Top 10 goalkeepers of the 2016/17 season

#8 Keylor Navas – Real Madrid

Keylor Navas lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy for the second consecutive season

From 1^st to 8^th, it’s fair to say that the winner of our Goalkeeper of the 2015/16 season award has had a tough year. However, like the entirety of his life and his footballing career, the Costa Rican knows what it takes to come through adversity. Navas had a terrible return from his Achilles injury, with high-profile errors against Las Palmas, Real Betis and Napoli surely the reason why rumours about De Gea’s move to Real Madrid started to resurface in the Madrid dailies.

However, Navas’ end to the season was a return to the form of last season – he was astounding in goal in El Clasico, keeping Real Madrid in the game right until Lionel Messi worked his magic in injury time. The Costa Rican ended the season with fine performances in the UEFA Champions League and La Liga, including a stunning stop to deny Miralem Pjanic in the Champions League final, at a time when Madrid were reeling and when conceding could have been devastating.

The man they call ‘God’ in Madrid has the backing of the dressing room, who have personally requested Florentino Perez to not sign a new keeper, according to Madrid newspapers. Despite what many would consider a poor season behind a leaky defence, Navas has still managed his customary 100+ saves in a season – which ought to ensure that Real Madrid do place faith in him. His manager, Zinedine Zidane does:

Keylor? He has been and is fundamental, like always.

2016/17 Stats
Appearances	39
Goals Conceded	48
Clean Sheets	6
Saves	103
Saves per goal (SPG)	2.14
Penalties (Saved/Conceded)	0/1
Distribution Accuracy	73%