Chelsea shot-stopper emerges UCL Goalkeeper of the Season
Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy has been named Goalkeeper of the Season for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League.
The French-born Senegal international, 29, beat off competition from Manchester City’s Ederson and Real Madrid No1 Thibaut Courtois to cap a remarkable rise from unemployment just seven years ago.
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The award was presented to Mendy during the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Istanbul.
The top ten
1 Edouard Mendy (Chelsea) – 286 points
2 Ederson (Man. City) – 154 points
3 Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) – 96 points
4 Keylor Navas (Paris) – 50 points
5 Manuel Neuer (Bayern) – 36 points
6 Jan Oblak (Atlético) – 35 points
7 Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan, now at Paris) – 20 points
8 Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) – 13 points
9 Agustín Marchesín (Porto) – 4 points
= Alisson Becker (Liverpool) – 4 points
2020/21 Champions League stats
Appearances: 12
Clean sheets: 9
Goals conceded: 3
Save percentage: 91.2%