Full list | Thibaut Courtois, Aaron Ramsdale and Brice Samba among the nominees for 2023 Yashin Trophy

L’Equipe and France Football have revealed the ten nominees for the 2023 Yashin Trophy that rewards the best goalkeeper in the world

Despite his season-ending ACL injury, 2022 Yashin Trophy winner Thibaut Courtois will be gunning for a second accolade in a row. The Belgium international will face fierce competition from Morocco international goalkeeper and 2023 Europa League winner with Sevilla Yassine Bounou, who has agreed to a lucrative move to PIF-funded Saudi Arabia side Al-Hilal this summer.

Manchester City treble-winning goalkeeper Ederson is evidently part of the list. Fellow Brazilian international goalie and 2022 Yashin Trophy runner-up Allison Becker (Liverpool) did not make the cut.

Croatia’s breakout goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, who was instrumental in Croatia’s run to the 2022 World Cup semi-finals, has been selected. Reliable AC Milan goalie and newly-named Les Bleus n°1 Mike Maignan is among the ten best keepers in the world. The PSG youth product is not the only Frenchman on the list with Lens’ Brice Samba a surprise inclusion.

Argentine 2022 World Cup winner and Aston Villa’s last line of defense Emiliano Martinez is among the nominees for the 2023 Yashin Trophy. 2022 Champions League runner-up with Inter André Onana, now at Manchester United, is part of the list too. Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale and Barcelona’s Marc-André ter Stegen complete the list of nominees.

The 2023 Yashin Trophy nominees

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal), Ederson (Manchester City), Dominik Livakovic (Fenerbahçe), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Bricce Samba (RC Lens), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), André Onana (Manchester United), Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona).

GFFN | Bastien Cheval