The Best European Goalkeeper award is a football award given annually since 1990 to the most outstanding Goalkeeper in Europe, as voted by the UEFA magazine, in 2009 the ESM become the donor of the award.

From 1998 to 2009 the Best European Goalkeeper was awarded to the same goalkeepers that won the Best Goalkeeper within the UEFA Club Football Awards.

List of winners

  • 1990 – Walter Zenga
  • 1991 – Bodo Illgner
  • 1992 – Peter Schmeichel
  • 1993 – Peter Schmeichel
  • 1994 – Michel Preud'homme
  • 1995 – Edwin van der Sar
  • 1996 – Andreas Köpke
  • 1997 – Jens Lehmann
  • 1998 – Peter Schmeichel
  • 1999 – Oliver Kahn
  • 2000 – Oliver Kahn
  • 2001 – Oliver Kahn
  • 2002 – Oliver Kahn
  • 2003 – Gianluigi Buffon
  • 2004 – Vítor Baía
  • 2005 – Petr Čech
  • 2006 – Jens Lehmann
  • 2007 – Petr Čech
  • 2008 – Petr Čech
  • 2009 – Edwin van der Sar
  • 2010 – Iker Casillas
  • 2011 – Manuel Neuer
  • 2012 – Petr Čech
  • 2013 – Manuel Neuer
  • 2014 – Manuel Neuer
  • 2015 – Manuel Neuer
  • 2016 – Gianluigi Buffon
  • 2017 – Gianluigi Buffon
  • 2018 – Keylor Navas
  • 2019 – Alisson
  • 2020 – Manuel Neuer
  • 2021 – Édouard Mendy
  • 2022 – Thibaut Courtois
  • 2023 – Ederson Moraes
  • 2024 – Emiliano Martínez

Wins by country

Wins by club

See also

  • IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
  • The Best FIFA Goalkeeper
  • UEFA Best Club Goalkeeper Award

References


The best goalkeepers ever FourFourTwo

Who is the best goalkeeper in the world as of 2024? Here are the top 15

Best goalkeepers in European football ranked Squawka

Ranked! The 10 best European players right now FourFourTwo

Top 10 Best Goalkeepers in the World Guardians of the Goalposts