ゴールキーパー

ゴールキーパー is a loanword from English "goalkeeper," referring to the player who defends the goal in sports like soccer and hockey. In Japanese soccer discussion, the abbreviated forms are far more common in casual speech.

Forms

• GK: written abbreviation (in articles, stats, line-ups)
• キーパー: common spoken abbreviation

Common collocations

• ゴールキーパーをする: to play goalkeeper
• ゴールキーパーを務(つと)める: to serve as goalkeeper (formal)
• 正(せい)ゴールキーパー: starting goalkeeper
• 控(ひか)えのゴールキーパー: backup goalkeeper

Other soccer positions

• ディフェンダー (DF): defender
• ミッドフィルダー (MF): midfielder
• フォワード (FW): forward

Related words

• セーブ: save (stopping a shot)
• PK戦(せん): penalty shootout
• 無失点(むしってん): clean sheet (no goals conceded)