10 best goalkeepers of the decade

2. Samir Handanovic

Samir Handanovic is a renowned penalty-saving expert

Slovenia’s Samir Handanovic has been one of Serie A’s premier goalkeepers since moving to Italy during the previous decade, but it’s been with Inter Milan – who he joined in the summer of 2012 – that he’s established himself as one of the best shot-stoppers in the world, being named in Serie A’s Team of the Year three times and being voted the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year on three occasions too.

A huge man who stands at 6’4”, Handanovic is also a surprisingly quick and agile athlete, and his incredible reflexes and positional sense have allowed him to pull off some truly insane saves – earning him the nickname ‘Batman’ in the process. Up to the end of 2018-19, the Slovenian has made 330 Serie A appearances and kept an impressive 125 clean sheets.

Renowned for being a penalty saving expert, Handanovic has saved 23 in Serie A action - only one behind legendary Italian keeper Gianluca Pagliuca – and set an Italian record of stopping six consecutive spot-kicks between 2013 and 2015. While his trophy cabinet remains disappointingly empty, he definitely goes down as one of the best keepers of the decade.