The best 10 goalkeepers in football right now (ranked)

The time period ‘shot-stopper’ virtually turns into extra null and void with each passing 12 months, for a goalkeeper is excess of that nowadays. They’re the start of each supervisor’s system, the primary cross to interrupt a press, they get their facet up the pitch, they sweep their space.

What started with Manuel Neuer has progressed into what’s the expectancy of each modern-day ‘shot-stopper’. And that has seen a recent batch of stars emerge to create historical past and spark the limitless debate as to who takes the crown because the world’s finest. Utilizing stats akin to saves per 90, save share, clear sheets and cross accuracy, we have decided our primary.

Be aware: All stats appropriate as of fifteenth November 2024.

10

Diogo Costa

Porto & Portugal

An underrated title on this checklist, Diogo Costa has develop into extra dependable than most at Porto and represents a real modern-day No 1. Rising by way of the ranks on the Portuguese membership, Costa has greater than earned his place and has even been linked with moves to the likes of Chelsea alongside the best way.

For now, nonetheless, his principal aim stays taking his boyhood membership again to the highest of Liga Portugal forward of Sporting CP.

Ranked eighth within the 2024 Yashin Trophy, Costa has been compelled to accept a spot in tenth in our rankings, however ought to maintain no disgrace in that given the plethora of names nonetheless to return.

9

Giorgi Mamardashvili

Valencia & Georgia

Ranked one place forward of Costa within the Yashin Trophy standings, Giorgi Mamardashvili has emerged as one of many hottest prospects round between the sticks. The Valencia goalkeeper has starred at the same time as the remainder of his facet proceed to wrestle on the backside of La Liga and significantly stood at at Euro 2024 with Georgia.

Attracting the curiosity of Liverpool because of this, Mamardashvili sealed a transfer value a reported £29m to Anfield in the summertime earlier than heading again out on mortgage to Valencia for the present marketing campaign.

On the right track to develop into the inheritor to Alisson Becker’s throne, 6ft 6in Mamardashvili is likely one of the finest shot-stoppers round, who could have the next place on such an inventory as soon as he improves with the ball at his toes at a facet of Liverpool’s high quality.

8

Emiliano Martinez

Aston Villa & Argentina

While some, together with FIFA, might have Emiliano Martinez prime on the checklist of the world’s finest goalkeepers, he’ll must accept a decrease place in our rankings.

The Argentinian’s place within the historical past books ought to by no means come into query. He proved to be one of many greatest difference-makers between glory and the last word heartbreak on the most important stage for Lionel Messi when Argentina defeated France within the 2022 World Cup closing.

Ask any of his worldwide teammates – and maybe the whole thing of his house nation – and Martinez might be thought of among the many finest in historical past, however exterior of these worldwide heroics, it might be harsh on others to think about the Aston Villa man far and away the very best that European soccer has to supply, particularly when contemplating the numbers.

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7

Unai Simon

Athletic Bilbao & Spain

Talking of worldwide heroics, Unai Simon greater than performed his half as Spain battled to victory at Euro 2024 in Berlin, finally overcoming England in dramatic style late on.

Ending second within the Yashin Trophy because of this, the Athletic Bilbao man stored a complete of three clear sheets on the match – solely second to France’s Mike Maignan.

Now battling for a spot in Europe with Athletic Bilbao alongside fellow Spain star Nico Williams, Simon must be on the radar of a number of prime golf equipment when the January switch window arrives subsequent summer time.

He proved that he can carry out on the most important stage final summer time and is just prone to show it as soon as once more with an enormous transfer.

6

Jan Oblak

Atletico Madrid & Slovenia

Jan Oblak is probably not on the peak of his powers as constantly now that he is 31 years outdated, however he stays one of many world’s finest and Diego Simeone’s undisputed No 1. When he decides to hold his gloves up, La Liga shall be left with a sensational spotlight reel of unbelievable saves. At his finest, the Slovenian has been virtually impenetrable at occasions in Madrid.

With a couple of years to go but, there isn’t any doubt that Oblak will proceed to provide the unattainable when Atletico Madrid and Simeone want him most, having already stored seven clear sheets in La Liga by mid-November.

5

David Raya

Arsenal & Spain

Forward of his Spanish counterpart Simon for as soon as, David Raya’s current rise has helped to type one of many Premier League’s most spectacular backlines at Arsenal.

Behind William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, final season’s Golden Glove winner stays an important determine on and off the ball as a traditional instance of the fashionable goalkeeper that Mikel Arteta wished forward of Aaron Ramsdale.

After all, it stays a thriller as to why Simon is commonly most popular to Raya on worldwide obligation, however credit score deserves to go to each shot-stoppers for creating such competitors.

At 29 years outdated, nonetheless, Raya must be determined to maneuver Simon apart in a similar way to how he dislodged Ramsdale at Arsenal with the intention to develop into the undisputed No 1 for Spain forward of the 2026 World Cup.

4

Ederson

Manchester Metropolis & Brazil

Into the highest 4, this rating might fairly simply be Manchester City’s penalty order, which in some ways sums up simply how distinctive Ederson is. The pure definition of a contemporary goalkeeper, the Residents’ No 1 has the aptitude of a Brazilian ahead and the passing vary of an NFL quarterback, all while sustaining his shot-stopping requirements.

Probably the most composed participant on the pitch at the same time as a number of hearts skip a beat, Ederson is undoubtedly probably the greatest goalkeepers to ever step foot within the Premier League and arguably the very best in Manchester Metropolis’s historical past with numerous honours to his title.

3

Mike Maignan

Milan & France

Spearheading Milan’s return to the highest of Italian soccer within the 2021/22 marketing campaign earlier than turning into France’s No 1 and successful the Golden Glove at Euro 2024, Maignan’s place among the many world’s finest goalkeepers is not a debate. In truth, it might even be argued that he must be greater on the checklist. For now, nonetheless, the Frenchman sits third right here – and respectably behind some elite shot-stoppers.

He merely ticks each field for a contemporary goalkeeper and has proven that on the most important stage. There’s not many sides in Europe’s prime 5 leagues who would not take the 29-year-old as their No 1, together with these on the very prime.

2

Thibaut Courtois

Actual Madrid & Belgium

From his Atletico Madrid days to successful the Premier League at Chelsea and now starring at Actual Madrid, Thibaut Courtois has been round for the final decade and has in all probability by no means dipped exterior the highest 10 goalkeepers in world soccer. He is merely been that constant and that a lot of a standout.

On the large stage, he is among the many gamers that almost all golf equipment would decide between the sticks on the shot-stopping entrance. It is no shock that even Actual Madrid, with all the celebs that they’ve, are struggling within the Belgian’s current absence as of late.

What summed up his high quality greater than ever final season, nonetheless, was how he slotted straight into the Champions League closing on his return from a long-term harm and did not miss a beat.

1

Alisson

Liverpool & Brazil

While Actual Madrid have been fast to recommend that Rodri’s Ballon d’Or win over Vinicius Junior was probably the most controversial second of the ceremony, Alisson has fairly the case for himself after failing to even make the rankings for the Yashin Trophy.

Prime of our rankings nonetheless (in what’s after all the last word comfort), the Liverpool star has arguably been the world’s finest goalkeeper for quite a few years.

One of many all-time Premier League greats, what makes Alisson stand out is how he merely doesn’t carry out for the cameras. The Brazilian excels at making even probably the most ferocious strikes appear routine, and maybe those that resolve the Yashin Trophy have been merely searching for picture-perfect moderately than environment friendly.

Liverpool, in the meantime, will ignore any such award and accept a goalkeeper who has been on the centre of a few of their most historic moments in current reminiscence.