Unai SimĂłn, goalkeeper for Athletic Club and the Spanish national team, was the clear winner in the vote for best goalkeeper at the 2026 Ballon d’Or.
According to the rankings published today by France Football and L’Équipe, the Basque goalkeeper earned 351 points, finishing 128 points ahead of David Raya on 223.
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Thibaut Courtois rounds out the podium with 77 points, 146 behind Raya. The Belgian secures third place ahead of Matvei Safonov, who finishes fourth with 67, just ten points fewer.
Emiliano MartĂnez (61), Vozinha (45), Joan GarcĂa (34), Yassine Bounou (30), Edouard Mendy (8) and Gregor Kobel (4) complete the top 10. With SimĂłn, Raya and Joan GarcĂa among the top seven, Spain has three goalkeepers near the top of the rankings.
The ten-player ranking shows a very uneven distribution of votes: the top two account for 574 of the 1,313 points earned by the ten finalists.
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