2023 Yachine Trophy nominees - revealed
- Yachine Trophy is an award for the best goalkeeper
- Thibaut Courtois won in 2022 and is nominated again
- Onana, Ederson, Martinez & Ramsdale also shortlisted
The 10 nominees for the 2023 Yachine Trophy, which recognises the best goalkeeper of the year as part of the annual Ballon d'Or ceremony, have been revealed.
The award, named for legendary former Soviet Union goalkeeper Lev Yashim, was created in 2019 for a newly expanded Ballon d'Or and has been won in the past by Alisson, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Thibaut Courtois. The latter, a Champions League winner with Real Madrid this year and the current holder of the Yachine after his triumph in 2022, is among the nominees again.
He is joined by a collection of elite goalkeepers who have excelled at club or international level over the past 12 months. That includes Yassine Bounou, who helped Morocco become the first African team to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup and won the Europa League with Sevilla.
Ederson and Andre Onana, who kept goal opposite each in the 2023 Champions League final and now line up on opposite sides of the Manchester football divide, are also nominated. Aaron Ramsdale is recognised for his form with Arsenal, with Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez played an absolutely crucial role in Argentina's World Cup win in December.
Yachine Tophy 2023 nominees
- Yassine Bounou - Sevilla/Al Hilal
- Ederson - Manchester City
- Mike Maignan - AC Milan
- Andre Onana - Inter/Manchester United
- Brice Samba - Lens
- Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid
- Dominik Livakovic - Dinamo Zagreb/Fernbahce
- Emiliano Martinez - Aston Villa
- Aaron Ramsdale - Arsenal
- Marc-Andre Ter Stegen - Barcelona
When is the Yachine Trophy 2023 winner announced?
The Yachine Trophy will be awarded to the best goalkeeper on 30 October at an award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.