Faryd Aly Mondragón

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Faryd Aly Camilo Mondragon

Full name	Faryd Aly Mondragon
Date of birth	June 21, 1971 (age 35)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.89m
Nickname	Mondi
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Galatasaray SK
Number	1
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
????–???? ????–???? ????–???? ????–???? ????–???? ????–???? ????–2001 2001–present	Deportivo Cali Independiente Santa Fe Cerro Porteño Argentinos Juniors Independiente Real Zaragoza FC Metz Galatasaray	?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (??) 13 (0) ?? (??) 170 (0)
National team²
1993–present	Colombia	44 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Faryd Aly Camilo Mondragon (born June 21, 1971 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian football goalkeeper. Mondragon was born to Colombian and Lebanese parents. He currently plays for Turkish club Galatasaray of Istanbul, and the Colombian national team.

Mondragon has been playing for Galatasaray since the year 2001 and has had the joy of two Turkish Super League titles in 2002 and 2006. He is appreciated by the fans for his saves and his commitment to the success of the team. He is also famous for his prayers before and during the games.

Formerly he played for Deportivo Cali, Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia), Cerro Porteño (Paraguay), Argentinos Juniors, Independiente (Argentina), Real Zaragoza (Spain) and FC Metz (France). He was a member of the Colombian teams that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

**Caps for Galatasaray season by season**
Season	L	C	E	T
2001-02	28	0	15	43
2002-03	32	1	6	39
2003-04	27	1	10	38
2004-05	34	4	0	38
2005-06	34	2	2	38
2006-07	17	2*	8	26
TOTAL	172	10	41	223

Including Turkish Super Cup

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Profile

	Colombia squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Córdoba \| 2 Escobar \| 3 Mendoza \| 4 Herrera \| 5 Gaviria \| 6 Gómez \| 7 de Ávila \| 8 Lozano \| 9 Valenciano \| 10 Valderrama \| 11 Valencia \| 12 Mondragón \| 13 Ortiz \| 14 Álvarez \| 15 Perea \| 16 Aristizábal \| 17 Serna \| 18 Cortés \| 19 Rincón \| 20 Pérez \| 21 Asprilla \| 22 Pazo \| Coach: Maturana

	Colombia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 O. Córdoba \| 2 I. Córdoba \| 3 Palacios \| 4 Santa \| 5 Bermúdez \| 6 Serna \| 7 de Ávila \| 8 Lozano \| 9 Valencia \| 10 Valderrama \| 11 Asprilla \| 12 Calero \| 13 Cabrera \| 14 Bolaño \| 15 Aristizábal \| 16 Moreno \| 17 Estrada \| 18 Pérez \| 19 Rincón \| 20 Ricard \| 21 Preciado \| 22 Mondragón \| Coach: Gómez

Galatasaray S.K. - Current Squad
1 Mondragón \| 2 Tomas \| 4 Song \| 5 Ak \| 7 Buruk \| 9 Şükür \| 10 Ateş \| 11 Şaş \| 12 Erçetin \| 14 Topal \| 16 Carrusca \| 17 Elmas \| 18 Akman \| 19 Haspolatlı \| 21 Aşık \| 22 Ilić \| 23 Inamoto \| 24 Güven \| 25 Öztorun \| 26 Yılmaz \| 27 Özcan \| 28 Seyhan \| 30 Yarkın \| 35 Sabankay \| 38 Karaer \| 55 Sarıoğlu \| 58 Kabze \| 66 Turan \| 67 Penbe \| 99 Karan \| Manager: Gerets