Best European Goalkeeper

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

List of winners

Manuel Neuer has won the award a record five times (2011, 2013 to 2015 and 2020)

• 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

Wins by country

Country	Players	Total
Germany	5	13
Czech Republic	1	4
Denmark	1	3
Italy	2	4
Netherlands	1	2
Belgium	1	1
Portugal	1	1
Spain	1	1
Costa Rica	1	1
Brazil	1	1
Senegal	1	1

Wins by club

Club	Players	Total
Bayern Munich	2	8
Chelsea	2	5
Manchester United	2	4
Juventus	1	3
Schalke 04	2	2
Real Madrid	2	2
1. FC Köln	1	1
Mechelen	1	1
Ajax	1	1
Eintracht Frankfurt	1	1
Porto	1	1
Arsenal	1	1
Liverpool	1	1

See also

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

References

1. "Best European Goalkeeper 2008/09 Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United)". European Sports Magazines. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
2. "UEFA Club Football Awards". UEFA.com. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2021.