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The Premier League Golden Glove is a relatively new award, which was handed out for the first time in 2005. In the years since then, its pedigree has grown exponentially, with many top goalkeepers vying for the award throughout the season.
The criteria for the award is pretty simple. It is given to the goalkeeper who keeps the most clean sheets in a Premier League season. Many critics over the years have argued that it might not be the fairest way to decide who has been the best keeper, as the recipient of the awards have exclusively been goalkeepers who represent the top four clubs.
Top goalkeepers to win the Premier League Golden Glove in the last decade
A lot of top goalkeepers have won the Premier League Golden Glove award in the last few years, with some of them clinching the award more than once. On that note, here's a look at the five greatest Premier League Golden Glove winners of the last decade:
#5 David De Gea (Manchester United) - 2017-18
It's hard to imagine where Manchester United would have been during the mid-2010s had it not been for David De Gea's performances in goal.
De Gea was comfortably Manchester United's best player at the time and arguably the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. The Spanish international was a world-class shot-stopper in his prime, and often frustrated attackers with his point-blank saves.
During the 2017-18 season, Manchester United finished a distant second with 81 points, behind eventual champions Manchester City, who amassed 100. But despite City's excellence throughout the season, it was De Gea who won the Golden Glove award, keeping 18 clean sheets, one more than Manchester City's Ederson.
Apart from winning the Golden Glove, De Gea has been included in the PFA Team of the Year five times, and has won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award four times in the last decade.
The 30-year-old has struggled in the Premier League in recent seasons, but he still remains one of the best players to ever play for Manchester United.
#4 Alisson (Liverpool) - 2018-19
Alisson Becker is arguably one of the best goalkeepers in Liverpool history. Known for his brilliant passing ability and calmness under pressure, Alisson has built a reputation for pulling out crucial saves in critical moments of games. He has been a commanding presence in the box for the Reds, and has been crucial to their recent success.
The Brazilian joined Liverpool in 2018, and immediately made a huge impact for the Reds. Along with Virgil van Dijk, Alisson was key in Liverpool's title challenge that season.
The Reds conceded just 22 goals that season, the fewest in the Premier League, but were narrowly edged out by Manchester City on the final day of the season. However, Alisson won the Golden Glove that season, keeping 21 clean sheets, the most in a Premier League season in the last decade.
Even though the Reds did not win the Premier League that season, they did clinch their sixth Champions League title, with Alisson playing a key role. He also won the Copa America with Brazil that year, before going on to win the Premier League with Liverpool the next season.
Alisson had an underwhelming 2020-21 Premier League campaign, but he did score a rare goal late in the season to keep Liverpool in top-4 contention. With key players back in the team, the Reds will once again look to challenge for the Premier League title this season.
#3 Petr Cech (Chelsea and Arsenal) - 2013-14, 2015-16
One of two goalkeepers to have won the Premier League Golden Glove four times, Petr Cech has arguably been one of the best, if not the best goalkeeper in Premier League history.
Cech arrived at Chelsea in 2004, and spent 11 seasons as the Blues' first-choice goalkeeper. During his time at Stamford Bridge, he won 13 major trophies, including four Premier League titles and a Champions League.
Over the last decade, Cech has won the Golden Glove award twice - once with Chelsea in 2013-14 and once with Arsenal in 2015-16. His win in 2013-14 was impressive given the fact that ten years had passed since he first won the award.
It's no surprise that he did so under the ultra-cautious gaffer Jose Mourinho. He managed to keep 16 clean sheets that season, although Chelsea finished third, with Manchester City winning the title.
Cech won his fourth Premier League Golden Glove award in 2015-16, although this time he did it with Arsenal. He kept 16 clean sheets again, helping Arsenal to a second-placed finish in the Premier League. That over a decade passed between Cech's first Golden Glove and his last is a testament to his longevity at the elite level.
He hung up his boots in 2019, and is currently a technical and performance advisor at Chelsea.
#2 Ederson (Manchester City) - 2019-20, 2020-21
Alongside Alisson, Ederson has arguably been one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League since arriving at Manchester City in 2017. He has won several trophies with the club so far, including three Premier League titles, four League Cups and one FA Cup.
Ederson is widely known for his outstanding shot-stopping ability. He is quick to rush off his line and fits the mould of a sweeper-keeper well. Ederson is also one of the best ball-playing goalkeepers, and is often seen pinging accurate long-range passes to his attackers. He even has two Premier League assists to his name.
Despite being part of one of the most impressive team in the history of the Premier League, it wasn't until the 2019-20 season that Ederson won his first Golden Glove award. He kept 17 clean sheets that season, but Manchester City finished behind champions Liverpool, who clinched their first league title in three decades.
However, City did win the Premier League title last season, and Ederson played a crucial role in that, keeping 19 clean sheets to win his second consecutive Golden Glove award.
An important player of Pep Guardiola's squad, Ederson will look to make it a hat-trick of Golden Gloves as City look to successfully defend their Premier League title.
#1 Joe Hart (Manchester City) - 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15
Alongside Petr Cech, Joe Hart is the only goalkeeper to have won the Golden Glove award four times, with three of them coming in the last decade.
Joe Hart's performances in the latter part of the decade with England and then with West Ham and Burnley have drastically caused his reputation to slip. But in his prime, Joe Hart was a great goalkeeper.
In his prime, Hart would show a mix of tremendous reflexes and phenomenal athleticism, allowing him to make saves that would be almost impossible for 'lesser' keepers.
The England international won his first Golden Glove in 2010-11, helping City qualify for the Champions League for the first time in the Premier League era.
He followed that up by winning another Golden Glove in the 2011-12 season, when City won their first-ever Premier League title, courtesy Sergio Aguero's memorable last-minute winner against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the season. Hart was a rock behind a resilient defence in Roberto Mancini's side, conceding just 29 times and keeping17 clean sheets.
Hart won the Golden Glove again in the 2012-13 season, becoming only the second goalkeeper, the first after Pepe Reina, to win three consecutive Golden Glove awards. Manchester City were unable to retain the title that season, though, finishing some way off Manchester United. They did, though, concede the fewest goals in the division that campaign, with Joe Hart keeping 18 clean sheets.
Joe Hart won his fourth Golden Glove in the 2014-15 season, helping City finish second behind Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, who won the league with 87 points. Although Hart kept 14 clean sheets, it was the fewest by any Premier League Golden Glove-winning goalkeeper.
Since departing Manchester City in 2016, Joe Hart has struggled to find the same form and has become an easy target for critics. But despite his lack of form since then, his Golden Glove record during his time at the Etihad earns him the top spot on this list.
