Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen has successful back surgery

By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:15 PM CDT Tuesday, Jul. 29, 2025

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen underwent successful back surgery on Tuesday, the club said.

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen underwent successful back surgery on Tuesday, the club said.

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen underwent successful back surgery on Tuesday, the club said.

Barcelona did not say how long Ter Stegen will be sidelined, but the player had said the recovery time would be about three months.

Ter Stegen needed the operation to address persistent lower back problems.

FILE - Barcelona's goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen gestures during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid, Spain, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)

The 33-year-old German missed nearly all of last season because of a tendon rupture in his knee, and in 2023 he missed about two months because of another back operation.

Barcelona added Espanyol goalkeeper Joan García to its squad last month. Iñaki Peña was the team’s reserve goalkeeper last season.