IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

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IFFHS World's Best Man Goalkeeper
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing man goalkeeper of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award1987
Editions37
First winnerBelgium Jean-Marie Pfaff
Most winsItaly Gianluigi Buffon
Spain Iker Casillas
Germany Manuel Neuer
(5 awards each)
Most recentBrazil Ederson (1st award)
Websitewww.iffhs.com
Belgian goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff was the first ever winner of the award, in 1987.

The IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper is a football award given annually since 1987 to the best goalkeeper of the year as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The votes are cast by IFFHS's editorial staff as well as experts from different continents.

The winner is announced at the end of the year. The winning goalkeeper is awarded a gold trophy at the World Football Gala. Italy's Gianluigi Buffon, Spain's Iker Casillas and Germany's Manuel Neuer have each won the award a record five times; Casillas won the award for five consecutive years between 2008 and 2012. Below is a list of the previous winners since the first award in 1987, which was won by Belgium's Jean-Marie Pfaff.[1] Bayern Munich is the team with the most wins, with a total of nine.

Men's winners[edit]

Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon holds the record for most wins (alongside Manuel Neuer and Iker Casillas).

Gianluigi Buffon has made the top three an unprecedented fourteen times. This includes five wins (joint record with Iker Casillas and Manuel Neuer), six runner-up (record) and three third-placed finishes.

List of winners[edit]

Year Rank Player Club(s) Points
1987 1st Belgium Jean-Marie Pfaff[1] Germany Bayern Munich 137
2nd Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 43
3rd Italy Walter Zenga Italy Inter Milan 30
1988 1st Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev[1] Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 119
2nd Netherlands Hans van Breukelen Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 97
3rd Italy Walter Zenga Italy Inter Milan 31
1989 1st Italy Walter Zenga[1] Italy Inter Milan 79
2nd Belgium Michel Preud'homme Belgium KV Mechelen 38
3rd Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev Spain Sevilla 33
1990 1st Italy Walter Zenga[1] Italy Inter Milan 72
2nd Belgium Michel Preud'homme Belgium KV Mechelen 35
3rd Costa Rica Gabelo Conejo Costa Rica Cartaginés 34
1991 1st Italy Walter Zenga[1] Italy Inter Milan 51
2nd Argentina Sergio Goycochea Argentina Racing Club 37
3rd Brazil Cláudio Taffarel Italy Parma 29
1992 1st Denmark Peter Schmeichel[1] England Manchester United 118
2nd Spain Andoni Zubizarreta Spain Barcelona 28
3rd Netherlands Hans van Breukelen Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 23
1993 1st Denmark Peter Schmeichel[1] England Manchester United 84
2nd Argentina Sergio Goycochea Argentina Racing Club 70
3rd Mexico Jorge Campos Mexico UNAM 23
1994 1st Belgium Michel Preud'homme[1] Belgium KV Mechelen
Portugal Benfica
103
2nd Sweden Thomas Ravelli Sweden IFK Göteborg 73
3rd Brazil Cláudio Taffarel Italy Reggiana 53
1995 1st Paraguay José Luis Chilavert[1] Argentina Vélez Sársfield 37
2nd Denmark Peter Schmeichel England Manchester United 29
3rd Sweden Thomas Ravelli Sweden IFK Göteborg 24
1996 1st Germany Andreas Köpke[1] France Marseille 114
2nd England David Seaman England Arsenal 101
3rd Paraguay José Luis Chilavert Argentina Vélez Sársfield 44
1997 1st Paraguay José Luis Chilavert[1] Argentina Vélez Sársfield 61
2nd Italy Angelo Peruzzi Italy Juventus 57
3rd Denmark Peter Schmeichel England Manchester United 53
1998 1st Paraguay José Luis Chilavert[1] Argentina Vélez Sársfield 198
2nd France Fabien Barthez France Monaco 146
3rd Netherlands Edwin van der Sar Netherlands Ajax 75
1999 1st Germany Oliver Kahn[1] Germany Bayern Munich 116
2nd Denmark Peter Schmeichel England Manchester United 95
3rd Paraguay José Luis Chilavert Argentina Vélez Sársfield 93
2000 1st France Fabien Barthez[1] France Monaco
England Manchester United
195
2nd Germany Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich 133
3rd Italy Francesco Toldo Italy Fiorentina 131
2001 1st Germany Oliver Kahn[1] Germany Bayern Munich 265
2nd Colombia Oscar Córdoba Argentina Boca Juniors 77
3rd Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Parma
Italy Juventus
69
2002 1st Germany Oliver Kahn[1] Germany Bayern Munich 316
2nd Spain Iker Casillas Spain Real Madrid 101
3rd Turkey Rüştü Reçber Turkey Fenerbahçe 99
2003 1st Italy Gianluigi Buffon[1] Italy Juventus 186
2nd Spain Iker Casillas Spain Real Madrid 112
3rd Germany Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich 106
2004 1st Italy Gianluigi Buffon[1] Italy Juventus 185
2nd Czech Republic Petr Čech France Rennes
England Chelsea
125
3rd Brazil Dida Italy Milan 78
2005 1st Czech Republic Petr Čech[1] England Chelsea 175
2nd Brazil Dida Italy Milan 91
3rd Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus 78
2006 1st Italy Gianluigi Buffon[1] Italy Juventus 295
2nd Germany Jens Lehmann England Arsenal 140
3rd Czech Republic Petr Čech England Chelsea 91
2007 1st Italy Gianluigi Buffon[1] Italy Juventus 209
2nd Czech Republic Petr Čech England Chelsea 172
3rd Spain Iker Casillas Spain Real Madrid 124
2008 1st Spain Iker Casillas[2] Spain Real Madrid 249
2nd Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus 170
3rd Netherlands Edwin van der Sar England Manchester United 143
2009 1st Spain Iker Casillas[3] Spain Real Madrid 230
2nd Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus 150
3rd Brazil Júlio César Italy Inter Milan 124
2010 1st Spain Iker Casillas[4] Spain Real Madrid 304
2nd Brazil Júlio César Italy Inter Milan 124
3rd Czech Republic Petr Čech England Chelsea 56
2011 1st Spain Iker Casillas[5] Spain Real Madrid 248
2nd Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Schalke 04
Germany Bayern Munich
130
3rd Spain Víctor Valdés Spain Barcelona 114
2012 1st Spain Iker Casillas[6] Spain Real Madrid 224
2nd Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus 128
3rd Czech Republic Petr Čech England Chelsea 92
2013 1st Germany Manuel Neuer[7] Germany Bayern Munich 211
2nd Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus 78
3rd Czech Republic Petr Čech England Chelsea 64
2014 1st Germany Manuel Neuer[8] Germany Bayern Munich 216
2nd Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Atlético Madrid
England Chelsea
96
3rd Costa Rica Keylor Navas Spain Levante
Spain Real Madrid
46
2015 1st Germany Manuel Neuer[9] Germany Bayern Munich 188
2nd Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus 78
3rd Chile Claudio Bravo Spain Barcelona 45
2016 1st Germany Manuel Neuer[10] Germany Bayern Munich 156
2nd Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus 91
3rd Portugal Rui Patrício Portugal Sporting CP 50
2017 1st Italy Gianluigi Buffon[11] Italy Juventus 251
2nd Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich 103
3rd Costa Rica Keylor Navas Spain Real Madrid 85
2018 1st Belgium Thibaut Courtois[12] England Chelsea
Spain Real Madrid
181
2nd France Hugo Lloris England Tottenham Hotspur 109
3rd Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus
France Paris Saint-Germain
59
2019 1st Brazil Alisson[13] England Liverpool 386
2nd Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Barcelona 104
3rd Slovenia Jan Oblak Spain Atlético Madrid 67
2020 1st Germany Manuel Neuer[14] Germany Bayern Munich 320
2nd Slovenia Jan Oblak Spain Atlético Madrid 40
3rd Brazil Alisson England Liverpool 30
2021 1st Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma[15] Italy Milan
France Paris Saint-Germain
170
2nd Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich 75
3rd Senegal Édouard Mendy England Chelsea 40
2022 1st Belgium Thibaut Courtois[16] Spain Real Madrid 125
2nd Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Aston Villa 110
3rd Morocco Yassine Bounou Spain Sevilla 55
2023 1st Brazil Ederson[17] England Manchester City 145
2nd Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Aston Villa 76
3rd Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid 73

Statistics[edit]

Winners (1987–present)[18]
Player Wins Years
Italy Gianluigi Buffon 5 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017
Germany Manuel Neuer 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020
Spain Iker Casillas 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Italy Walter Zenga 3 1989, 1990, 1991
Paraguay José Luis Chilavert 1995, 1997, 1998
Germany Oliver Kahn 1999, 2001, 2002
Denmark Peter Schmeichel 2 1992, 1993
Belgium Thibaut Courtois 2018, 2022
Belgium Jean-Marie Pfaff 1 1987
Soviet Union Rinat Dasayev 1988
Belgium Michel Preud'homme 1994
Germany Andreas Köpke 1996
France Fabien Barthez 2000
Czech Republic Petr Čech 2005
Brazil Alisson 2019
Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma 2021
Brazil Ederson 2023
Wins by club
Club Total Players
Germany Bayern Munich 9 3
Spain Real Madrid 7 2
Italy Juventus 5 1
England Manchester United 3 2
Italy Inter Milan 3 1
Argentina Vélez Sársfield 3 1
England Chelsea 2 2
Portugal Benfica 1 1
Belgium KV Mechelen 1 1
England Liverpool 1 1
France Marseille 1 1
Italy Milan 1 1
France Monaco 1 1
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 1 1
England Manchester City 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
 Germany 9 3
 Italy 9 3
 Spain 5 1
 Belgium 4 3
 Paraguay 3 1
 Brazil 2 2
 Denmark 2 1
 Czech Republic 1 1
 France 1 1
 Soviet Union 1 1

Continental winners[edit]

Bold indicates the World's Best Man Goalkeeper winner.

Year Confederation Winner Club(s)
2021 UEFA Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma[19] Italy Milan
France Paris Saint-Germain
CONMEBOL Argentina Emiliano Martínez[20] England Aston Villa
CONCACAF Mexico Guillermo Ochoa[21] Mexico América
CAF Senegal Édouard Mendy[22] England Chelsea
AFC Australia Mathew Ryan[23] Spain Real Sociedad
OFC New Zealand Oliver Sail[24] New Zealand Wellington Phoenix

All-time World's Best Goalkeeper ranking (since 1987)[edit]

As of 30 March 2023[25]
Top 10 players
Rank Player Nation Points
1 Gianluigi Buffon Italy Italy 357
2 Iker Casillas Spain Spain 260
3 Manuel Neuer Germany Germany 219
4 Petr Čech Czech Republic Czech Republic 218
5 Edwin van der Sar Netherlands Netherlands 201
6 Peter Schmeichel Denmark Denmark 179
7 Oliver Kahn Germany Germany 162
8 Thibaut Courtois Belgium Belgium 150
9 José Luis Chilavert Paraguay Paraguay 146
10 Walter Zenga Italy Italy 132

The World's Best Man Goalkeeper of the Century (1901–2000)[edit]

At the end of the 20th Century, Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin was named World's Goalkeeper of the Century by IFFHS.

At the end of the 20th century, the IFFHS also voted on the World's Goalkeeper of the Century, won by the Soviet Union's Lev Yashin running ahead of Gordon Banks and Dino Zoff.[26][27]

Top 10 players
Rank Player Nation Period Points
1 Lev Yashin Soviet Union Soviet Union 1950–1970 1002
2 Gordon Banks England England 1963–1972 717
3 Dino Zoff Italy Italy 1968–1983 661
4 Sepp Maier West Germany West Germany 1966–1979 456
5 Ricardo Zamora Spain Spain 1920–1936 443
6 José Luis Chilavert Paraguay Paraguay 1989–2003 373
7 Peter Schmeichel Denmark Denmark 1987–2001 291
8 Peter Shilton England England 1970–1990 196
9 František Plánička Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1926–1938 194
10 Amadeo Carrizo Argentina Argentina 1954–1964 192

The World's Best Man Goalkeeper of the Decade (2001–2010)[edit]

In 2011, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was named World's Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century's first decade by IFFHS; in 2012, he was named World's Best Goalkeeper of the Past 25 Years. He also holds the record for most IFFHS Goalkeeper of the Year Award victories, alongside Iker Casillas and Manuel Neuer, with five.

In 2011, the IFFHS also voted on The World's Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century's first decade, taking into consideration goalkeepers' performances during the first decade of the 21st century, between 2001 and 2011; the award was won by the Italy's Gianluigi Buffon running ahead of Iker Casillas and Petr Čech.[28]

Top 10 players
Rank Player Nation Points
1 Gianluigi Buffon Italy Italy 199
2 Iker Casillas Spain Spain 197
3 Petr Čech Czech Republic Czech Republic 154
4 Edwin van der Sar Netherlands Netherlands 116
5 Oliver Kahn Germany Germany 99
6 Dida Brazil Brazil 90
7 Víctor Valdés Spain Spain 82
8 Júlio César Brazil Brazil 76
9 Jens Lehmann Germany Germany 72
10 Roberto Abbondanzieri Argentina Argentina 68
Iker Casillas ranked second in both rankings.

The World's Best Man Goalkeeper of the Past 25 Years: 1987–2012[edit]

In 2012, the IFFHS also voted on The World's Best Goalkeeper of the past 25 years, taking into consideration goalkeepers' performances between 1987 – the year of the award's inception – and 2012; the award was won by the Italy's Gianluigi Buffon running ahead of Iker Casillas and Edwin van der Sar.[29][30][31][32][33][34]

Rank Player Nation Points
1 Gianluigi Buffon Italy Italy 226
2 Iker Casillas Spain Spain 213
3 Edwin van der Sar Netherlands Netherlands 201
4 Peter Schmeichel Denmark Denmark 179
5 Oliver Kahn Germany Germany 162
6 Petr Čech Czech Republic Czech Republic 154
7 José Luis Chilavert Paraguay Paraguay 146
8 Walter Zenga Italy Italy 132
9 Andoni Zubizarreta Spain Spain 132
10 Claudio Taffarel Brazil Brazil 130

The World's Best Man Goalkeeper of the Decade (2011–2020)[edit]

In 2021, German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was named The World's Best Goalkeeper of the Decade of the 2010s by IFFHS. He also holds the record for most IFFHS Goalkeeper of the Year Award victories, alongside Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon, with five.

In 2021, the IFFHS voted on The World's Best Goalkeeper of the Decade 2011–2020, taking into consideration goalkeepers' performances during 2011–2020; the award was won by Manuel Neuer running ahead of Giangluigi Buffon and Thibaut Courtois.[35]

Top 10 players
Rank Player Nation Points
1 Manuel Neuer  Germany 183
2 Gianluigi Buffon  Italy 148
3 Thibaut Courtois  Belgium 130
4 Hugo Lloris  France 96
5 Keylor Navas  Costa Rica 93
6 Jan Oblak  Slovenia 85
7 Petr Čech  Czech Republic 80
8 Marc-André ter Stegen  Germany 78
9 David de Gea  Spain 75
10 Iker Casillas  Spain 67

Women's winners[edit]

IFFHS World's Best Woman Goalkeeper
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing woman goalkeeper of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2012
Editions12
First winnerUnited States Hope Solo
Most winsFrance Sarah Bouhaddi
United States Hope Solo
(4 awards each)
Most recentEngland Mary Earps (1st award)
Websitewww.iffhs.com
American goalkeeper Hope Solo won the award four times in a row (once ex æquo with Almuth Schult).
French goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi holds the record for most wins (alongside Hope Solo).

List of winners[edit]

Year Rank Player Club(s) Points
2012 1st United States Hope Solo United States Seattle Sounders 110
2nd Germany Nadine Angerer Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 80
3rd Sweden Hedvig Lindahl Sweden Kristianstads 35
2013 1st United States Hope Solo United States Seattle Reign 110
2nd Germany Nadine Angerer Australia Brisbane Roar
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
106
3rd Denmark Stina Lykke Borg Germany FCR Duisburg 42
2014 1st United States Hope Solo
Germany Almuth Schult
United States Seattle Reign
Germany VfL Wolfsburg
110
2nd
3rd Germany Nadine Angerer Australia Brisbane Roar
United States Portland Thorns
45
2015 1st United States Hope Solo United States Seattle Reign 148
2nd Germany Nadine Angerer United States Portland Thorns 66
3rd Japan Ayumi Kaihori Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa 36
2016 1st France Sarah Bouhaddi France Lyon 111
2nd Germany Almuth Schult Germany VfL Wolfsburg 82
3rd United States Hope Solo United States Seattle Reign 77
2017 1st France Sarah Bouhaddi[36] France Lyon 190
2nd Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal England Arsenal 112
3rd Poland Katarzyna Kiedrzynek France Paris Saint-Germain 42
2018 1st France Sarah Bouhaddi[37] France Lyon 185
2nd Germany Almuth Schult Germany VfL Wolfsburg 121
3rd United States Ashlyn Harris United States Orlando Pride 48
2019 1st Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal[38] England Arsenal
Spain Atlético Madrid
185
2nd France Sarah Bouhaddi France Lyon 92
3rd United States Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars 82
2020 1st France Sarah Bouhaddi[39] France Lyon 220
2nd Chile Christiane Endler France Paris Saint-Germain 55
3rd Germany Ann Katrin Berger England Chelsea 25
2021 1st Chile Christiane Endler[40] France Paris Saint-Germain
France Lyon
110
2nd Spain Sandra Paños Spain Barcelona 100
3rd Canada Stephanie Labbé Sweden FC Rosengård
France Paris Saint-Germain
45
2022 1st Chile Christiane Endler[41] France Lyon 105
2nd England Mary Earps England Manchester United 50
3rd Germany Merle Frohms Germany VfL Wolfsburg 25
2023 1st England Mary Earps[42] England Manchester United 164
2nd Spain Sandra Paños Spain Barcelona 78
3rd Sweden Zećira Mušović England Chelsea 49

Statistics[edit]

Winners (2012–present)[43]
Player Wins Years
United States Hope Solo 4 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
France Sarah Bouhaddi 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Chile Christiane Endler 2 2021, 2022
Germany Almuth Schult 1 2014
Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal 2019
England Mary Earps 2023
Wins by club
Club Total Players
France Lyon 6 2
United States OL Reign 4 1
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 1 1
England Arsenal 1 1
Spain Atlético Madrid 1 1
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
England Manchester United 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
 France 4 1
 United States 4 1
 Chile 2 1
 Germany 1 1
 Netherlands 1 1
 England 1 1

Continental winners[edit]

Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Goalkeeper winner.

Year Confederation Winner Club(s)
2021 UEFA Spain Sandra Paños[44] Spain Barcelona
CONMEBOL Chile Christiane Endler[45] France Paris Saint-Germain
France Lyon
CONCACAF Canada Stephanie Labbé[46] Sweden FC Rosengård
France Paris Saint-Germain
CAF Nigeria Chiamaka Nnadozie[47] France Paris FC
AFC Australia Teagan Micah[48] Sweden FC Rosengård
OFC New Zealand Victoria Esson[49] Norway Avaldsnes

The World's Best Woman Goalkeeper of the Decade (2011–2020)[edit]

German goalkeeper Almuth Schult was named The World's Best Woman Goalkeeper of the Decade of the 2010s by IFFHS. As part of the German national team, she won the gold medals of the 2013 UEFA Championship and the 2016 Olympic Games.
Top 10 players[50]
Rank Player Nation Points
1 Almuth Schult Germany Germany 132
2 Sarah Bouhaddi France France 115
3 Hope Solo United States United States 98
4 Hedvig Lindahl Sweden Sweden 95
5 Nadine Angerer Germany Germany 75
6 Karen Bardsley England England 75
7 Sari van Veenendaal Netherlands Netherlands 69
8 Christiane Endler Chile Chile 63
9 Sandra Paños Spain Spain 56
10 Alyssa Naeher United States United States 51

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