Courtois, nominated for best UEFA goalkeeper

This Friday the full list of nominees for the UEFA Awards of the Year was released. The goalkeepers, another year, will have their own award and three goalkeepers will choose to win it. Among them is Thibaut Courtois, who is the only madridista among the 12 candidates chosen by UEFA..

Last year's award winner, Manuel Neuer (Bayern), is not among the nominees, so in this edition, as in the last four, no winner will be repeated. The favorite to win it is Edouard Mendy, after winning the last edition of the Champions League with the Chelsea. The other candidate for the best goalkeeper award is Ederson, the goalkeeper of the Manchester City, which achieved the Premier League Last season.

Courtois earned his right to enter the list for his great season in the League and Champions with Real Madrid. The Belgian goalkeeper only conceded 44 goals throughout the season. His saves were vital in helping the Whites reach the semifinals of the European competition. His last individual trophy was the award The Best (as best goalkeeper) in 2018.

The rest of the list of players who choose to be the best in their position is represented mostly, how could it be otherwise, by the champion and finalist of the last edition of the Champions. Candidates for best defense are: César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea) and Rúben Days (Manchester City). The nominees for best midfielder are: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Jorginho (Chelsea) and Kanté (Chelsea). And the best attacker of the last edition will come out between Kylian Mbappé (PSG), Erling haaland (Borussia Dortmund) and Robert Lewandowski (Bayern).

The UEFA awards will be awarded on August 26. The awards ceremony will be held in Istanbul on the same day as the draw for the group stage of the Champions League 2021-2022, although the operation of the gala is still unknown due to the health situation.