Sportskeeda Football Awards 2016: Goalkeeper of the Year

#1 Gianluigi Buffon (Reader’s Rank: 4 | Sportskeeda’s Rank: 1 | Average Score: 8.5)

Even a questionable moustache does not take away from Gianluigi Buffon’s undoubted clash

And then there was one.

Gianluigi Buffon finished joint top of the Goalkeeper of the Season (2015/16) and continues his reign at the pinnacle of goalkeeping. The Superman was voted Player of the Year by Juventus fans in 2015/16, and the 38-year-old shows no sign of slowing down. He remains under-appreciated (somewhat) by our readership who only ranked him #4, but we at Sportskeeda are huge fans, christening him our #1 choice, which was enough for Buffon to be crowned Sportskeeda’s Goalkeeper of the Year.

Just take a look at this stat – Gianluigi Buffon has more clean sheets than goals he has conceded in 2016. That is a jaw-dropping stat and while there are those who will argue that Juventus’ backline affords him excellent protection, it is invalidated by the fact that Buffon has the best saves-per-goals ratio of 3.54 among all the goalkeepers in the world.

The Italian is a bonafide legend, and with many clamouring for his throne, he defies belief to go from strength-to-strength. What more can be said about the magic that is Gigi Buffon? Just witness him in action in the video below.

Gianluigi Buffon: 2016 Calendar Stats
Appearances	42
Clean Sheets	23
Goal Conceded	22
Saves	78
Saves per Goal	3.54
Penalties Conceded/Saved	3/1
Distribution Success Rate	82.25%

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