- Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born January 28, 1978) is an Italian FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper. He is currently the first choice goalkeeper for Juventus F.C. and the Italian national team. He was transferred to Juventus from childhood club Parma F.C. in 2001, for what was the largest transfer figure ever for a goalkeeper at £32 million. He is widely considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
- Brad Guzan
Brad Guzan (born September 9, 1984 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. Guzan played two seasons of college soccer at the University of South Carolina, and was a second-team All-America in his sophomore season. After spending two years with the Chicago Fire Reserves in the USL Premier Development League he chose to forgo the rest of his college years, …
- Peter Schmeichel
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993. He experienced his most successful years in English club Manchester United, with whom he won the 1999 UEFA Champions League to complete The Treble. He was a key member of the Denmark national football team which won the 1992 European Championship (Euro 92) tournament.
- Oliver Kahn
Oliver Kahn is a German football goalkeeper. He played for the German national team (from 1995 to 2006) and still plays for Bayern München (since 1994).
- Iker Casillas
Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish football goalkeeper. He is currently the first choice goalkeeper for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He is also the first vice-captain of Spain, as well as one of the vice-captains of Real Madrid.
- Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan (born April 7, 1986 in Enfield, London) is an English football goalkeeper. He is currently at Chesterfield, having formerly been at Arsenal. He signed as a professional on November 1, 2004 after making impressive performances for the youth team. However, he never played for the Arsenal first team; the closest he came was appearing on the bench for a Carling Cup match on November 9, 2005 against Reading, a match Arsenal won 3-1.
- Tim Howard
Timothy Matthew "Tim" Howard (born March 6, 1979, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States) is a football (soccer) goalkeeper, the second American to play for Manchester United's first team, the first was Paul Rachubka. He began the 2006-07 season on loan at Everton, and on 14 February 2007 he signed a five-year deal with the Toffees, making the move permanent with immediate effect.
- Paul Robinson
Paul William Robinson (born October 15, 1979 in Beverley) is a professional footballer. He is presently the first-choice goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He started his career at Leeds United, for whom he made 119 appearances before transferring to Tottenham in May 2004.
- Briana Scurry
Briana Scurry (born September 7, 1971 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup (3rd place), 1996 Olympics (gold medal), 1999 World Cup (champions), 2003 World Cup (3rd place) and 2004 Olympics (gold medal). She was a founding member of the WUSA, playing three seasons as starting goalkeeper for the Atlanta Beat (2001-2003). She played college soccer at the University of Massachusetts.
- Brad Friedel
Bradley ("Brad") Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. He played 82 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005, and represented his country at three FIFA World Cup tournaments.
- Tony Waiters
Anthony (Tony) Keith Waiters (born February 1 1937 in Southport, Merseyside) is a former England international football goalkeeper and Canadian national football team head coach ("manager"). Waiters, who managed the Vancouver Whitecaps to an NASL championship, was in charge when Canada qualified for the 1986 World Cup finals, their only time in the finals. Waiters played club football with Macclesfield Town in the Cheshire County League, …
- Artur Boruc
Artur Boruc is a Polish football player. He is a goalkeeper for Celtic and also represents the Poland national football team. On July 12 2005 he signed with Celtic from the Polish club Legia Warszawa. The deal was initially a year's loan, with an option to make it permanent. It has since been made permanent, with Boruc penning a three-and-a-half year deal with Celtic until 2009. Boruc has appeared 20 times for Poland.
- Jens Lehmann
Jens Lehmann (born November 10 1969 in Essen) is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for Arsenal and for the German national team. He was voted Best European Goalkeeper twice in his career, and he has been been selected for three World Cup squads.
- Lev Yashin
Lev Ivanovich Yashin (October 22, 1929 – March 20, 1990) was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, known for his supreme athleticism in goal, imposing stature (he was 6' 3", 189 cm) and amazing reflex saves. He was voted the best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS.
- Kasey Keller
Kasey Keller, (born November 29, 1969 in Lacey, Washington, United States) is a football goalkeeper, four time World Cup participant and one of the first American goalkeepers to become a regular in the English Premier League. Keller played his college career at the University of Portland. As a freshman in 1988, he backstopped the team to the NCAA men's soccer final four. He earned first team All American as a senior and was the 1991 Adidas Goalkeeper of the Year.
- Fabien Barthez
Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a French football player who plays the position of goalkeeper.One of the best goalkeepers to play the sport, he played with the French national team, he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for most World Cup final clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with 10. Professionally, …
- Tony Dicicco
Tony DiCicco (born August 5, 1948, Wethersfield, Connecticut) is an American soccer player, coach, and commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994-1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 1970, DiCicco graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts, where he was an All-American goalkeeper his senior year.
- Joe Cannon
Joe Cannon (born January 1, 1975 in Sun Valley, Idaho and raised in Los Altos Hills, California) is a soccer goalkeeper, the first netminder in Major League Soccer's history to win two MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Awards. He is currently with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Joe has a twin brother, Jon Cannon, who was a professional baseball player for 10 years. After playing college soccer at Santa Clara University, …
- David Seaman
David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury. He was awarded the MBE in 1997 for services to the sport.
- David James
David Benjamin James (born 1 August 1970, Welwyn Garden City, England) is a English professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Premier League. He has played as a goalkeeper for a number of English clubs, and most notably won the 1995 League Cup with Liverpool.
- Shay Given
Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland, and is regarded as one of the finest and most reliable custodians in the Premier League. He is also vice-captain of both his country and club. For Ireland, Given has been capped 80 times and was his country's starter at the 2002 World Cup.
- Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks, OBE (born December 30, 1937 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer, elected in a poll by the IFFHS as the second best goalkeeper of the 20th Century. Banks' was a member of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup.
- Tomasz Kuszczak
Tomasz Kuszczak ("TOM-ash KOOSH-chack") (born 20 March 1982 in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland) is a Polish football player, who is a goalkeeper with the Premiership club Manchester United and the Poland national football team. He has previously played for Śląsk Wrocław in Poland, as well as for the German clubs KFC Uerdingen 05 and Hertha BSC Berlin, before moving in 2004 to England's West Bromwich Albion.
- Tony Meola
Tony Meola (born Antonio Michael Meola on February 21, 1969) is a former American soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States national team at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and from 1996 to 2006 played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer division, where he obtained multiple honors.
- Matt Reis
Matt Reis (born March 28, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. Reis played college soccer at UCLA and was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the third and last round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. However, with Kevin Hartman firmly entrenched in the nets, …
- Francesco Toldo
Francesco Toldo (born December 2, 1971 in Padua) is an Italian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Inter.
- Walter Zenga
Walter Zenga (born April 28, 1960 in Milan) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former player, a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Inter Milan. He was also a member of the Italian squad that finished fourth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and the World Cup squad that finished third in the 1990 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Italy, in which Zenga started every game for the "Azzurri".
- Marco Storari
Marco Storari (born January 7, 1977 in Pisa) is an Italian football goalkeeper currently playing for A.C. Milan in the Italian Serie A. Known for his unruly mane of hair as much as his ability between the sticks, Storari has been in Italian football for over a decade but the 2006-07 season marked only his third campaign in Serie A. He is known for agile reaction saves but has also been known to make many high profile errors, sometimes several in one match.
- Petr Čech
Petr Čech is a Czech international footballer who is currently a goalkeeper for Chelsea F.C. Petr Čech has previously played for Viktoria Plzeň, Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, and Rennes, and is considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He was voted into the all-star team at Euro 2004 after helping his country reach the semi-finals, best Goalkeeper in the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League, …
- Pat Onstad
Patrick Onstad (born January 13, 1968 in Vancouver) is a professional Canadian soccer goalkeeper. He is an active member of the Canadian national soccer team, and currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Onstad began his lengthy soccer career tending goal at the University of British Columbia, who he led to three CIAU National Championships. After graduating, Onstad joined the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League in 1987.
- René Higuita
José René Higuita Zapata is a Colombian football goalkeeper, who played 69 international matches for the Colombian team, in which he scored three goals.
- Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Macclesfield Town F.C.. Lee came to Manchester United as a junior player in 2002. In 2005, he helped United's reserve team win the quadruple. In the 2005-2006 season he was loaned to Macclesfield Town for what was originally going to be a month, but was extended to three months. Lee made his league début away at Oxford United.
- Alberto Fontana
Alberto Fontana is an Italian football goalkeeper. As of 2006 he plays for Palermo, joining the club on free transfer.
- Lorenzo Buffon
Lorenzo Buffon (born December 19, 1929 in Maiano, Italy) was a football (soccer) goalkeeper. He played 89 times for Internazionale, and also played for their city rivals A.C. Milan. He was also capped 16 times for the Italian national team. He is related to Gianluigi Buffon, the current goalkeeper for the Italian national team (he is a cousin of Gianluigi's grandfather).
- José Manuel Reina
José Manuel Reina Páez, commonly known as Pepe Reina (his preferred nickname), or José Reina is a professional goalkeeper, son of famed Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Reina Santos, and currently plays club football for Liverpool. Through his time at Villarreal, and now with Liverpool, Reina has gained a reputation for saving a high percentage of penalty kicks.
- Jorge Campos
Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed "El Brody" or "Chiqui-Campos") (born October 15, 1966) is a Mexican football coach and former goalkeeper, one of the most notable Mexican players of the 1990s. Campos was a particularly eccentric player, known for his constant play outside the penalty area, his acrobatic style in goal, and his attire. His strength in goal was his leaping ability, …
- Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton MBE, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) was a goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. His international career earned him 125 caps, making him England's most capped player. In a 30-year career which took in eight clubs, three World Cups, two European Cup finals and more than 1,000 competitive matches, Shilton emerged as one of the English game's genuine legends.
- Dino Zoff
Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942) is an Italian former football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40. Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the history of the sport among the very best in this role.
- Jérémie Janot
Jérémie Janot is a French football (soccer) goalkeeper currently playing for the club of his youth, AS Saint-Étienne. He has remained loyal to the club throughout his entire career, including relegations; he is considered a symbol of the club today. He set a rememarkable record of 1534 minutes without allowing a goal at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
- Jerzy Dudek
Jerzy Dudek is a Polish football player. On Monday 16 July2007 he will sign for La Liga team Real Madrid, subject to passing a medical examination. He has been capped 56 times for the Polish national team. Prior to Real Madrid, Dudek played for Concordia Knurów, Sokół Tychy, Feyenoord Rotterdam and most recently Liverpool FC.