IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

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

Men's winners

IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club(s)</th><th>Points</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1987</td><td>1st</td><td>Jean-Marie Pfaff</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>137</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Rinat Dasayev</td><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Walter Zenga</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>1st</td><td>Rinat Dasayev</td><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>119</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Hans van Breukelen</td><td>PSV Eindhoven</td><td>97</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Walter Zenga</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>1st</td><td>Walter Zenga</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>79</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Michel Preud'homme</td><td>KV Mechelen</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Rinat Dasayev</td><td>Sevilla</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>1st</td><td>Walter Zenga</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Michel Preud'homme</td><td>KV Mechelen</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Gabelo Conejo</td><td>Cartaginés</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>1st</td><td>Walter Zenga</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Sergio Goycochea</td><td>Racing Club</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Cláudio Taffarel</td><td>Parma</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>1st</td><td>Peter Schmeichel</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>118</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Andoni Zubizarreta</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Hans van Breukelen</td><td>PSV Eindhoven</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>1st</td><td>Peter Schmeichel</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>84</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Sergio Goycochea</td><td>Racing Club</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Jorge Campos</td><td>UNAM</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>1st</td><td>Michel Preud'homme</td><td>KV Mechelen Benfica</td><td>103</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Thomas Ravelli</td><td>IFK Göteborg</td><td>73</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Cláudio Taffarel</td><td>Reggiana</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>1st</td><td>José Luis Chilavert</td><td>Vélez Sársfield</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Peter Schmeichel</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Thomas Ravelli</td><td>IFK Göteborg</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>1st</td><td>Andreas Köpke</td><td>Marseille</td><td>114</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>David Seaman</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>101</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>José Luis Chilavert</td><td>Vélez Sársfield</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>1st</td><td>José Luis Chilavert</td><td>Vélez Sársfield</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Angelo Peruzzi</td><td>Juventus</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Peter Schmeichel</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>1st</td><td>José Luis Chilavert</td><td>Vélez Sársfield</td><td>198</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Fabien Barthez</td><td>Monaco</td><td>146</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Edwin van der Sar</td><td>Ajax</td><td>75</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>1st</td><td>Oliver Kahn</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>116</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Peter Schmeichel</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>95</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>José Luis Chilavert</td><td>Vélez Sársfield</td><td>93</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>1st</td><td>Fabien Barthez</td><td>Monaco Manchester United</td><td>195</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Oliver Kahn</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>133</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Francesco Toldo</td><td>Fiorentina</td><td>131</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>1st</td><td>Oliver Kahn</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>265</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Oscar Córdoba</td><td>Boca Juniors</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Parma Juventus</td><td>69</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>1st</td><td>Oliver Kahn</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>316</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Iker Casillas</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>101</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Rüştü Reçber</td><td>Fenerbahçe</td><td>99</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>1st</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>186</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Iker Casillas</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>112</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Oliver Kahn</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>106</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>1st</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>185</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Petr Čech</td><td>Rennes Chelsea</td><td>125</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Dida</td><td>Milan</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>1st</td><td>Petr Čech</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>175</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Dida</td><td>Milan</td><td>91</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>1st</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>295</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Jens Lehmann</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>140</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Petr Čech</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>91</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>1st</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>209</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Petr Čech</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>172</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Iker Casillas</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>124</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>1st</td><td>Iker Casillas</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>249</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>170</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Edwin van der Sar</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>143</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>1st</td><td>Iker Casillas</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>230</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>150</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Júlio César</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>124</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>1st</td><td>Iker Casillas</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>304</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Júlio César</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>124</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Petr Čech</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>1st</td><td>Iker Casillas</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>248</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Schalke 04 Bayern Munich</td><td>130</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Víctor Valdés</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>114</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>1st</td><td>Iker Casillas</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>224</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>128</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Petr Čech</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>92</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>1st</td><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>211</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Petr Čech</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>1st</td><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>216</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Thibaut Courtois</td><td>Atlético Madrid Chelsea</td><td>96</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Keylor Navas</td><td>Levante Real Madrid</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>1st</td><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>188</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Claudio Bravo</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>1st</td><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>156</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>91</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Rui Patrício</td><td>Sporting CP</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>1st</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus</td><td>251</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>103</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Keylor Navas</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>85</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>1st</td><td>Thibaut Courtois</td><td>Chelsea Real Madrid</td><td>181</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Hugo Lloris</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>109</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>Juventus Paris Saint-Germain</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>1st</td><td>Alisson</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>386</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Marc-André ter Stegen</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>104</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Jan Oblak</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>1st</td><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>320</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Jan Oblak</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Alisson</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>1st</td><td>Gianluigi Donnarumma</td><td>Milan Paris Saint-Germain</td><td>170</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>75</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Édouard Mendy</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>1st</td><td>Thibaut Courtois</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>125</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Emiliano Martínez</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>110</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Yassine Bounou</td><td>Sevilla</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>1st</td><td>Ederson</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>145</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Emiliano Martínez</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>76</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Thibaut Courtois</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>73</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>1st</td><td>Emiliano Martínez</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>167</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Unai Simón</td><td>Athletic Bilbao</td><td>91</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Giorgi Mamardashvili</td><td>Valencia</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>1st</td><td>Gianluigi Donnarumma</td><td>Paris Saint-Germain Manchester City</td><td>169</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Thibaut Courtois</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Yann Sommer</td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>59</td></tr></tbody></table>

Statistics

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Wins</th><th>Years</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Gianluigi Buffon</td><td>5</td><td>2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017</td></tr><tr><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020</td></tr><tr><td>Iker Casillas</td><td>2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012</td></tr><tr><td>Walter Zenga</td><td>3</td><td>1989, 1990, 1991</td></tr><tr><td>José Luis Chilavert</td><td>1995, 1997, 1998</td></tr><tr><td>Oliver Kahn</td><td>1999, 2001, 2002</td></tr><tr><td>Peter Schmeichel</td><td>2</td><td>1992, 1993</td></tr><tr><td>Thibaut Courtois</td><td>2018, 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Gianluigi Donnarumma</td><td>2021, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Jean-Marie Pfaff</td><td>1</td><td>1987</td></tr><tr><td>Rinat Dasayev</td><td>1988</td></tr><tr><td>Michel Preud'homme</td><td>1994</td></tr><tr><td>Andreas Köpke</td><td>1996</td></tr><tr><td>Fabien Barthez</td><td>2000</td></tr><tr><td>Petr Čech</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td>Alisson</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>Ederson</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>Emiliano Martínez</td><td>2024</td></tr></tbody></table>

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
Manchester City	2	2
Paris Saint-Germain	2	1
Benfica	1	1
KV Mechelen	1	1
Liverpool	1	1
Marseille	1	1
Milan	1	1
Monaco	1	1
Spartak Moscow	1	1
Aston Villa	1	1

Nationality	Total	Players
Germany	9	3
Italy	10	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

Year	Confederation	Winner	Club(s)
2021	UEFA	Gianluigi Donnarumma	Milan Paris Saint-Germain
CONMEBOL	Emiliano Martínez	Aston Villa
CONCACAF	Guillermo Ochoa	América
CAF	Édouard Mendy	Chelsea
AFC	Mathew Ryan	Real Sociedad
OFC	Oliver Sail	Wellington Phoenix

Men's historical all-time World Best Goalkeepers top 10

Rank	Player	Nation
1	Lev Yashin	Soviet Union
2	Gianluigi Buffon	Italy
3	Manuel Neuer	Germany
4	Iker Casillas	Spain
5	Gordon Banks	England
6	Petr Čech	Czech Republic
7	Dino Zoff	Italy
8	Sepp Maier	West Germany
9	Ricardo Zamora	Spain
10	Oliver Kahn	Germany

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

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 Male Goalkeeper of the Century (1901–2000)

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.

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 Male Goalkeeper of the Decade (2001–2010)

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.

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

Iker Casillas ranked second in both rankings.

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

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 Gianluigi Buffon and Thibaut Courtois.

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

IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

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

Year	Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
2012	1st	Hope Solo	Seattle Sounders	110
2nd	Nadine Angerer	Eintracht Frankfurt	80
3rd	Hedvig Lindahl	Kristianstads	35
2013	1st	Hope Solo	Seattle Reign	110
2nd	Nadine Angerer	Brisbane Roar Eintracht Frankfurt	106
3rd	Stina Lykke Borg	FCR Duisburg	42
2014	1st	Hope Solo Almuth Schult	Seattle Reign VfL Wolfsburg	110
2nd	–
3rd	Nadine Angerer	Brisbane Roar Portland Thorns	45
2015	1st	Hope Solo	Seattle Reign	148
2nd	Nadine Angerer	Portland Thorns	66
3rd	Ayumi Kaihori	INAC Kobe Leonessa	36
2016	1st	Sarah Bouhaddi	Lyon	111
2nd	Almuth Schult	VfL Wolfsburg	82
3rd	Hope Solo	Seattle Reign	77
2017	1st	Sarah Bouhaddi	Lyon	190
2nd	Sari van Veenendaal	Arsenal	112
3rd	Katarzyna Kiedrzynek	Paris Saint-Germain	42
2018	1st	Sarah Bouhaddi	Lyon	185
2nd	Almuth Schult	VfL Wolfsburg	121
3rd	Ashlyn Harris	Orlando Pride	48
2019	1st	Sari van Veenendaal	Arsenal Atlético Madrid	185
2nd	Sarah Bouhaddi	Lyon	92
3rd	Alyssa Naeher	Chicago Red Stars	82
2020	1st	Sarah Bouhaddi	Lyon	220
2nd	Christiane Endler	Paris Saint-Germain	55
3rd	Ann Katrin Berger	Chelsea	25
2021	1st	Christiane Endler	Paris Saint-Germain Lyon	110
2nd	Sandra Paños	Barcelona	100
3rd	Stephanie Labbé	FC Rosengård Paris Saint-Germain	45
2022	1st	Christiane Endler	Lyon	105
2nd	Mary Earps	Manchester United	50
3rd	Merle Frohms	VfL Wolfsburg	25
2023	1st	Mary Earps	Manchester United	164
2nd	Sandra Paños	Barcelona	78
3rd	Zećira Mušović	Chelsea	49
2024	1st	Alyssa Naeher	Chicago Red Stars	109
2nd	Cata Coll	Barcelona	96
3rd	Mary Earps	Manchester United Paris Saint-Germain	91
2025	1st	Hannah Hampton	Chelsea	149
2nd	Cata Coll	Barcelona	128
3rd	Ann-Katrin Berger	Gotham FC	58

Statistics

Player	Wins	Years
Hope Solo	4	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Sarah Bouhaddi	2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Christiane Endler	2	2021, 2022
Almuth Schult	1	2014
Sari van Veenendaal	2019
Mary Earps	2023
Alyssa Naeher	2024
Hannah Hampton	2025

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
Chelsea	1	1

Nationality	Total	Players
United States	5	2
France	4	1
England	2	2
Chile	2	1
Germany	1	1
Netherlands	1	1

Continental winners

Year	Confederation	Winner	Club(s)
2021	UEFA	Sandra Paños	Barcelona
CONMEBOL	Christiane Endler	Paris Saint-Germain Lyon
CONCACAF	Stephanie Labbé	FC Rosengård Paris Saint-Germain
CAF	Chiamaka Nnadozie	Paris FC
AFC	Teagan Micah	FC Rosengård
OFC	Victoria Esson	Avaldsnes

Women's historical all-time World Best Goalkeepers top 10

Rank	Player	Nation
1	Hope Solo	United States
2	Briana Scurry	United States
3	Nadine Angerer	Germany
4	Christiane Endler	Chile
5	Bente Nordby	Norway
6	Hedvig Lindahl	Sweden
7	Alyssa Naeher	United States
8	Silke Rottenberg	Germany
9	Gao Hong	China
10	Sarah Bouhaddi	France

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

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.

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