Top 10 goalkeepers since 2000

[tentan]

1. Neuer
2. Buffon
3. Kahn
4. Van Der Sar
5. Casillas
6. Cech
7. Seaman
8. Courtois
9. Allison Becker
10. Dida

For you?

 

[Big Ben Foster]

Buffon at number 1 for me. Seaman should be nowhere near that list.

 

[iammemphis]

Seaman? you said 00s? He only won one league title too in that time. 90s for me but not 00s.

 

[Yagami]

I'd actually have van der Sar second behind Neuer.

I always loved Edwin, but, going back and watching classic matches, I feel like I actually underrated him. I used to say Schmeichel was the undisputed number one but, now, I have them pretty neck and neck.

 

[Rio5]

De Gea 5-6

 

[gormless]

Seaman had fallen off by 2002 and was replaced by David James in the England team. He absolutely doesn’t belong on that list.
De Gea over Dida for me

 

[bosnian_red]

1. Neuer
2. Buffon
3. Van Der Sar
4. Kahn
5. Allison
6. Casillas
7. Cech
8. Oblak
9. Courtois
10. De Gea

Probably something like this. Order hard to do. Neuer is the only one I feel like deserves to be #1 for his all around game, peak, longevity, changing the position, success etc. Casillas and De Gea had insane peaks, but I put them both in the same boat of being not really modern or complete goalkeepers and having their limitations. Kahn was more 90's and early 2000's, but he was still around the best in the world in the early 2000's so gotta keep him in. I'd say there's a tier split with first 5 and bottom 5.

 

[Offside]

1. Casillas
2. Buffon
3. Neuer
4. Cech
5. Van Der Sar
6. Kahn
7. Dida
8. Alisson
9. De Gea
10. Lehmann

 

[MadDogg]

1. Neuer
2. Buffon
3. Kahn
4. Alisson
5. VDS
6. Cech
7. Casillas
8. Oblak
9. De Gea
10. Courtois

Cech is a hard one to rate. Pre-injury he was up there in 2nd or 3rd, but that only lasted a couple of years and after that he'd be towards the bottom of that list. Unfortunately, I also think that Alisson is a bit underrated on here. The bottom few could really be in any order.

I feel like I barely ever watched Dida so no idea where to put him, and I feel like I've forgotten somebody obvious.

 

[didz]

Manuel Neuer
Gigi Buffon
Oliver Kahn
Petr Cech
Thibaut Courtois
David de Gea
Marc Ter Stegen
Scott Sterling
Allison Becker
Edwin van der Sar

 

[Gio]

1. Buffon
2. Neuer
3. Kahn
4. Alisson
5. Oblak
6. Cordoba
7. Casillas
8. Cech
9. De Gea
10. Van der Sar

Also considered Julio Cesar, Courtois and Toldo for that final spot. A couple affected by their body of work being split into the 90s and 00s.

 

[devaneios]

Is Alisson that great for Liverpool(I follow them much less than others big clubs)? In Brazil, Dida and Júlio César are considered better. Some here are putting him above Casillas or Courtois...I would never expect that.

 

[AbusementPark]

Victor Valdes and Julio Cesar should sneak the top 10 as had great periods, Valdes one of the best sweeper keepers around.

1. Buffon
2. Casillas
3. Van Der Sar
4. Neuer
5. Kahn
6. Courtois
7. De Gea
8. Lloris
9. Valdes
10. Cesar

 

[didz]

Is Alisson that great for Liverpool(I follow them much less than others big clubs)? In Brazil, Dida and Júlio César are considered better. Some here are putting him above Casillas or Courtois...I would never expect that.

While it's possible that the English media fawning over him every week has influenced me putting him in there, his impact at Liverpool has been pretty undeniable.

Personally I've never been a massive fan of Dida or Casillas, but Julio Cesar is a really good shout I forgot all about.

 

[JogaBonitoRooney]

Casillas is a good shot stopper but everything else you need in a goalkeeper he doesn't have. Probably because of his smaller body frame and height. Not sure I'd have him in top 10.

Would rather have rather have Ederson, Cech or Emi Martinez over him. Funny how football works. He's considered among the goats because of the teams he's won with.

 

[Alpha 1]

Casillas is a good shot stopper but everything else you need in a goalkeeper he doesn't have. Probably because of his smaller body frame and height. Not sure I'd have him in top 10.

Would rather have rather have Ederson, Cech or Emi Martinez over him. Funny how football works. He's considered among the goats because of the teams he's won with.

Has any team been so damn lucky in the UCL (Liverpoolare second)? I'm ofcourse glad they knocked 115 charges FC out but generally I've seen them get outplayed so many times and yet win. It's ridiculous. For other team including Ferguson's great United sides, they'd have to be the best team in Europe to win.

 

[Oranges038]

1. Neuer
2. Buffon
3. Casillas
4. Van Der Sar
5. Kahn
6. Cech
7. Courtois
8. De Gea
9. Dida
10. Allison

 

[tentan]

Victor Valdes and Julio Cesar should sneak the top 10 as had great periods, Valdes one of the best sweeper keepers around.

1. Buffon
2. Casillas
3. Van Der Sar
4. Neuer
5. Kahn
6. Courtois
7. De Gea
8. Lloris
9. Valdes
10. Cesar

Good shout

 

[Infordin]

1. Gigi Buffon
2. Manuel Neuer
3. Petr Cech
4. Iker Casillas
5. Thibaut Courtois
6. Edwin Van Der Sar
7. Allison Becker
8. Jan Oblak
9. David De Gea
10. Keylor Navas

 

[SilentStrike]

Neuer
Buffon

Cech
Kahn
Casillas
Van der Sar

Courtois/Becker/Navas/Cesar/Oblak/Lehmann/De Gea/Dida

I think there is a clear gap between the top two and the category after them

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Neuer
Buffon
Casillas
Cech
Kahn
Courtois
Van der Sar
Navas
Alisson
Cesar

 

[Gio]

Is Alisson that great for Liverpool(I follow them much less than others big clubs)? In Brazil, Dida and Júlio César are considered better. Some here are putting him above Casillas or Courtois...I would never expect that.

While Dida was obviously very successful in Europe, I don't think he fully translated his form from Brazil to Italy when he joined Milan. There was always a nagging feeling he had a mistake in him. I thought Julio Cesar was more consistent and was probably the best keeper in the world around 2009-11.

 

[KranjskaKlobasa]

If you look past only awards and go for ability / stats then I'm surprised no one mentioned Handanović.

 

[clean-sheet-culkin]

Just to give this thread something different, here are five non-obvious picks only from the Prem, not including the obvious Cech and VDS.

• Howard
• Fabianski
• Foster
• Hart
• Lloris

I've based them on a combination of saves, pen saves, punches, claims, clearances, tackles, assists, clean sheets and longevity since 2000. I should have probably included shot to save ratio, but I can't be bothered working that one out. If somebody wants to take a crack at it I'd be curious.

I have no idea why DDG is on any of your lists. He was an elite (probably one of the best of all times) shot stopper, but not great at much else a goalkeeper should be in my opinion. He played more PL minutes than any other keeper since 2000, but his numbers are nowhere near his peers.

 

[The Corinthian]

Why is Alisson here? And surely if Alisson is here then Ederson should be?

 

[didz]

While Dida was obviously very successful in Europe, I don't think he fully translated his form from Brazil to Italy when he joined Milan. There was always a nagging feeling he had a mistake in him. I thought Julio Cesar was more consistent and was probably the best keeper in the world around 2009-11.

This is why I omitted him and am also a bit surprised to see him make so many lists. He's in the good-not-great category for me, although I know a lot of Brazilians would disagree on that. Julio Cesar was very very good - probably should have been in my list.

 

[Desert Eagle]

Neuer
Buffon
Cech
Van Der Sar

Those four are undebatable .

Courtois
Kahn
Allison
Oblak

This would be my next tier

The next two could be anyone from De gea, Casillas, Ter Stergen, Lloris, Martinez, Lehmann, Ederson

 

[Desert Eagle]

Why is Alisson here? And surely if Alisson is here then Ederson should be?

Allison is much better than Ederson. He's been arguably the best keeper in the world for the past 5 years.

 

[Stobzilla]

Neuer
Buffon
Cech
Casillas
VdS
de Gea
Oblak
Courtois
Handanovic
Navas

 

[Mainoonited]

I know DDG had a rough last couple of seasons for us, but how he's not in that list is a joke. He was an absolute freak for us for about 5-6 years and was arguably one of the worlds best.

 

[The Corinthian]

Allison is much better than Ederson. He's been arguably the best keeper in the world for the past 5 years.

There’s been at least 10 better keepers than him since 2000 though. And if Alisson qualifies then Ederson does 100%.

 

[The Corinthian]

In no order:

Buffon, Neuer, Casillas, Van der Sar, Cech, de Gea, Courtois, Kahn, Victor Valdes, Keylor Navas, Julio Cesar, Dida

 

[Vault Dweller]

God I loved VDS for us, what a goalie. I love Big Pete but I might actually have them both neck and neck for my favourite ever. Tremendous goalies.

 

[JJ12]

I always thought Casillas was massively overrated, surprised to see him so high up on some lists

 

[Paula]

Tier One:
Neuer
Buffon

Tier Two:
Van Der Sar
Kahn
Cech
Casillas

Tier Three:
Courtois
Allison
Oblak
De Gea


I don't know why some people rate Casillas that high?
Yes he was in very successful teams and had a very high peak but was not even close to the top Tier. His reflexes were insane but overall there were way better GK.

 

[Alpha 1]

1.Nauer: Revolutionary sweeper keeper

2.Buffoon: A consistently great shot stopper with longevity.

The rest in no order.

Kahn
Van Der Sar
Casillas
Cech
Alisson
Courtois
Valdes
Oblak

 

[Solius]

1.Nauer: Revolutionary sweeper keeper

2.Buffoon: A consistently great shot stopper with longevity.

The rest in no order.

Kahn
Van Der Sar
Casillas
Cech
Alisson
Courtois
Valdes
Oblak

You spill a Rashford shot one time...

 

[AltiUn]

Surprised to see Courtois make so many lists, especially over De Gea who beat him to the team of the season 4 years in a row. Courtois is a great keeper whose reputation has benefitted massively from playing for a very good Champion's League team, there's a reason he's barely ever made a domestic team of the season.

 

[tomaldinho1]

I still think everyone underrates VDS, he was not only incredible but also was the inspiration for guys like Neuer to become what they did. Probably the most influential GK of recent times when you at how everyone plays these days.

I feel like Kahn wasn't actually that amazing (when you compare him to the very best) but he was a nutter and very memorable.

 

[Oo0AahCantona]

Neuer
Buffon

Cech
Kahn
Casillas
Van der Sar

Courtois/Becker/Navas/Cesar/Oblak/Lehmann/De Gea/Dida

I think there is a clear gap between the top two and the category after them

was going to say this, i think objectively the only agreement/discussion needs to be that neuer and buffon are in an unarguable category of their own, and anything below them is just going to be personal opinion.

we've been blessed to have watched an era of football where we have seen the biggest pool of GK talent ever.