1. In a team sport like football, the attacking players are always the most dazzling, and the goalkeeper is always the least watched player in the whole team, and the amazing performance of such a goalkeeper makes him the only player in world football to win the European Goalkeeper of the Year Award: Lev Yassin.
Tall and skilled, in the era when modern football was just beginning, Jia Cheng defined the role of goalkeeper in modern football in his own way, he attracted millions of fans, even opponents' strikers, with his incredible composure and calmness, Pele King once said, "You have to work hard to break Jia Cheng, and after Jia Cheng announced his retirement 29 years later, FIFA named him the goalkeeper of the century, which is a testament to his greatness." 2. As the longest-serving goalkeeper in world football, Buffon rose to fame at a young age and joined Serie A at the age of 17, when Serie A was still the hottest league in world football, and the young man was able to play in this league, proving his excellent goalkeeping talent.
The €54.1 million transfer fee paid to Juventus further confirms the enormous potential of the young goalkeeper, as a traditional Italian goalkeeper, Buffon does not like to attack, but shows his skills on a small scale, his one-on-one ability is very good, arguably world-class, and more admirably, at the age of 42, Buffon is still able to stay in Serie A, although he is already full of honors, he still chooses to pursue his football dreams, which is commendable to everyone. 3. Casillas If Buffon represents the highest level of Italian goalkeepers, then only Espanyol Casillas can be ranked as the best goalkeeper ever, Casillas was born in Spain and his career has been stable, he was born in Madrid, Spain, joined the Youth Academy of Real Madrid at the age of 9 and did not leave the big club until 25 years later.
During this period, Casillas won every club title and became the world's best goalkeeper for five consecutive years, Casillas was also an indispensable presence for the Spanish national team and helped the team win their first World Cup in their history with a flawless performance in the knockout stage. 4. Schmeichel Speaking of Schmechel, most United fans remember the magical era of Ferguson, when English football was dominated by the Red Devils and Schmeichel was at his best as the best foreign goalkeeper in England's history.
With his size, strength on the pitch, accurate grasp of the high ball, near-perfect save and amazing handball at half-time, Schmeichel is considered one of the best additions to the Ferguson era, The main player of the Danish national team, the most selected player in the team's history, and the creator of the European Championship "Danish Myth". 5. Kahn Kahn is undoubtedly a legend for German fans, and during his legendary career, the captain of the German national team was known as the "Senju Kannon", saving his fans again and again.
Kahn is always considered a fierce player, but in fact he is a technically good player with a solid style of play, he does not leave the goal line easily, but when he leaves, Kahn is 100% confident that he can solve the crisis, when the opponent crosses the defender, meets the fanatical Kahn in front of the goal, he always deflects the ball, at his best, Kahn is definitely the world's number one goalkeeper.