On January 18, Beijing time, the 29-year-old Senegalese national was elected FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year, and he once again made history.
The FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year Award was established in 2017, and Buffon was the first to win the FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year Award. Later, Courtois, Alisson and Neuer also won the award. In the first 4 FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year Awards, European goalkeepers occupy 3 seats and Alisson justifies South American football. Now Eduard Mundo will be the pride of African football, the first African player to win the award.
Last season, Edward Mendy, who helped Chelsea win the Champions League, has set two historical records: he became the first African goalkeeper to appear in the Champions League final after the Champions League reformation, and the first African goalkeeper to win the Champions League after the Champions League reform.
Mendy's acceptance speech: "I'm very proud to receive this award. I am most proud that I am the first African player to win this award. I hope this paves the way for more people. The last thing I want to say is, believe in yourself, believe in your dreams, anything can happen. ”
Many fans may not know that the African goalkeeper Eduard Mendy, who has made history in the last year, was actually terminated by the French Third Division team 8 years ago and once needed to live on a relief payment, and he even considered changing careers at that time. He finally received a contract from Ligue 2 side Reims in 2016 and led Reims through promotion two years later before joining Rennes before moving to Chelsea. The African goalkeeper, who had narrowly changed careers in the past, put Kepa, the world's most expensive goalkeeper, on the bench in his first year at Chelsea, while winning the Champions League title and FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year.
After winning the FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year, Eduardo Mendy was not selected for the All-Team, and the goalkeeper who entered the Best Team of the Year will be European Cup champion Goalkeeper Donnarumma.