Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, world champion with Argentina and player for Aston Villa in England, came second in the ranking of the best goalkeepers of 2023, drawn up by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). First? Ederson Santana de Moraes, or simply Ederson, the Manchester City goalkeeper who scored 145 points, almost double the 76 scored by the man from Mar del Plata and member of the Argentina national team that won the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
Thus, after receiving The Best 2023 award, the goalkeeper who starred in the Qatar 2022 World Cup final ends another year at the top.
In addition to continuing in the sights of the Argentine national team which is first in the South American qualifiers for the United States/Mexico/Canada 2026 World Cup, Dibu is the 1st of Aston Villa who closes the calendar year in first place in the Premier League.
It is the second time that a Brazilian goalkeeper has won first place in this ranking: the first was Alisson Becker, of English Liverpool, in 2019.
Martínez equalized and a borderline cross with Rashford in Aston Villa’s defeat against Manchester United. Photo: AFP
Since he arrived at Manchester City in 2017, Ederson has always been ranked among the top 10 in the world, but only in 2023 was he rewarded for his great work at Manchester City, the club with which he won all national and international trophies with which he played.
The IFFHS, based in the Swiss city of Lausanne, is a body recognized by FIFA because the institution receives logistical support from the world’s top football body, and its accredited members have exclusive access to the FIDOM-FIFA archives.
On the other hand, FIFA has repeatedly underlined that the classification of football clubs and the recognitions granted by the IFFHS are independent of them.
Top 10 archers in the IFFHS list
1) Ederson (Brazil-Manchester City) 145 points
2) Emiliano Martínez (Argentina-Aston Villa) 76
3) Thibaut Courtois (Belgium-Real Madrid)73
4) Marc-André Ter Stegen (Germany-Barcelona) 58
5) Jan Oblak (Slovenia-Atlético Madrid) 36
6) Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy-PSG) 23
7) Yassine Bounou (Morocco-Al Hilal) 22
8) Alison (Brazil-Liverpool) 19
9) André Onana (Cameroon-Manchester United)16
10) Mike Maignan (France-Milan)13
Source: Clarin
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