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#3 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich/Germany)
Manuel Neuer is one of four goalkeepers to have won the Best FIFA Men's goalkeeper award. In fact, the Bayern Munich and Germany custodian was the award's most recent recipient.
The 35-year-old played a key role in the Bavarian giants' second continental triumph in 2019-20, keeping 22 clean sheets in over 50 games across competitions.
Neuer continued his stellar exploits last season, helping Bayern Munich win a record-extending ninth Bundesliga title. In the summer. he starred for Germany in their run to the Round of 16 at Euro 2020.
It remains to be seen if that will be enough for Neuer to win his second Best FIFA award.
#2 Edouard Mendy (Chelsea/Senegal)
Edouard Mendy has been a revelation since arriving at Chelsea last summer. The Senegal international hit the ground running, keeping an impressive 25 clean sheets across competitions.
Mendy played a key role in the Blues' triumph in the UEFA Champions League, their second win in the competition. He kept nine clean sheets in 12 games as Chelsea reigned supreme in Europe after almost a decade.
But Mendy was a surprise snub in the 2021 Ballon d'Or shortlist. However, his exploits didn't go completely unnoticed, as the 29-year-old has been nominated for this year's Best FIFA men's goalkeeper award.
Continuing from where he left off last season, Mendy has already kept 10 clean sheets this campaign. Seven of them have come in the Premier League, helping the league leaders open up a three-point lead over holders Manchester City.
Considering his stellar exploits this year, Mendy is a frontrunner for the Best FIFA men's goalkeeper award.
#1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy)
Gianluigi Donnarumma is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world at the moment. Still only 22, the former AC Milan custodian already has six top-flight campaigns under his belt.
Last season, Donnarumma kept 14 league clean sheets to help Milan return to the Champions League after almost a decade. However, there was better to come from the young custodian.
Donnarumma kept three clean sheets in seven games for Italy at Euro 2020. He also saved multiple penalties in their respective shootout wins over Spain and England in the semi-final and final as Italy won their first European Championship in five decades.
In the process, Donnarumma became the first goalkeeper in the competition's history to win the Player of the Tournament award.
Now at PSG, the Best FIFA men's goalkeeper nominee has had a slow start to life in France; he has kept only two clean sheets in seven games across competitions.
However, Donnarumma might have already done enough to win this year's Best FIFA men's goalkeeper award.
