A Thread (Thibo's journey so far, in celebration of his birthday)

Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois (born 11 May 1992 at Bree, Belgium) is a Belgian professional footballer that stands 2.00m 0& plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Real Madrid & the Belgium national team. He is considered by many to be the best goalkeepers in the world.

He progressed thru the Genk youth system, where  Casteels was initially regarded as the primary goalkeeper, but during an injury crisis Courtois, aged 16years and 341days, made his 1st team debut on 17 April 2009 against Gent , Courtois was made 1st-choice gk for d 2010–11 season

He was a key figure in Genk's title victory in the 2010–11 season in the Belgian Pro League. He received the Goalkeeper of the Year and Genk's Player of the Year award, only conceding 32 goals over the course of 40 league matches and keeping 14 clean sheets for Genk.

In July 2011 Courtois joined Premier League club Chelsea for a reported €9 million, signing a five-year deal but within weeks of joining Chelsea, Courtois was sent on a season-long loan to Atlético Madrid. He was given the number 13 shirt by Atlético De Madrid.

Courtois made his debut for Atlético in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League victory over Vitória de Guimarães on 25 August & 3 days later kept a CS on his La Liga debut, a goalless draw against Osasuna. He became 1st-choice GK over Sergio Asenjo, keeping 4 CS in his 1st 6 La Liga game.

On 26 November 2011, He received his first red card of his career after fouling Real Madrid's Karim Benzema for a penalty in the Madrid derby. Atlético reached the 2012 UEFA Europa League Final, and Courtois kept a clean sheet as the club won 3–0 over fellow Spanish side Bilbao.

Courtois' loan to Atlético was extended to cover the 2012–13 season.His first game of the loan extension was against parent club Chelsea in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup final in Monaco, which ended in a 4–1 victory for Atlético Madrid.

Later in the szn Courtois set a new A. Madrid record of 820 mins without conceding a goal at the Estadio Vicente Calderon, ended by being beaten in a 1–0 to Sociedad. Atlético reached the 2013 Copa del Rey Final, and he was named man of the match in a 2–1 victory against Real.

For the 2013–14 season, Courtois' loan to Atlético was extended by a further 12 months. By conceding the fewest goals in a substantial number of matches during the 2013–14 season, Courtois made an important contribution to Atletico's 2013–14 La Liga title, their first since 1996.

Thus, he was nominated as the best goalkeeper in the league, alongside Willy Caballero of Málaga CF and Keylor Navas of Levante UD. Atletico, however, lost the UEFA Champions League Final 1–4 after extra time against neighbours Real Madrid on 24 May in Lisbon.

In June 2014, Chelsea manager Mourinho confirmed dat Courtois would rturn to Chelsea for the next szn.
He won his 1st trophy with Chelsea on 1 March 2015, as they won Tottenham 2–0 in the League Cup Final, with Čech playing. They also finished the season as league champions.

From 1 October to 20 November, Chelsea earned a run of six games without conceding a single goal; with Courtois playing in all six of them. From 11 to 26 December, he kept four CS, as Chelsea were at the top of table
He kept a total of 16 CS in the PL, and won the Golden Glove.

Following the 2018 szn, Courtois mentioned he would want to live closer to his children, reigniting the rumours about a transfer to Real Madrid. After a strong performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he won the Golden Glove, he expressed his interest to move on.

After a while of transfer drama, on 8 August 2018, Real Madrid announced officially that they had signed Courtois on a six-year contract. He made his debut for Madrid on 1 September 2018, where he started in a 4–1 win over CD Leganés. All hail PAPA PEREZ

On 12 January 2020, Real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid in a penalty shootout to win their eleventh Supercopa de España title. In the shootout, Thomas' effort was saved by Courtois, giving Ramos the chance to secure Real's 11th Spanish Super Cup triumph.

On 5 July 2020, Courtois kept his 17th clean sheet of the 2019–20 La Liga season in a 1–0 away win over Athletic Bilbao, becoming the first Real Madrid goalkeeper to do so in a single season since Francisco Buyo in 1994–95.

Real won d 2019–20 La Liga becoming d 1st player since Jose Luis Perez-Paya(1954) 2 be champion with both http://R.Madrid  & http://A.Madrid .He won d Zamora Trophy for the 3rd time, afa conceding just 20 in 34 matches, 18 CS(the most) & making a staggerin 76 saves

So far, this season 2020/21, 
Courtois has kept 16 league clean sheets from 35 matches and has made a 84 league saves already. His saves is considered to be one of the major factors Real Madrid is still in the title race.