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
- 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 |