Forum
{{ post.commentCount }}

Didn't find anything.

{{ searchResult.errors[0] }}



The all time top goalkeepers, as voted by r/soccer (actual and "inflation adjusted" results)
zackxoxo 4 years ago
CD Chivas USA, USA 1 1

All time top goalkeepers
Rank Name Votes % of lists
1 Gianluigi Buffon 298 56.4
2 Oliver Kahn 227 43.0
3 Lev Yashin 191 36.2
4 Manuel Neuer 166 31.4
5 Iker Casillas 151 28.6
6 Peter Schmeichel 141 26.7
7 Edwin van der Sar 84 15.9
8 Dino Zoff 56 10.6
9 Gordon Banks 38 7.2
9 Petr Čech 38 7.2

As is clearly apparent, this list shows a bias towards more recent players.

In order to account for that bias, here is a second list, with votes weighted1 based on how recently the player was active:

"Inflation adjusted" all time top goalkeepers
Rank Name Adjusted votes
1 Gianluigi Buffon 207
2 Lev Yashin 189
3 Oliver Kahn 158
4 Manuel Neuer 116
5 Peter Schmeichel 113
6 Iker Casillas 104
7 Edwin van der Sar 59
8 Dino Zoff 56
9 Gordon Banks 38
10 Petr Čech 27

1