The best goalkeepers of every era

Four eras, voted separately — a goalkeeper is only ever compared with the goalkeepers of his own time.

1930s–60s

Lev Yashin

#1 · 1214 Elo

1970s–80s

Dino Zoff

#1 · 1203 Elo

1990–2009

Iker Casillas

#1 · 1398 Elo

2010–now

Manuel Neuer

#1 · 1330 Elo

1930s–60s

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The best goalkeepers of the 1930s–60s, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Lev YashinDynamo Moscow	1214	39–10	49
2	Bert TrautmannMan City	1051	5–2	7
3	František PláničkaSlavia Prague	992	3–3	6
4	Ricardo ZamoraReal Madrid	972	28–43	71
5	GilmarCorinthians	968	2–4	6

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The best goalkeepers of the 1930s–60s, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	Gordon BanksLeicester City	930	26–29	55
7	Gyula GrosicsHonvéd	910	0–5	5

1970s–80s

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The best goalkeepers of the 1970s–80s, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Dino ZoffJuventus	1203	48–14	62
2	Peter ShiltonNottingham Forest	1159	35–22	57
3	Toni Schumacher1. FC Köln	1088	9–3	12
4	Sepp MaierBayern Munich	1052	29–31	60
5	Jean-Marie PfaffBayern Munich	944	4–7	11

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The best goalkeepers of the 1970s–80s, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	Walter ZengaInter Milan	909	20–40	60
7	Ubaldo FillolRiver Plate	877	21–37	58
8	Neville SouthallEverton	870	1–10	11
9	Jan TomaszewskiŁKS Łódź	857	1–10	11
10	Ray ClemenceLiverpool	836	14–39	53
11	Rinat DasayevSpartak Moscow	808	9–34	43
12	Pat JenningsTottenham	749	8–48	56

1990–2009

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The best goalkeepers of the 1990–2009, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Iker CasillasReal Madrid	1398	45–2	47
2	Gianluigi BuffonJuventus	1380	45–2	47
3	Petr ČechChelsea	1287	41–9	50
4	Oliver KahnBayern Munich	1210	44–20	64
5	Edwin van der SarMan United	1192	40–14	54

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The best goalkeepers of the 1990–2009, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	Peter SchmeichelMan United	1184	46–23	69
7	Andoni ZubizarretaBarcelona	1060	27–28	55
8	David SeamanArsenal	1046	35–31	66
9	Angelo PeruzziJuventus	1015	4–4	8
10	Júlio CésarInter Milan	1011	5–5	10
11	DidaAC Milan	939	3–7	10
12	José Luis ChilavertVélez Sarsfield	876	1–10	11
13	Brad FriedelBlackburn Rovers	845	9–25	34
14	Fabien BarthezMarseille	823	16–45	61
15	Grégory CoupetLyon	777	10–34	44
16	Pepe ReinaLiverpool	666	1–35	36

2010–now

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The best goalkeepers of the 2010–now, ranked by community Elo
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
1	Manuel NeuerBayern Munich	1330	44–7	51
2	Thibaut CourtoisReal Madrid	1238	48–11	59
3	David de GeaMan United	1153	37–18	55
4	Alisson BeckerLiverpool	1112	41–29	70
5	Keylor NavasReal Madrid	1101	8–2	10

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The best goalkeepers of the 2010–now, from number 6
	Player	Elo	Won–lost	Duels
6	Samir HandanovićInter Milan	1076	7–4	11
7	Steve MandandaMarseille	1073	7–3	10
8	Joe HartMan City	1068	5–1	6
9	Hugo LlorisTottenham	1065	31–19	50
10	Kasper SchmeichelLeicester City	1052	6–3	9
11	Jordan PickfordEverton	1050	8–5	13
12	Wojciech SzczęsnyJuventus	1029	19–18	37
13	Unai SimónAthletic Bilbao	1019	6–4	10
14	David RayaArsenal	1016	4–3	7
15	Bernd LenoBayer Leverkusen	1004	6–5	11
16	Jan OblakAtlético Madrid	990	26–31	57
17	Diego LópezReal Madrid	985	4–4	8
18	Emiliano MartínezAston Villa	978	4–7	11
19	Yann SommerBorussia Mönchengladbach	973	4–7	11
20	Gregor KobelBorussia Dortmund	960	2–4	6
21	Gianluigi DonnarummaAC Milan	941	27–34	61
22	Salvatore SiriguPSG	937	2–6	8
23	Mike MaignanAC Milan	922	2–8	10
24	Yassine BounouSevilla	917	1–6	7
25	Édouard MendyChelsea	908	0–6	6
26	Roman WeidenfellerBorussia Dortmund	889	1–8	9
27	Marc-André ter StegenBarcelona	888	24–33	57
28	Claudio BravoBarcelona	879	0–8	8
29	ÉdersonMan City	868	13–29	42
30	Victor ValdésBarcelona	695	3–28	31

How is this ranked?

Every duel shows two goalkeepers from the same era. Fans pick the greater one. The winner gains rating points and the loser drops them, more after an upset.

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Does it change?

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