Our comprehensive round-up of the 10 best goalkeepers in the world in 2024. <\/p>
Despite goalkeepers traditionally being tasked with the most straightforward job in football, stopping the ball going in the net, it is fair to say their role has expanded over the years.<\/p>\n
They are expected to also be comfortable in possession and act as a mini-playmaker by starting attacks. Quite simply, the ability to pick out a pass is what has come to define a great number one in the modern game.<\/p>\n
The added responsibilities have increased the pressure placed on goalkeepers because errors they make frequently end up costing their team a goal and dominate the back pages of the papers.<\/p>\n
It is said you have to be mad to go in goal\u2026 but who is the best in the business?<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve compiled a top 10 based on long-term success with a dash of short-term form, trophies won and key stats. Don\u2019t worry, we know you\u2019re probably going to disagree with us.<\/p>\n
RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you our definitive list of the 10 best goalkeepers in the world in 2024.<\/p>\n Check our more football features: Best players of all time<\/a> | Best players in the world 2024<\/a> | Best strikers 2024<\/a> | Best wingers 2024<\/a>\u00a0| Best midfielders 2024<\/a> | Best defenders 2024<\/a> |\u00a0Best young players 2024<\/a> | Best teams in the world 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n A rising star in the goalkeeping ranks and firmly established as Porto and Portugal\u2019s number one, Diogo Costa was destined for the top after being lauded as the next big thing by the legendary Iker Casillas.<\/p>\n A serial trophy winner at club level, the 24-year-old combines shot-stopping with excellent distribution skills.<\/p>\n One of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the game, age and injuries are slowly catching up with Manuel Neuer but he continues to be Bayern Munich\u2019s first choice between the sticks.<\/p>\n A World Cup and dual Champions League winner, the original sweeper keeper has the biggest prizes in his trophy cabinet.<\/p>\n It is hardly surprising that Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, the manager that has come to define dogged football, relies on a goalkeeper that commands his box and can read the game better than most.<\/p>\n Jan Oblak has never appeared at the World Cup, but he has racked up plenty of individual gongs including the Zamora Trophy \u2013 awarded for the lowest goals-conceded-per-game ratio in La Liga \u2013 on five occasions.<\/p>\n It feels like Gianluigi Donnarumma has been around forever after making his debut for former club AC Milan at the age of 16 nearly nine years ago.<\/p>\n The big lad is a throwback to old school goalies compared to the modern ball-playing equivalents. He famously saved two penalties in the Euro 2020 final shootout against England to win the trophy for Italy.<\/p>\n Mike Maignan is established as France\u2019s number one and it\u2019s his razor-sharp reflexes that make him a leading contender for the crown.<\/p>\n A Ligue 1 title winner with former club Lille in 2020-21, the AC Milan goalie played a key role in the team\u2019s Serie A triumph the following campaign and last season\u2019s run to the Champions League semi-finals.<\/p> A goalkeeper that rarely gets the credit he deserves due to the fact he plays second fiddle to Manuel Neuer at international level, Marc-Andre ter Stegen has gradually established himself as one of the world\u2019s best.<\/p>\n The German enjoyed the best season of his career in 2022-23, conceding just 18 goals in 38 La Liga matches and keeping 26 clean sheets in the process.<\/p>\n The winner of last year\u2019s Yashin Trophy following his exploits with Argentina at the 2022 World Cup, Emiliano Martinez has taken the long road to the top of the game after several loan spells in the EFL and limited opportunities at former club Arsenal.<\/p>\n The 31-year-old has become one of the best on the block at Aston Villa thanks to his lightning reflexes and aerial abilities.<\/p>\n One place higher is the previous winner of the Yashin Trophy thanks to a whole host of fine displays between the sticks including a man-of-the-match performance in that year\u2019s Champions League final.<\/p>\n A regular towards the top of these lists, Thibaut Courtois has missed all of the 2023-24 season due to injury but he\u2019s likely to pick up where he left off when he returns to action.<\/p>\n You would hardly think of Brazil as producing the world\u2019s best goalkeepers \u2013 but the South American nation boast the top two. Spare a thought for their boss!<\/p>\n Touted for his ball-playing skills, Ederson\u2019s trophy cabinet is fit to burst after helping Manchester City to five trophies in 2023 alone.<\/p>\n Alisson\u2019s superb record on expected goals prevented marks the Liverpool stopper as the world\u2019s best goalkeeper. A crucial member of Jurgen Klopp\u2019s team that ended the Reds\u2019 league title drought in 2020, the Brazilian continues to operate at a ridiculously-high level.<\/p>\n As well as shot-stopping, it is his smarts as a goalkeeper and ability with the ball at his feet that makes him oh so good.<\/p>\n Alisson has been at the top of his game for a number of years and seems to improve with every season. He was statistically the best goalkeeper in the Premier League in 2022-23 and has picked up where he left off in the current campaign, with Liverpool challenging for the title.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a> or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/b><\/a>, or visit our Sport<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 subscribe now<\/a>. 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Diogo Costa (Porto)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
9. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
8. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
7. Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
6. Mike Maignan (AC Milan)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
5. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
4. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
3. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
2. Ederson (Manchester City)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
1. Alisson (Liverpool)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Who is the best goalkeeper in the world?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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