16 years have passed since the day David Ospina He received us at his house in Medellín, in the La Mota sector, where he put on the uniform that the French club Nice had sent him as a future member of the squad. Even with the face of a child, since he had not yet turned 20 and football faced him with an international challenge, arriving directly in Europe, he seemed restless, but convinced of his ability to succeed.
He lived with his parents Lucia Ramirez and Hernan Ospina (died in 2019), and his sister Daniela (James Rodríguez’s ex-wife) who played in the Antioquia volleyball team.
At home there was joy for David’s achievement, but at the same time sadness because apart from the concentrations and trips with Nacional, the Colombian youth teams had never been separated. But the time had come for the eldest in the house to spread his wings in search of football’s elite.
David, who at the age of 17 made his debut with the greens and was champion of the League in 2005-1 and was key in the two-time championship in 2007, achieved such a high performance that the news of his saves, in times when there were no networks social, reached the clubs of the Old Continent.
Already installed there and after succeeding with Nice for 5 seasons (2008-2014), moving to Arsenal in England (2014-018), then to Napoli in Italy (2018-2022) and finally to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia (2022). -2024), which demonstrate its stability, decided to return to its birthplace, Atlético Nacional, to contribute to the process of coach Pablo Repetto, who with the goalkeeper completes four top-level reinforcements. The others, so far, are Edwin Cardona, Juan Manuel Zapata and William Tesillo.
All with international experience and a brilliant career, especially Ospina, 35 years old, who is the player with the most appearances for the Colombian National Team (127 games).
Apart from the happiness of the fans who recover one of their idols, there is the joy of his mother, who appears in the video in which Atlético Nacional announced the good news: “Hello son, it is with great emotion that I hear that you are coming home. It’s been 17 years since you left and not a single day has gone by that I didn’t hope this moment could come.” The legendary goalkeeper René Higuita already put David’s number 1 jacket in the club’s dressing room, waiting for the end of the Copa América so that his new guardian can contribute to the local and continental rebirth.
