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IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

Annual football award

Field	Value
name	IFFHS World's Best Man Goalkeeper
sport	Association football
givenfor	Best performing man goalkeeper of the calendar year
presenter	International Federation of Football History & Statistics
first	1987
number	39
firstwinner	BEL Jean-Marie Pfaff
mostwins	ITA Gianluigi Buffon
ESP Iker Casillas
GER Manuel Neuer
(5 awards each)
mostrecent	ITA Gianluigi Donnarumma (2nd award)
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ESP Iker Casillas GER Manuel Neuer (5 awards each)

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

Statistics

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

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

: Bold indicates the World's Best Man Goalkeeper winner.

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

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

|- |Thibaut Courtois | |- |Hugo Lloris | |- |Keylor Navas | |- |Jan Oblak | |- |Petr Čech | |- |Marc-André ter Stegen | |- |David de Gea | |- |Iker Casillas | |}

Women's winners

USA Hope Solo (4 awards each)

List of winners

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

Statistics

Player	Wins	Years
USA Hope Solo	4	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
FRA Sarah Bouhaddi	2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
CHI Christiane Endler	2	2021, 2022
GER Almuth Schult	1	2014
NED Sari van Veenendaal	2019
ENG Mary Earps	2023
USA Alyssa Naeher	2024
ENG 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

: Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Goalkeeper winner.

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

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

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