Giorgi Mamardashvili, the goalkeeper of the national team of Georgia and “Valencia”, is a nominee for the Yashin Trophy 2024, i.e. the “Golden Ball” established for the best goalkeeper, reports the publication goal.com .
The “Golden Ball” has been awarded to just one goalkeeper, Lev Yashin, in 1963. To highlight the achievements of more goalkeepers, France Football established the Yashin Trophy in 2019 to honor the best goalkeeper of the season.
Past winners of the trophy are Thibaut Courtois and Emiliano Martinez. This year’s awards ceremony is scheduled for October 28.
The list of nominees for the Ballon d’Or for goalkeepers in 2024 looks like this:
Diogo Costa (Porto)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain)
Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund)
Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid)
Mike Menio (Milan)
Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia)
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Unai Simón (Athletic)
Yann Sommer (Inter Milan)
Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Mamardashvili as a nominee of the “Golden Ball”
