Marc-André ter Stegen, one of the most expensive and best goalkeepers in the contemporary football world, is best known for his reflexes, passing, and ball-playing ability. Being highly competent with the ball at his feet, he is known for his control and accurate distribution of the ball and often functions as a sweeper-keeper, due to his ability to play the ball out from the back.
Marc-André ter Stegen is a German professional footballer. Currently, he plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Barcelona. At the international level, he represents the German national team and was part of the German squads that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 and won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Ter Stegen began his career at his hometown team Borussia Mönchengladbach. After four seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach, making 108 league appearances, he joined Barcelona for €12 million in 2014. He won the treble in his first season in Spain, playing for Barcelona in Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League.
On 6 January 2021, in a 3–2 league victory against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mamés, Ter Stegen reached 250 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions, making him the goalkeeper with the fifth-most appearances in the club's history.
Marc-André ter Stegen was born on 30th April 1992 in Mönchengladbach, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. His birth name is Marc-André ter Stegen. He holds a German nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. His star sign is Taurus. He has been practicing Catholicism since his childhood.
Ter Stegen was born into a middle-class humble family. His father's name is Erich Kaus and his mother's name is Renate Kaus. he has an elder brother named Jean-Marcel ter Stegen. He grew up playing football at the very small age of 2 with his brother.
His supportive parents admitted the little football lover to the youth academy of his hometown club Borussia Mönchengladbach when he was only four years old in 1996 from where Marc-Andre begin his footballing journey.
Marc-Andre has been married to his longtime girlfriend, Daniela Jehle. Daniela Jehle, now ter Stegen, was born on December 18, 1989, in the same city where Ter Stegen was born. She studied Architecture in Spain and her job actually is as an Architect. Ter Stegen first started to date Daniela in November 2011, when he was still playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In 2016, the German keeper decided that it is time to take the big step and he proposed to Daniela which she happily accepted. On July 8, 2017, they tied the knot in a beautiful wedding ceremony, attended by their closest friends and family in Sitges, near Barcelona. As of now, the couple has become the parents of their first child, a baby boy named Ben, who was born on 28 December 2019.
As of April 2022, the net worth of Marc-André ter Stegen is estimated to be €25 million. His current market value is 45 million euros. In May 2014, the left-back signed a contract with Barcelona FC that nets him a whopping salary of 4.5 million euros annually.
As of 2022, his salary has become almost double as he is earning a massive €9 million for the 2021-2022 season. Apart from his football contract and salary, he also makes extra income through his endorsement deals with several multiple brands including Adidas, EA Sports, protective apparel brand McDavid, and others.
Marc-André ter Stegen is 6 ft 2 inches tall and his body weight is 85 Kg. He has an Athletic build body which measures 47-35-14 inches. As a football player, he regularly does workouts and gym exercises to keep him fit and active. He has a short hairstyle that is blonde in color. He has a pair of sparkling blue eyes.
He always does heavy exercise which includes weight lifting, push-ups, Single-leg squats, Dumbbell bench step-ups, and others. He arrives every morning at the Barcelona FC training center for warm-ups and training. He is a simple guy with no tattoos on his body parts.