Performance analysis of 2019 Ballon d’Or nominees for the period Jan to Oct' 19, Part 4: Goalkeepers

Modified Nov 02, 2019 15:21 GMT

Alisson Becker is one of 3 goalkeepers nominated for the 2019 Ballon d'Or

#2 Marc Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona, Germany)

Following an erratic start to his playing career, Marc Andre ter Stegen evolved into one of the finest goalkeepers in the world after moving to Barcelona in the summer of 2014.

Ter Stegen, with his good reflexes, decision-making and effective communication with his backline, has all the key attributes for a top goalkeeper. That has been more than evident in 2019; the German has kept 13 clean sheets in 18 Liga games since the turn of the year to help Barcelona to another Spanish top-flight title.

Ter Stegen has been an understudy to Manuel Neuer in the German national team for a while and only featured in two friendlies during the year.

Over the course of his career, Ter Stegen has saved 11 penalties out of 42 faced in all competitions for club or country, which is a rate of roughly 1 penalty save out of every 4 faced.

During the first 10 months of the calendar year, Ter Stegen has kept an impressive 19 clean sheets in 40 games for club and country in all competitions.

Edited by Musab Abid