Julián Speroni
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Speroni warming up for Crystal Palace in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julián Maria Speroni | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Platense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Platense | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Dundee | 92 | (0) |
| 2004–2019 | Crystal Palace | 371 | (0) |
| Total | 465 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Argentina U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Julián Maria Speroni (Spanish pronunciation: [xuˈljan espeˈɾoni]; born 18 May 1979) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Having started his career at Platense, he played three seasons in the Scottish Premier League with Dundee before joining Crystal Palace for £750,000 in 2004. His first three seasons at Selhurst Park saw him largely play understudy to Gábor Király who made the goalkeeping spot his own. This was until the Hungarian departed Selhurst Park at the end of the 2006–07 season. Back in the line-up Speroni flourished and won his reputation back. He went on to play 405 matches across all competitions for the club. On 9 May 2019, it was announced that Speroni would leave Crystal Palace at the end of the 2018–19 season.