Thibaut Courtois

Real Madrid goal keeper Thibaut Courtois has one eye on the World Cup after winning the 2022 Yashin Award. Thibaut Courtois · @thibautcourtois.

“We lost against France in 2018; I hope to do better in Qatar. [October 17, 2022]

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has secured the Yashin Trophy for being the world's best male goalkeeper.The 30-year-old made 52 appearances a.

The Barcelona star won the award for the second year running, beating England’s Beth Mead in second and Chelsea star Sam Kerr who finished third in the rankings. Barcelona starlet Gavi won the Kopa Trophy for the best player under the age of 21, beating Eduardo Camavinga and Jamal Musiala to the prize. [Robert Lewandowski](https://talksport.com/who/robert-lewandowski/) won the Gerd Muller trophy for best striker, while Manchester City won the prize for best club for having the most nominations across the categories, beating Liverpool and Real Madrid.

Courtois ended up in seventh place, but former Real goalkeeper Casillas feels he should have ranked far higher. Casillas described Courtois on Twitter as ...

'With a huge difference, the best goalkeeper in the world. Courtois won the best goalkeeper award but Casillas felt he should have been in the top three overall In the Champions League final against Liverpool Courtois made nine saves, while he made 59 in total throughout the Champions League campaign. The Spaniard believes that Courtois is by far the best goalkeeper in the world and deserved more recognition. Courtois ended up in seventh place, but former Real goalkeeper Casillas feels he should have ranked far higher after he received the Yashin award for the best goalkeeper. [Real Madrid](/sport/teampages/real-madrid.html) legend Iker Casillas has hit out at Thibaut Courtois missing out on a place in the top three for the [Ballon d'Or](/sport/ballon_dor/index.html).

The Belgian custodian was a goliath in Paris's Champions League final, picking up the man of the match award for a dominant performance and clean sheet against ...

An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also been to the FA Cup and League Cup finals for FFT and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. [Barcelona star Gavi has won the young players' Kopa Trophy](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/barcelona-star-gavi-scoops-the-kopa-trophy-2022). Well, he's top of the list tonight and it's well deserved. "There was a magazine, in March, that didn't put me in the top 10 [goalkeepers]… The Belgian custodian was a goliath in Paris's Champions League final, picking up the man of the match award for a dominant performance and clean sheet against Liverpool. Alisson of Liverpool won the inaugural trophy.

Real Madrid are flying high on and off the pitch currently. Los Blancos returned to the summit of La Liga on Sunday with their El Clasico victory.

In the overall voting for the Ballon d’Or, Courtois came seventh. Los Blancos returned to the summit of La Liga on Sunday with their El Clasico victory. and you only finish seventh.”

Thibaut Courtois was named the goalkeeper of the year as he won the 2022 Yashin Trophy.

Gavi [won the Kopa Trophy](/sport/football/kopa-trophy-2022-winner-saka-gavi-b1033322.html) for best under-21 player. [claimed the Ballon d’Or Feminin award](/sport/football/ballon-dor-feminin-2022-winner-mead-putellas-b1033320.html). [hibaut Courtois](/topic/thibaut-courtois) was named the goalkeeper of the year as he won the 2022 Yashin Trophy.

Antonio Rudiger has rubbed shoulders with some of the world's best players since leaving Chelsea for Real Madrid in the summer and two of his teammates were ...

[the defender passed on a new deal which would have made him the highest-paid defender in the club's history](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/antonio-rudiger-chelsea-leave-summer-23765498). [He was reportedly demanding a large signing-on fee for a new contract](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/rudiger-real-madrid-chelsea-barcelona-24275299), along with agents' fees, effectively putting the deal out of reach for the west Londoners. [the 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony](https://www.football.london/premier-league/ballon-dor-ceremony-live-benzema-25281867). He's featured 14 times for the Spanish giants and his impressive displays have steered Carlo Ancelotti's side to top of La Liga. #bestgoalkeeper." Rudiger wrote: "100% deserved!

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois struggled to hide his frustration after his teammate Karim Benzema beat him the 2022 men's Ballon d'Or award.

"With a huge difference, the best goalkeeper in the world. Thibaut Courtois: I see it as impossible to win the Ballon d'Or (as a GK) You win LaLiga and Champions League, your team wins, You made great saves... "It's impossible to win this award. and you only finish 7th. "I'm very happy for Karim Benzema. It is a battle that remains to be won.

Thibaut Courtois said he thinks it's "impossible" for a goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or after finishing seventh in the men's 2022 ranking.

"He has deserved it for years," Perez said to Cadena SER. "Third best team in 2021-22. Happy, Real Madrid?" "The votes don't go towards goalkeepers," Courtois said. [Rodrygo](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/267804/rodrygo) and [Vinicius](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/257039/Vinicius) are two top players at 21 and 22 [...] Madrid only focus on the players we have and we're delighted with them." But at least they gave me the trophy for best goalkeeper." "In the top 10 there weren't any defenders either. "Obviously Karim deserves it, we all agree with that. [Toni Kroos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/103173/Toni-Kroos) [tweeted](https://twitter.com/ToniKroos/status/1582123002744819712?s=20&t=IcA1od1_30hpomO6AOc63A). [Karim Benzema](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/46858/Karim-Benzema), [Sadio Mane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/169797/Sadio-Mané), [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne), [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski), [Mohamed Salah](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173896/Mohamed-Salah) and [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) in the shortlist. [Mike Maignan](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/189026/Mike-Maignan). [Thibaut Courtois](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134283/Thibaut-Courtois) said he thinks it's "impossible" for a goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or after finishing seventh in the men's 2022 ranking despite his crucial role in [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86)'s Champions League and LaLiga double.

Thibaut Courtois may have been one of the winners during Monday night's Ballon d'Or ceremony, but he made scathing comments shortly afterwards.The.

“With a huge difference, the best goalkeeper in the world. He said after the ceremony: “I see the Ballon d’Or as impossible to win. What I’m not happy about is that he was not included in the final podium for the Ballon d’Or.

Thibaut Courtois said he thinks it's "impossible" for a goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or after finishing seventh in the men's 2022 ranking.

"He has deserved it for years," Perez said to Cadena SER. "Third best team in 2021-22. Happy, Real Madrid?" "The votes don't go towards goalkeepers," Courtois said. [Rodrygo](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/267804/rodrygo) and [Vinicius](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/257039/Vinicius) are two top players at 21 and 22 [...] Madrid only focus on the players we have and we're delighted with them." But at least they gave me the trophy for best goalkeeper." "In the top 10 there weren't any defenders either. [Toni Kroos](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/103173/Toni-Kroos) [tweeted](https://twitter.com/ToniKroos/status/1582123002744819712?s=20&t=IcA1od1_30hpomO6AOc63A). "Obviously Karim deserves it, we all agree with that. [Karim Benzema](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/46858/Karim-Benzema), [Sadio Mane](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/169797/Sadio-Mané), [Kevin De Bruyne](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne), [Robert Lewandowski](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski), [Mohamed Salah](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/173896/Mohamed-Salah) and [Kylian Mbappe](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) in the shortlist. [Mike Maignan](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/189026/Mike-Maignan). [Thibaut Courtois](https://africa.espn.com/football/player/_/id/134283/Thibaut-Courtois) said he thinks it's "impossible" for a goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or after finishing seventh in the men's 2022 ranking despite his crucial role in [Real Madrid](/football/team?id=86)'s Champions League and LaLiga double.