Goalkeepers who scored goals

Rogerio Ceni celebrates with Sao Paulo team-mates in a match against Santos in 2015.
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The role of a goalkeeper is constantly changing and evolving. Even the term itself sounds somewhat outdated these days.

Goal keeper basically means net minder and traditionally, that was always the role of the player who stood as the last line of defence. And when formations are quoted, be it 4-4-2, 3-5-2, 4-3-3 or whatever, the goalkeeper is not even included.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.