Goalkeepers, guardametas, archers, goleros... Have different names, but share the same function: be the main manager to keep the marker to zero for his team. In this 21st century, have arisen numerous guardians under the three sticks that have marvelled so much to fans as to neutral viewers with his pulled and cut across providenciales.
In regard to this, the English magazine 'Four Four Two' has shipped in the titanic task of recopilar a 'top have' of the best cancerberos of this century, in which they stand out varied of the archers of renown of big European clubs like the FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, among others.
To continuation the ranking of the 10 better guardametas according to 'Four Four Two':
10. Hugo Lloris
The guardameta French occupies the tenth stair in this ranking. With 36 years of age, has contested 725 parties (and follows adding) in his career, defending the colours of clubs like the Tottenham Hotspur, the Olympique Lyon and the Nice. During these meetings, has fit 795 goals and has kept his arch imbatido in 248 occasions.
In addition to his stood out path to level of clubs, also has had a successful career representing to the selection of France. It has accumulated 145 apparitions with the national team, being his more stood out attainment the conquest of the Glass of the World in 2018.
9. Julio César
The cancerbero of 44 years of age had his last adventure in the professional football with the Flamengo in 2018. Previously, it went through clubs like the SL Benfica, the QPR, the Toronto, the Chievo Verona and the Inter. However, it is in his stage in the combined 'nerazzurri' where remembers him mainly, since it attained the historical triplete in 2010, deleting to the Barça of Pep Guardiola in the semifinals of the Champions League.
In his career, contested a total of 428 duels to level of clubs, receiving 416 targets and keeping his goal invicta in 183 occasions. Besides, it debuted with the Brazilian selection in 2004 and was international in 87 occasions.
8. David of Gea
The guardameta, the one who at present finds without team, had stood out stages in the Athletic of Madrid and the Manchester United. Along his career, has participated in a total of 664 parties, in which it has received 740 goals and has kept his portico in zero in 223 occasions. Regarding his participation in the Spanish selection, debuted in 2014, but did not attain to consolidate like titling. Even so, it has been international in 45 clashes.
7. Víctor Valdés
The historical goalkeeper of the FC Barcelona, widely recognised like one of the big guardametas that has had Spain, so much by his good pulled as by his excelso game of feet. It happened more than a decade defending the arch of the Barça, but also had steps by clubs like the Manchester United, the Standard Lieja and the Middlesbrough, where finally withdrew in 2017.
In statistical terms, the Catalan goalkeeper encaró a total of 648 meetings, in which it received 570 targets and kept his arch in zero in 274 clashes. To international level, had the bad fortune to coincide in the same period that Iker Boxes, what it relegó to the role of acting. In spite of this, attained to accumulate more than 20 internacionalidades from his debut in 2010.
6. Oliver Khan
One of the best German goalkeepers of the last times, Oliver Kahn, has been recognised by his stood out path. Winner of numerous titles to level of clubs with the Bayern Munich and elected like the MVP of the World-wide 2002, where the German selection was subcampeón after falling in front of Brazil in the final.
The native of Karlsruher, is one of these little common cases in the football, known like a 'One Club Man', since it happened of the Karlsruher SC to the 'Die Roten' and there developed all his career, contesting a total of 785 meetings. During his career, fit 786 targets and kept his goal invulnerada in 293 occasions. To international level, debuted in 1995 with the German selection and faced a total of 86 parties.
5. Manuel Neuer
The cancerbero germano, of 37 years of age, at present finds lesionado, but further of this, when it is healthy is the absolute owner so much in the Bayern Munich as in the German selection. It is known by his impressive cut across and his exceptional skill with the feet. In his list of winners find , between other things, two tripletes to level of clubs and the trophy of the Glass of the World of 2014.
To the equal that Oliver Kahn, this guardavallas has not had a lot of changes of clubs along his career. Before joining to the 'Die Roten', had a brief stage in the Schalke 04. To date, it has faced a total of 747 meetings to level of clubs, in which it has fit 625 goals and has kept his goal imbatida in 342 occasions. Besides, it has been the goalkeeper title indisputable of the German selection from his debut in 2009, accumulating 117 apparitions.
4. Petr Cech
The guardameta of the Czech Republic, the one who could have seen his career truncated by an unlucky incident that forced it to use his characteristic helmet during all his path, turned into a legend of Chelsea and the Premier League. In 2004, it broke records of imbatibilidad in said league.
In statistical terms, along his extensive career in clubs like the Chmel Blsany, the Sparta Prague, the Rennes, Chelsea and the Arsenal, where finalised his career in 2019, saw action in a total of 782 duels, fitting 695 goals and leaving without receiving goals in 341 occasions. Equally, it turned into an indisputable in the national selection, debuting in 2002 and accumulating more than 124 internacionalidades.
3. Edwin Van der Sar
Edwin Van der Sar, probably one of the best goalkeepers in the history of the Low Countries, if no the best, deserves to be in this list because of his stood out path. It was the goalkeeper of the last Ajax champion of Europe and of the powerful Manchester United.
The Dutch, with a height of 1.99 metres, played in several clubs like the Noordwijk, the Ajax, the Juventus, the Fulham and, finally, the 'Network Devils', where put end to his career in 2011. Along his path, andstuvo under the three sticks in more than 821 duels, receiving 718 targets and keeping his goal imbatida in 368 occasions. Regarding his pasantía international with the 'Orange', the 'Dutch Volador' debuted in 1995 and withdrew after kneading more than 130 apparitions.
2. Iker Casillas
The legend of the Real Madrid and the Spanish selection, Iker Boxes, can not be missing in this ranking. The goalkeeper, the one who debuted with the white team to the early age of 18 years, is remembered like a special archer, with a talent to make cut across sometimes even impossible for some. His career was full of successes, including three Champions League, two Eurocopas and a Glass of the World, for mentioning some. Lamentably, his career saw interrupted in 2020 after suffering an infarct.
Regarding his clubs, the one of Móstoles did not have a lot of changes, since only it played for the merengues and the Port wine. Along his path, was in more than 881 parties, in which it tackled 867 goals and kept his arch in zero in 338 occasions. It debuted with the Spanish selection in the 2000 and turned into a referent under the three sticks, being ranged in 167 occasions.
1. Gianluigi Buffon
The first place in this list could not be another that Gianluigi Buffon, possibly one of the most longevous goalkeepers of the history. It began his career in 1994 and finalised it in 2022, accumulating 28 years under the three sticks. It went through clubs like the Parma, the PSG and, of course, the most remembered, the Juventus of Turín.
Although it did not attain to win the Champions League, in spite of having been in three finals, has numerous titles in his have, incluyendo a Glass of the World that won with Italy in 2006, where had a stellar paper.
In statistical terms to level of clubs, 'Gigi' faced 975 parties, fitting more than 825 goals, but also keeping his goal invicta in a stood out figure of 429 careos. In the Italian selection, debuted in 1997 and accumulated more than 176 internacionalidades.