THE WORLD’S BEST WOMAN GOALKEEPER : SARI VAN VEENENDAAL (NETHERLANDS/FC ARSENAL/ATLETICO DE MADRID)
Posted on Nov 26, 2019 | IFFHS News Category
IFFHS AWARDS 2019
THE WORLD’S BEST WOMAN GOALKEEPER 2019
SARI VAN VEENENDAAL AT THE TOP !
Netherland’s Sari Van Veenendaal , best Goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup 2019 in France, has won the IFFHS Award of The World’s Best Woman Goalkeeper of the Year with a great margin before the French three times consecutive winner Sarah Bouhaddi (2016,2017,2018), ranking at second place and US Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, World Champion.
Football experts and journalists of 90 countries from all continents voted Van Veenendaal for her major role in her country’s success to reach the World Cup Final. Her contribution resulted in winning the silver medal and the Golden Glove for the best Goalkeeper of the tournament. She became also champion with FC Arsenal in the english Premier League before signing a new contract in Spain with Atlético de Madrid for a new challenge.
Chile’s Goalkeeper Christiane Endler took a great fifth place, being a candidate to win in the next years.
THE WORLD’S BEST WOMAN GOALKEEPER 2019
Ranking | Name | Country | Club | Points |
1 | Sari VAN VEENENDAAL | Netherlands | FC Arsenal/Atlético Madrid | 185 |
2 | Sarah BOUHADDI | France | Olympique Lyonnais | 92 |
3 | Alyssa NAEHER | USA | RS Chicago | 82 |
4 | Hedvig LINDAHL | Sweden | FC Chelsea/VFL Wolfsburg | 52 |
5 | Christiane ENDLER | Chile | Paris SG | 42 |
6 | Sandra PANOS | Spain | FC Barcelona | 23 |
7 | Almuth SCHULT | Germany | VFL Wolfsburg | 22 |
8 | BARBARA | Brazil | Kindermann | 21 |
9 | Laura GIULIANI | Italy | FC Juventus | 20 |
10 | Karen BARDSLEY | England | FC Manchester City | 18 |
11 | Ashlyn HARRIS | USA | Orlando Pride | 14 |
12 | Ann-Katrin BERGER | Germany | FC Chelsea | 11 |
13 | Ayaka YAMASHITA | Japan | TV Beleza | 7 |
14 | Vanina CORREA | Argentina | Rosario Central/CA San Lorenzo | 5 |
15 | Lydia WILLIAMS | Australia | Seattle Reign FC | 4 |
16 | Andile DLAMINI | South Africa | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
16 | Ingrid HJELMSTETH | Norway | Stabaek | 1 |
16 | Stephanie LABBE | Canada | North Caroline Courage | 1 |
16 | Chiamake NNADOZIE | Nigeria | VFL Wolfsburg | 1 |