# IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

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. Bayern Munich is the team with the most wins, with a total of nine.

## Men's winners

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

| Year | Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
| 1987 | 1st | Jean-Marie Pfaff | Bayern Munich | 137 |
| 1987 | 2nd | Rinat Dasayev | Spartak Moscow | 43 |
| 1987 | 3rd | Walter Zenga | Inter Milan | 30 |
| 1988 | 1st | Rinat Dasayev | Spartak Moscow | 119 |
| 1988 | 2nd | Hans van Breukelen | PSV Eindhoven | 97 |
| 1988 | 3rd | Walter Zenga | Inter Milan | 31 |
| 1989 | 1st | Walter Zenga | Inter Milan | 79 |
| 1989 | 2nd | Michel Preud'homme | KV Mechelen | 38 |
| 1989 | 3rd | Rinat Dasayev | Sevilla | 33 |
| 1990 | 1st | Walter Zenga | Inter Milan | 72 |
| 1990 | 2nd | Michel Preud'homme | KV Mechelen | 35 |
| 1990 | 3rd | Gabelo Conejo | Cartaginés | 34 |
| 1991 | 1st | Walter Zenga | Inter Milan | 51 |
| 1991 | 2nd | Sergio Goycochea | Racing Club | 37 |
| 1991 | 3rd | Cláudio Taffarel | Parma | 29 |
| 1992 | 1st | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | 118 |
| 1992 | 2nd | Andoni Zubizarreta | Barcelona | 28 |
| 1992 | 3rd | Hans van Breukelen | PSV Eindhoven | 23 |
| 1993 | 1st | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | 84 |
| 1993 | 2nd | Sergio Goycochea | Racing Club | 70 |
| 1993 | 3rd | Jorge Campos | UNAM | 23 |
| 1994 | 1st | Michel Preud'homme | KV Mechelen Benfica | 103 |
| 1994 | 2nd | Thomas Ravelli | IFK Göteborg | 73 |
| 1994 | 3rd | Cláudio Taffarel | Reggiana | 53 |
| 1995 | 1st | José Luis Chilavert | Vélez Sársfield | 37 |
| 1995 | 2nd | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | 29 |
| 1995 | 3rd | Thomas Ravelli | IFK Göteborg | 24 |
| 1996 | 1st | Andreas Köpke | Marseille | 114 |
| 1996 | 2nd | David Seaman | Arsenal | 101 |
| 1996 | 3rd | José Luis Chilavert | Vélez Sársfield | 44 |
| 1997 | 1st | José Luis Chilavert | Vélez Sársfield | 61 |
| 1997 | 2nd | Angelo Peruzzi | Juventus | 57 |
| 1997 | 3rd | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | 53 |
| 1998 | 1st | José Luis Chilavert | Vélez Sársfield | 198 |
| 1998 | 2nd | Fabien Barthez | Monaco | 146 |
| 1998 | 3rd | Edwin van der Sar | Ajax | 75 |
| 1999 | 1st | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | 116 |
| 1999 | 2nd | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United | 95 |
| 1999 | 3rd | José Luis Chilavert | Vélez Sársfield | 93 |
| 2000 | 1st | Fabien Barthez | Monaco Manchester United | 195 |
| 2000 | 2nd | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | 133 |
| 2000 | 3rd | Francesco Toldo | Fiorentina | 131 |
| 2001 | 1st | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | 265 |
| 2001 | 2nd | Oscar Córdoba | Boca Juniors | 77 |
| 2001 | 3rd | Gianluigi Buffon | Parma Juventus | 69 |
| 2002 | 1st | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | 316 |
| 2002 | 2nd | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 101 |
| 2002 | 3rd | Rüştü Reçber | Fenerbahçe | 99 |
| 2003 | 1st | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 186 |
| 2003 | 2nd | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 112 |
| 2003 | 3rd | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | 106 |
| 2004 | 1st | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 185 |
| 2004 | 2nd | Petr Čech | Rennes Chelsea | 125 |
| 2004 | 3rd | Dida | Milan | 78 |
| 2005 | 1st | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 175 |
| 2005 | 2nd | Dida | Milan | 91 |
| 2005 | 3rd | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 78 |
| 2006 | 1st | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 295 |
| 2006 | 2nd | Jens Lehmann | Arsenal | 140 |
| 2006 | 3rd | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 91 |
| 2007 | 1st | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 209 |
| 2007 | 2nd | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 172 |
| 2007 | 3rd | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 124 |
| 2008 | 1st | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 249 |
| 2008 | 2nd | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 170 |
| 2008 | 3rd | Edwin van der Sar | Manchester United | 143 |
| 2009 | 1st | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 230 |
| 2009 | 2nd | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 150 |
| 2009 | 3rd | Júlio César | Inter Milan | 124 |
| 2010 | 1st | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 304 |
| 2010 | 2nd | Júlio César | Inter Milan | 124 |
| 2010 | 3rd | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 56 |
| 2011 | 1st | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 248 |
| 2011 | 2nd | Manuel Neuer | Schalke 04 Bayern Munich | 130 |
| 2011 | 3rd | Víctor Valdés | Barcelona | 114 |
| 2012 | 1st | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 224 |
| 2012 | 2nd | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 128 |
| 2012 | 3rd | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 92 |
| 2013 | 1st | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 211 |
| 2013 | 2nd | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 78 |
| 2013 | 3rd | Petr Čech | Chelsea | 64 |
| 2014 | 1st | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 216 |
| 2014 | 2nd | Thibaut Courtois | Atlético Madrid Chelsea | 96 |
| 2014 | 3rd | Keylor Navas | Levante Real Madrid | 46 |
| 2015 | 1st | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 188 |
| 2015 | 2nd | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 78 |
| 2015 | 3rd | Claudio Bravo | Barcelona | 45 |
| 2016 | 1st | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 156 |
| 2016 | 2nd | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 91 |
| 2016 | 3rd | Rui Patrício | Sporting CP | 50 |
| 2017 | 1st | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 251 |
| 2017 | 2nd | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 103 |
| 2017 | 3rd | Keylor Navas | Real Madrid | 85 |
| 2018 | 1st | Thibaut Courtois | Chelsea Real Madrid | 181 |
| 2018 | 2nd | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | 109 |
| 2018 | 3rd | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus Paris Saint-Germain | 59 |
| 2019 | 1st | Alisson | Liverpool | 386 |
| 2019 | 2nd | Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | 104 |
| 2019 | 3rd | Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 67 |
| 2020 | 1st | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 320 |
| 2020 | 2nd | Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 40 |
| 2020 | 3rd | Alisson | Liverpool | 30 |
| 2021 | 1st | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Milan Paris Saint-Germain | 170 |
| 2021 | 2nd | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 75 |
| 2021 | 3rd | Édouard Mendy | Chelsea | 40 |
| 2022 | 1st | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | 125 |
| 2022 | 2nd | Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa | 110 |
| 2022 | 3rd | Yassine Bounou | Sevilla | 55 |
| 2023 | 1st | Ederson | Manchester City | 145 |
| 2023 | 2nd | Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa | 76 |
| 2023 | 3rd | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | 73 |
| 2024 | 1st | Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa | 167 |
| 2024 | 2nd | Unai Simón | Athletic Bilbao | 91 |
| 2024 | 3rd | Giorgi Mamardashvili | Valencia | 55 |

### Statistics

Winners (1987–present) :
| Player | Wins | Years |
| Gianluigi Buffon | 5 | 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017 |
| Manuel Neuer | 5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 |
| Iker Casillas | 5 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Walter Zenga | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| José Luis Chilavert | 3 | 1995, 1997, 1998 |
| Oliver Kahn | 3 | 1999, 2001, 2002 |
| Peter Schmeichel | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| Thibaut Courtois | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| Jean-Marie Pfaff | 1 | 1987 |
| Rinat Dasayev | 1 | 1988 |
| Michel Preud'homme | 1 | 1994 |
| Andreas Köpke | 1 | 1996 |
| Fabien Barthez | 1 | 2000 |
| Petr Čech | 1 | 2005 |
| Alisson | 1 | 2019 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 1 | 2021 |
| Ederson | 1 | 2023 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 1 | 2024 |
Wins by club :
| Club | Total | Players |
| Bayern Munich | 9 | 3 |
| Real Madrid | 7 | 2 |
| Juventus | 5 | 1 |
| Manchester United | 3 | 2 |
| Inter Milan | 3 | 1 |
| Vélez Sársfield | 3 | 1 |
| Chelsea | 2 | 2 |
| Benfica | 1 | 1 |
| KV Mechelen | 1 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 |
| Marseille | 1 | 1 |
| Milan | 1 | 1 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 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 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 |

### Continental winners

    Bold indicates the World's Best Man Goalkeeper winner.
| Year | Confederation | Winner | Club(s) |
| 2021 | UEFA | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Milan Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2021 | CONMEBOL | Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa |
| 2021 | CONCACAF | Guillermo Ochoa | América |
| 2021 | CAF | Édouard Mendy | Chelsea |
| 2021 | AFC | Mathew Ryan | Real Sociedad |
| 2021 | OFC | Oliver Sail | Wellington Phoenix |

### All-time World's Best Goalkeeper ranking (since 1987)

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

### The World's Best Man Goalkeeper of the Century (1901–2000)

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

### The World's Best Man Goalkeeper of the Decade (2001–2010)

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

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

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

### The World's Best Man Goalkeeper of the Decade (2011–2020)

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 Gianluigi Buffon and Thibaut Courtois.
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
### List of winners

| Year | Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
| 2012 | 1st | Hope Solo | Seattle Sounders | 110 |
| 2012 | 2nd | Nadine Angerer | Eintracht Frankfurt | 80 |
| 2012 | 3rd | Hedvig Lindahl | Kristianstads | 35 |
| 2013 | 1st | Hope Solo | Seattle Reign | 110 |
| 2013 | 2nd | Nadine Angerer | Brisbane Roar Eintracht Frankfurt | 106 |
| 2013 | 3rd | Stina Lykke Borg | FCR Duisburg | 42 |
| 2014 | 1st | Hope Solo Almuth Schult | Seattle Reign VfL Wolfsburg | 110 |
| 2014 | 2nd | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 3rd | Nadine Angerer | Brisbane Roar Portland Thorns | 45 |
| 2015 | 1st | Hope Solo | Seattle Reign | 148 |
| 2015 | 2nd | Nadine Angerer | Portland Thorns | 66 |
| 2015 | 3rd | Ayumi Kaihori | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 36 |
| 2016 | 1st | Sarah Bouhaddi | Lyon | 111 |
| 2016 | 2nd | Almuth Schult | VfL Wolfsburg | 82 |
| 2016 | 3rd | Hope Solo | Seattle Reign | 77 |
| 2017 | 1st | Sarah Bouhaddi | Lyon | 190 |
| 2017 | 2nd | Sari van Veenendaal | Arsenal | 112 |
| 2017 | 3rd | Katarzyna Kiedrzynek | Paris Saint-Germain | 42 |
| 2018 | 1st | Sarah Bouhaddi | Lyon | 185 |
| 2018 | 2nd | Almuth Schult | VfL Wolfsburg | 121 |
| 2018 | 3rd | Ashlyn Harris | Orlando Pride | 48 |
| 2019 | 1st | Sari van Veenendaal | Arsenal Atlético Madrid | 185 |
| 2019 | 2nd | Sarah Bouhaddi | Lyon | 92 |
| 2019 | 3rd | Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | 82 |
| 2020 | 1st | Sarah Bouhaddi | Lyon | 220 |
| 2020 | 2nd | Christiane Endler | Paris Saint-Germain | 55 |
| 2020 | 3rd | Ann Katrin Berger | Chelsea | 25 |
| 2021 | 1st | Christiane Endler | Paris Saint-Germain Lyon | 110 |
| 2021 | 2nd | Sandra Paños | Barcelona | 100 |
| 2021 | 3rd | Stephanie Labbé | FC Rosengård Paris Saint-Germain | 45 |
| 2022 | 1st | Christiane Endler | Lyon | 105 |
| 2022 | 2nd | Mary Earps | Manchester United | 50 |
| 2022 | 3rd | Merle Frohms | VfL Wolfsburg | 25 |
| 2023 | 1st | Mary Earps | Manchester United | 164 |
| 2023 | 2nd | Sandra Paños | Barcelona | 78 |
| 2023 | 3rd | Zećira Mušović | Chelsea | 49 |
| 2024 | 1st | Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | 109 |
| 2024 | 2nd | Cata Coll | Barcelona | 96 |
| 2024 | 3rd | Mary Earps | Manchester United Paris Saint-Germain | 91 |

### Statistics

Winners (2012–present) :
| Player | Wins | Years |
| Hope Solo | 4 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Sarah Bouhaddi | 4 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 |
| Christiane Endler | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Almuth Schult | 1 | 2014 |
| Sari van Veenendaal | 1 | 2019 |
| Mary Earps | 1 | 2023 |
| Alyssa Naeher | 1 | 2024 |
Wins by club :
| Club | Total | Players |
| Lyon | 6 | 2 |
| OL Reign | 4 | 1 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 1 |
| Arsenal | 1 | 1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester United | 1 | 1 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 1 | 1 |
Wins by nationality :
| Nationality | Total | Players |
| United States | 5 | 2 |
| France | 4 | 1 |
| Chile | 2 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| England | 1 | 1 |

### Continental winners

    Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Goalkeeper winner.
| Year | Confederation | Winner | Club(s) |
| 2021 | UEFA | Sandra Paños | Barcelona |
| 2021 | CONMEBOL | Christiane Endler | Paris Saint-Germain Lyon |
| 2021 | CONCACAF | Stephanie Labbé | FC Rosengård Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2021 | CAF | Chiamaka Nnadozie | Paris FC |
| 2021 | AFC | Teagan Micah | FC Rosengård |
| 2021 | OFC | Victoria Esson | Avaldsnes |

### The World's Best Woman Goalkeeper of the Decade (2011–2020)

Top 10 players :
| Rank | Player | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Almuth Schult | Germany | 132 |
| 2 | Sarah Bouhaddi | France | 115 |
| 3 | Hope Solo | United States | 98 |
| 4 | Hedvig Lindahl | Sweden | 95 |
| 5 | Nadine Angerer | Germany | 75 |
| 6 | Karen Bardsley | England | 75 |
| 7 | Sari van Veenendaal | Netherlands | 69 |
| 8 | Christiane Endler | Chile | 63 |
| 9 | Sandra Paños | Spain | 56 |
| 10 | Alyssa Naeher | United States | 51 |