Emiliano Martinez, the goalkeeper of the Argentine selection, received the Yachine Trophy for best goalkeeper this Monday. At the expense in particular of Yassine Bounou.
Greeted by whistles upon his arrival at the Théâtre du Châtelet this Monday, Emiliano Martinez endured a few more broadsides by going on stage to collect the Yachine Trophy – a distinction which rewards the best goalkeeper of the year as part of the Ballon ceremony Golden.
The liability obviously from the World Cup final lost by the Blues to Argentina, last winter in Qatar, with the quiet, not to say rude, behavior of the person concerned during the Albiceleste celebrations. A World Cup in which he was also crowned best last line of defense.
Ederson second…
However, some will note a certain inconsistency since the Aston Villa goalkeeper, 15e in the general ranking of the Ballon d’Or according to the sum of votes collected, is ahead of the hierarchy by the goalkeeper of the Moroccan selection, Yassine Bounou, 13e on the other hand.
” I want to cry. Without my teammates, it wouldn’t have been possible. It’s a gift for my career but what matters is to win as a group,” said Emiliano Martinez on stage at the Théâtre du Châtelet. On the list of winners for this 2023 Yachine Trophy, the Argentinian is ahead – another notable inconsistency – of the Brazilian goalkeeper of Manchester City Ederson and… Yassine Bounou.
The ranking of the Yachine Trophy 2023:
1. Emiliano Martinez (31, ARG; Aston Villa)
2. Ederson (30, BRE; Manchester City)
3. Yassine Bounou (32 years old, MAR; Sevilla FC)
4. Thibaut Courtois (31 years old, BEL; Real Madrid)
5. Marc-André ter Stegen (31 years old, ALL; FC Barcelona)
6. André Onana (27 years old, CAM; Inter Milan)
7. Dominik Livakovic (28 years old, CRO; Dinamo Zagreb)
8. Aaron Ramsdale (25, ENG; Arsenal)
9. Mike Maignan (28 years old, FRA; AC Milan)
10. Brice Samba (29 years old, FRA; RC Lens)
