Goalkeeping, without doubt, is one of the most important positions on a football pitch. A goalkeeper's crucial saves can be the difference between a win and a loss for a team.
Inter Milan's Samir Handanovic is the most successful goalkeeper when it comes to stopping penalties as he has managed to save 38 penalties in his career so far, the most in history.
Handanovic is followed by former Italy and Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon who has stopped 30 penalties. At 43, the goalkeeper is still playing at the top level and is currently plying his trade with his boyhood club Parma.
Other than Buffon, big names like Petr Cech and Iker Casillas are in this list of top goalkeepers with the most saves in the 21st century.
Player | Saves | Teams | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
Sami Handanovic | 38 | Domzale, Zagorje, Udinese, Treviso, Rimini, Inter Milan | 2003 - present |
Gianluigi Buffon | 30 | Parma, Juventus, PSG | 1995 - present |
Diego Alves | 26 | Atletico Mineiro, Almeria, Valencia, Flamengo | 2004 - present |
Manuel Neuer | 25 | Schalke, Bayern Munich | 2006 - present |
Andrea Consigli | 21 | Atalanta, Sambenedettese, Rimini, Sassuolo | 2006 - present |
Mickaël Landreau | 21 | Nantes, PSG, Lille, Bastia | 1996 - 2014 |
Petr Cech | 21 | Chmel Blšany, Sparta Prague, Rennes, Chelsea, Arsenal | 1999 - 2019 |
Iker Casillas | 20 | Real Madrid, FC Porto | 1999 - 2020 |
Benoit Costil | 20 | Caen, Vannes, Sedan, Rennes, Bordeaux | 2005 - present |
Frank Rost | 20 | Werder Bremen, Schalke, Hamburger SV, New York Red Bulls | 1992 - 2011 |
