Goalkeeper is one of the most challenging roles in football. This is a job that requires not only courage, but also lightning-fast reflexes, composure and "golden hands". The goalkeeper is usually the heart of the team, but unfortunately he rarely gets the honors he deserves, unlike the forwards and attacking midfielders.
Introducing you rating of goalkeepers of the world football, all participants are ranked by age.
10. Ederson Santana di Moraes - 24 years old
Last year was a breakthrough year for the Brazilian goalkeeper, who for 40 million euros moved to the English club Manchester City and became one of the most expensive goalkeepers. This came after the phenomenal 2016/17 season, when Ederson made his debut for Benfica and then moved to Manchester City in 2017 and proved to Pep Guardiola that he had not in vain replaced Claudio Bravo as a reliable goalkeeper.
9. Jan Oblak - 25 years old
The Atlético Madrid goalkeeper is renowned for his excellent free kick defense, expert positioning, brilliant parrying and excellent concentration.
According to the Portuguese newspaper A Bola, Real Madrid can buy the Cloud for 100 million euros this summer. Even at today's fantastically expensive player transfer rates, the cloud payout looks too high. If the transfer of the Slovenian goalkeeper to the Madrid club does take place, he will become the most expensive in the history of football.
8. Thibaut Courtois - 26 years old
The biggest compliment you can give to a Chelsea goalkeeper is that he doesn't stand out or try to do so. His superiority in another - in incredible stability: minute after minute, game after game, month after month. Courtois very rarely makes mistakes and gets his job done with unrivaled ease. He is a two-time winner of the Zamora Trophy, which is awarded to the goaltender with the fewest goals conceded per game on average.
Even the great Petr Cech, another top 10 goalkeeper in the world in 2018, lost to Courtois as Chelsea's goalkeeper in the first match of the Premier League season against Burnley in 2014.
7. David De Gea - 27 years old
For half a century the flow of players at Old Trafford Stadium, De Gea was his only constant: an outstanding footballer, no matter who he plays with or what changes around him at Manchester United. For four seasons (2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18), he has dominated the Player of the Year nomination by the club's fans.
De Gea combines two traits that few goalkeepers have: the ability to handle gravity, and consistency that almost eliminates mistakes in his game.
6. Jasper Sillessen - 29 years old
The young Dutch footballer is the main goalkeeper of the Netherlands national team, as well as the goalkeeper for the Spanish club Barcelona. He is the second Dutch goalkeeper in history to join Barcelona. Prior to being transferred to Barcelona for 13 million euros, Jasper was in several clubs (including NEC and Ajax) as a goalkeeper.
Sillessen is the winner of the Dutch Super Cup 2013 and became the Champion of Spain in the 2017/18 season.
He helped his team win third place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
5. Hugo Lloris - 31 years old
As one of the best goalkeepers in the world in football, Hugo Lloris is the captain of the French national football team, as well as the English club Tottenham Hotspur. This goalkeeper makes the right decision at the right time and has lightning-fast reflexes.
In 2016, Hugo became the silver medalist of the European Championship, and before that, in 2012, he received both the French Cup and Super Cup.
4. Manuel Neuer - 31 years old
For many football fans, Neuer is the finest goalkeeper in the world in football. Manuel missed most of last season due to a fractured left leg. However, he is now completely healthy and will be the main goalkeeper of the German national team at the 2018 World Cup.
Neuer has been named the IFFHS and ESM Goalkeeper of the Year on several occasions, has been named Germany's Footballer of the Year twice, and has many other personal and team awards and titles.
3. Petr Cech - 36 years old
One of the most experienced goalkeepers in the world and the Czech national team record holder for the number of matches played (124). Prior to joining Arsenal, Cech played for teams such as Khmel, Sparta Prague and Chelsea. At Chelsea, Peter has played almost 100 games, winning four FA Cups, one UEFA Europa League, three League Cups, one UEFA Champions League and four Premier League championships.
In 2006 Čech suffered a serious head injury following a collision with Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt. After that, he plays in a branded protective helmet. The goalkeeper himself explained to the fans in an interview that he was wearing a helmet not for psychological, but solely for medical reasons.
2. Iker Casillas - 37 years old
The Porto player and the Spain goalkeeper is one of the most famous and respected goalkeepers not only in Spain but throughout the world. Before joining Porto, Casillas was the captain of Real Madrid, and at one time he won the FIFA World Cup, has 3 UEFA Champions League titles, 5 Spanish Champion titles, and is the world record holder for no conceded matches. played for the national team (there are 73 of them). He is also the leader in victories in matches for the national team - 95 wins.
Also in the piggy bank of Iker's achievements is a victory both at the youth championship of the planet and at the adult football world championship.
1. Gianluigi Buffon - 40 years old
He is, technically, the most expensive goalkeeper in the world, joining Juventus for an astounding € 52 million in 2001. Currently, Buffon is leaving Juventus, and his new team may be the French PSG.
In the 2002/03 season, Buffon became the best player in the Champions League. So far, the goalkeeper has received this title for the first time in the history of the tournament.
Five times Gigi received the title of "best goalkeeper in the world" from IFFIIS.
Buffon is also the fourth player in football history to make six hundred appearances in Serie A.
While all the goalkeepers on our list have numerous personal and team achievements, the best goalkeeper in the history of football still is Russian (more precisely, Soviet) - the legendary Lev Yashin. In the history of football, this is so far the only goalkeeper who has received the Golden Ball. He also holds the posthumous title of the best goalkeeper of the twentieth century according to IFFIIS.
AND Loris Karius is called the worst in 2018 by many fans, the goalkeeper of Liverpool. He made two gross mistakes in the Champions League final against Real Madrid, which resulted in his team losing. And although Karius apologized for the mistakes he had made, hundreds of threats began to flow to him and his family on social networks.
Very soon, on June 14, the World Cup will begin in Russia, and significant changes may occur in the list of the best goalkeepers. After all, sometimes from love to hate of fans - just one conceded goal.