarded Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year in 2017–18.

On 4 February 2016, Alisson signed a pre-contract with Italian club Roma, signing a five-year deal for a €7.5 million fee.

He played his last game for Internacional on 15 May 2016, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 home draw against Chapecoense.

During his four years with Internacional's senior side, Alisson made over 100 appearances across all competitions and won the Campeonato Gaúcho title in each season.

Alisson completed his transfer to Italian Serie A club Roma in July 2016.

He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 UEFA Champions League draw with Porto, but spent the majority of the season as understudy to Wojciech Szczęsny.

He ultimately made 15 appearances across all competitions from the season but failed to feature in any league fixtures.

Szczęsny departed at the start of the following campaign for Juventus, which saw Alisson assume the number one jersey.

He later revealed that he would have considered leaving Roma had he not been guaranteed more first-team football.

Alisson finally made his Serie A debut on the opening weekend of the 2017–18 Serie A campaign, starting in a 1–0 win over Atalanta.

He then made his first appearance in the Derby della Capitale on 18 November, starting in a 2–1 win over local rivals Lazio.

He was praised for his performances in the 2017–18 Champions League, and played a key role in the club's campaign in which they reached the semi-finals.

Alisson received praise for his performances throughout the 2017–18 season.

He kept a total of 22 clean sheets across the 2017–18 season, keeping 17 clean sheets in the league and 5 clean sheets in the Champions League.

In July 2018, Liverpool signed Alisson for a fee of £66.8 million (€72.5 million), making him the most expensive goalkeeper of all time.

At Liverpool, Alisson has won the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup.

He represented the nation at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, and the Copa América in 2016, 2019 and 2021, winning the 2019 tournament while also being named its best goalkeeper.

The club didn't concede a single goal at the Stadio Olimpico in the Champions League, until the match against Liverpool in the semi-finals on 2 May 2018, which they won 4–2 on the night, but lost 7–6 on aggregate.

On 19 July 2018, Liverpool confirmed the signing of Alisson for a fee of £66.8 million (€72.5 million), making him the most expensive goalkeeper of all time.

However, the fee was broken just four weeks later when Chelsea signed Kepa Arrizabalaga for a reported £71.6 million (€80 million).

On 10 August, Liverpool confirmed via their official website that he would wear the vacant number 13 shirt in the 2018–19 season.

Alisson made his debut for Liverpool on 12 August, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 win over West Ham United.

He received praise for his subsequent performances in wins over Crystal Palace and Brighton which saw him keep three consecutive clean sheets.

In August, Alisson was shortlisted for Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season, finishing in second place.

However, with Alisson in goal, Liverpool went on a run of 20 games unbeaten in the league from the start of the season which saw the Brazilian break Javier Mascherano's record for the longest-such streak.

Alisson also played an important role in Liverpool's Champions League group stage campaign, making a vital save late on in their final group game against Napoli as Liverpool won 1–0 to advance to the knockout stages.

In 2019, he was named The Best FIFA Goalkeeper and was also the recipient of the inaugural Yashin Trophy.

Alisson has twice been selected in the FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11.