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Best goalkeepers in the world (2026)

According to GolVote fans, Thibaut Courtois is number one with a rating of 1510, ahead of Gianluigi Donnarumma and Alisson Becker. The order is decided by head-to-head fan votes and changes live with every vote.

Best goalkeepers in the world: a live ranking decided by football fans' head-to-head votes. Updated with every vote. Updated: .

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Thibaut Courtois: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gianluigi Donnarumma: Original: MichaelEmilio / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY 4.0

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisThibaut Courtois🇧🇪 Belgium · Goalkeeper1510
  2. 2Gianluigi DonnarummaGianluigi Donnarumma🇮🇹 Italy · Goalkeeper1498
  3. 3Alisson BeckerAlisson Becker🇧🇷 Brazil · Goalkeeper1492
  4. 4Jan OblakJan Oblak🇸🇮 Slovenia · Goalkeeper1480
  5. 5Marc-André ter StegenMarc-André ter Stegen🇩🇪 Germany · Goalkeeper1474
  6. 6David de GeaDavid de Gea🇪🇸 Spain · Goalkeeper1471
  7. 7Joan GarcíaJoan García🇪🇸 Spain · Goalkeeper1468
  8. 8Wojciech SzczęsnyWojciech Szczęsny🇵🇱 Poland · Goalkeeper1465
  9. 9Jordan PickfordJordan Pickford🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1465
  10. 10Emiliano MartínezEmiliano Martínez🇦🇷 Argentina · Goalkeeper1459
  11. 11Kepa ArrizabalagaKepa Arrizabalaga🇪🇸 Spain · Goalkeeper1459
  12. 12Bernd LenoBernd Leno🇩🇪 Germany · Goalkeeper1453
  13. 13NetoNeto🇧🇷 Brazil · Goalkeeper1453
  14. 14David RayaDavid Raya🇪🇸 Spain · Goalkeeper1453
  15. 15Kevin TrappKevin Trapp🇩🇪 Germany · Goalkeeper1453
  16. 16Loris KariusLoris Karius🇩🇪 Germany · Goalkeeper1450
  17. 17Mike MaignanMike Maignan🇫🇷 France · Goalkeeper1450
  18. 18Gerónimo RulliGerónimo Rulli🇦🇷 Argentina · Goalkeeper1450
  19. 19Dominik LivakovićDominik Livaković🇭🇷 Croatia · Goalkeeper1447
  20. 20Ron-Robert ZielerRon-Robert Zieler🇩🇪 Germany · Goalkeeper1447
  21. 21Aaron RamsdaleAaron Ramsdale🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1447
  22. 22Péter GulácsiPéter Gulácsi🇭🇺 Hungary · Goalkeeper1447
  23. 23Tom HeatonTom Heaton🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1447
  24. 24Nick PopeNick Pope🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1447
  25. 25Mathew RyanMathew Ryan🇦🇺 Australia · Goalkeeper1447
  26. 26Martin DúbravkaMartin Dúbravka🇸🇰 Slovakia · Goalkeeper1444
  27. 27Dean HendersonDean Henderson🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1444
  28. 28Juan MussoJuan Musso🇦🇷 Argentina · Goalkeeper1444
  29. 29Robert SánchezRobert Sánchez🇪🇸 Spain · Goalkeeper1444
  30. 30Senne LammensSenne Lammens🇧🇪 Belgium · Goalkeeper1444
  31. 31Giorgi MamardashviliGiorgi Mamardashvili🇬🇪 Georgia · Goalkeeper1444
  32. 32Fraser ForsterFraser Forster🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1441
  33. 33Ørjan NylandØrjan Nyland🇳🇴 Norway · Goalkeeper1441
  34. 34Gregor KobelGregor Kobel🇨🇭 Switzerland · Goalkeeper1441
  35. 35Altay BayındırAltay Bayındır🇹🇷 Turkey · Goalkeeper1441
  36. 36Anthony LopezAnthony Lopez🇵🇹 Portugal · Goalkeeper1441
  37. 37Lukas HradeckyLukas Hradecky🇫🇮 Finland · Goalkeeper1441
  38. 38Marko DmitrovićMarko Dmitrović🇷🇸 Serbia · Goalkeeper1441
  39. 39Matvey SafonovMatvey Safonov🇷🇺 Russia · Goalkeeper1438
  40. 40Zion SuzukiZion Suzuki🇯🇵 Japan · Goalkeeper1438
  41. 41Iñaki PeñaIñaki Peña🇪🇸 Spain · Goalkeeper1438
  42. 42James TraffordJames Trafford🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Goalkeeper1438
  43. 43Joel RoblesJoel Robles🇪🇸 Spain · Goalkeeper1438
  44. 44Brice SambaBrice Samba🇫🇷 France · Goalkeeper1435
  45. 45Matt TurnerMatt Turner🇺🇸 United States · Goalkeeper1435
  46. 46Yvon MvogoYvon Mvogo🇨🇭 Switzerland · Goalkeeper1435
  47. 47Caoimhín KelleherCaoimhín Kelleher🇮🇪 Ireland · Goalkeeper1435
  48. 48Łukasz SkorupskiŁukasz Skorupski🇵🇱 Poland · Goalkeeper1432
  49. 49Kamil GrabaraKamil Grabara🇵🇱 Poland · Goalkeeper1432

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