10 best goalkeepers of the decade

Modified Dec 12, 2019 07:57 GMT

Liverpool's Alisson helped them to win the UEFA Champions League in 2018-19

7. Jan Oblak

Jan Oblak has been Atletico Madrid's #1 for years

The second Slovenian goalkeeper to make this list, Jan Oblak first emerged as a potentially great shot-stopper during his time with Benfica in Portugal’s Primeira Liga. Oblak signed with the club in June 2010 but didn’t debut with them until the start of 2013-14. It didn’t take him long to make an impact, though – he quickly usurped Artur as their #1 and kept several clean sheets, eventually being named the league’s best goalkeeper at the end of the season as the club won the league title.

Oblak then moved to Atletico Madrid, who were in the hunt for a new goalkeeper following Thibaut Courtois’ move back to Chelsea – and after establishing himself at his new club, it’s arguable that he’s been even more reliable than the Belgian was for Diego Simeone’s side.

The Slovenian has made 169 La Liga appearances for Atletico, and he’s kept an impressive 96 clean sheets while only conceding 104 goals. Along the way, he’s helped the Spanish side to win the Europa League in 2017-18, and it was his penalty save from Thomas Muller in 2016 that allowed Atletico to make the Champions League final. Named as La Liga’s best keeper for the past four seasons, at just 26 years old it’s possible that Oblak could be on this list in another ten years, too.

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