The Colombia national team may say goodbye to David Ospina and Camilo Vargas. During the last 17 years, one of the two has defended the Tricolor, and now it's the turn of other talents, some of whom already have experience in the national team.
The called to receive the goal
During the process of the Eliminatorias towards the past World Cup, the goalkeepers Álvaro Montero and Kevin Mier were given entry to the team, who saved several duels in the South American classification. However, they never took over the starting position that belonged to Camilo Vargas.
Montero took a huge step in his career this year by signing with Club Atlético Boca Juniors of Argentina, one of the largest and most demanding in South America and the world. The 31-year-old guajiro, 2.01 meters tall, was the third goalkeeper in North America 2026 and is the one designated to be the starter in the 2028 Copa América and the Eliminatorias.
“Being in Boca requires a lot, you always have to win. That's what big teams have: good exposure. Continuity will give him confidence and a plus to be a great element in the team”, Hernández pointed out.
Other players who have profiled as fixed in the team are Kevin Mier, who saved three games in the past Eliminatorias, and Aldair Quintana, 32 years old, who dreams of the Tricolor. With the national team, he had micro-cycles in the past and is currently in Independiente del Valle of Ecuador, one of the clubs with the greatest projection in South America.
Iván Arboleda, 30 years old and present in Sarmiento's Argentine football, is another goalkeeper with a past in the team who can still return to the national team. His reflexes remain vigorous, despite his irregular passage through professional Colombian football.
With 34 years of age but a magnificent present in Independiente Santa Fe, Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo can still be considered in the Colombia national team. The goalkeeper, from Carepa in the Antioquia Urabá, is the great figure of the capital team alongside Hugo Rodallega (veteran of 40 years). His present is getting better.
The ones from the next decade
Of the previously mentioned, the most likely to be the starter for the 2030 call is Jordan García and Juan Diego Castillo, 21 and 23 years old, respectively. Both goalkeepers are canteranos of Fortaleza and are already in the foreign football: García with León of Mexico and Castillo with Vitória Guimarães of Portugal.
The Colombia national team is in first place in the World Cup classification, with 7 points and 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in 3 games, and has maintained an unbeaten streak in the last 5 games.
