Goalkeeper is one of the most difficult roles in football. This is a work that requires not only courage, but also lightning reflexes, composure and “golden hands”. The goalkeeper is usually the heart of the team, but, unfortunately, he rarely gets the honors he deserves, unlike forwards and attacking midfielders.
Introducing you soccer goalkeeper rating, all participants of which are ranked by age.
10. Ederson Santana di Moraes - 24 years old
Last year was a breakthrough for the Brazilian goalkeeper, who for 40 million euros went to the English club Manchester City and became one of the most expensive goalkeepers. This happened after the phenomenal season 2016/17, when Ederson made his debut for Benfica, and then moved to Manchester City in 2017 and proved to Pep Guardiola that he had not in vain replaced Claudio Bravo as a reliable goalkeeper.
9. Jan Cloud - 25 years
The goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid is famous for its excellent defensive defense, expert positioning, brilliant ability to repel blows and excellent concentration.
According to the Portuguese edition of A Bola, the club Real Madrid may buy Clouds this summer for 100 million euros. Even at today's fantastically-expensive rates for player transfers, the amount of compensation for the Clouds looks too big. If the transition of the Slovenian goalkeeper to the Madrid club still takes place, he will become the most expensive in the history of football.
8. Thibaut Courtois - 26 years old
The biggest compliment you can give to the goalkeeper of the Chelsea club is that he does not stand out and does not try to do this. Its superiority in another lies in its incredible stability: minute by minute, game by game, month by month. Courtois very rarely makes mistakes and does his job with unrivaled ease. He is a two-time winner of the Zamora Trophy, which is awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest average goals conceded per game.
Even the great Petr Cech, another member of the top 10 world football goalkeepers of 2018, gave Courtois the position of Chelsea main goalkeeper in the first match of the Premier League season against Burnley in 2014.
7. David De Gea - 27 years old
For half a century, the flow of players at Old Trafford Stadium, De Gea has been his only constant: an outstanding footballer, regardless of who he plays with or what changes around him at Manchester United. For four seasons (2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18), he dominates the Player of the Year nomination based on the results of the club’s fans ’vote.
De Gea combines two features that few goalkeepers have: the ability to cope with gravity, as well as a sequence that almost eliminates errors in his game.
6. Jasper Sillessen - 29 years old
A young Dutch soccer player is the main goalkeeper of the Netherlands national team, as well as the goalkeeper in the Spanish club Barcelona. He is the second Dutch goalkeeper in history to join Barcelona. Before transferring to Barcelona for € 13 million, Jasper was in several clubs (including NEC and Ajax) as a goalkeeper.
Sillessen is the owner of the Dutch Super Cup 2013 and became the Champion of Spain in the 2017/18 season.
He helped his team win third place in the 2014 World Cup.
5. Hugo Lloris - 31 years old
Being one of the best goalkeepers in the world of football, Hugo Lloris is the captain of the French national football team, as well as the English club Tottenham Hotspur. This goalkeeper makes the right decision at the right time and has lightning-fast reflexes.
In 2016, Hugo became the silver medalist of the European Championship, and before that, in 2012 he received both the French Cup and Super Cup.
4. Manuel Neuer - 31 years old
For many football fans, Neuer is the best soccer goalkeeper in the world. Manuel missed almost the entire last season due to a fracture of his left leg. However, now he is completely healthy and will be the main goalkeeper of the German national team at the 2018 World Cup.
Neuer has repeatedly become the best goalkeeper of the year according to IFFHS and ESM, was twice named the footballer of the year in Germany and has many other personal and team awards and titles.
3. Petr Cech - 36 years old
One of the most experienced goalkeepers in the world and the record holder of the Czech team in the number of matches played (124). Before joining Arsenal, Cech played for such teams as Hops, Prague Sparta and Chelsea. At Chelsea, Peter played almost 100 matches, winning four FA Cups, one UEFA Europa League, three League Cups, one UEFA Champions League and four times becoming the Premier League champion.
In 2006, Cech suffered a serious head injury due to a collision with Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt. After that, he plays in a proprietary safety helmet. The goalkeeper himself in an interview explained to the fans that he was putting on a helmet not for psychological, but solely for medical reasons.
2. Iker Casillas - 37 years old
The player of the Porto club and the goalkeeper of the Spanish national team is one of the most famous and respected goalkeepers not only in Spain, but throughout the world. Prior to joining Porto, Casillas was the captain of the Real Madrid club, and at one time he won the FIFA World Cup, has 3 UEFA Champions League winner titles, 5 Champions of Spain titles, and is the world record holder for matches without conceded goals. played for the national team (there are 73). He is also the leader in victories in matches for the national team - 95 victories.
Also in Iker’s achievements, victory is won both at the youth championship of the planet and at the adult world soccer championship.
1. Gianluigi Buffon - 40th Anniversary
This is, technically, the most expensive goalkeeper in the world who joined Juventus for an astounding 52 million euros in 2001. Buffon is currently leaving Juventus, and the French PSG may become his new team.
In the 2002/03 season, Buffon became the best player in the Champions League. So far, for the first time in the history of the tournament, this title has been awarded to the goalkeeper.
Five times Gigi received from IFFIIS the title "best goalkeeper in the world."
Buffon is also the fourth player in football history to have played six hundred matches in Serie A.
Although all the goalkeepers on our list have numerous personal and team achievements, the best goalkeeper in football history still is Russian (more precisely, Soviet) - the legendary Lev Yashin. In the history of football, this is so far the only goalkeeper to receive the Golden Ball. He also posthumously holds the title of best goalkeeper of the twentieth century according to IFFIIS.
AND the worst in 2018, many fans in the discussions called Loris Carius, the goalkeeper of Liverpool. He made two gross errors during the final match of the Champions League with Real Madrid, because of which his team lost. And although Karius apologized for the misses made, hundreds of threats began to come to him and his family on social networks.
Very soon, on June 14, the World Cup will begin in Russia, and significant changes may occur in the list of best goalkeepers. Indeed, sometimes from love to hatred of fans - just one missed goal.
