The 2023 Yachine Trophy nominees, an award that acknowledges the best goalkeeper of the year within the framework of the annual Ballon d’Or ceremony, have been unveiled.

This prestigious accolade, named after the legendary former Soviet Union goalkeeper Lev Yashin, was introduced in 2019 as part of the expanded Ballon d’Or and has previously been claimed by notable keepers like Alisson, Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Thibaut Courtois.

Courtois, who secured the Yachine Trophy in 2022 after a triumphant season with Real Madrid in the Champions League, is once again among the nominees.

He is joined by a distinguished group of goalkeepers who have demonstrated exceptional prowess at either the club or international level over the past 12 months. Among them is Yassine Bounou, a key figure in Morocco’s historic journey to the World Cup semi-finals and a Europa League victor with Sevilla.

They are joined by Ederson and Andre Onana, who alternated in goalkeeping in the 2023 Champions League final and now play on opposite sides of the Manchester football divide. Aaron Ramsdale is well-known for his performance with Arsenal, and Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa was a critical part of Argentina’s World Cup victory in December.

Yachine Tophy 2023 nominees

• Yassine Bounou – Sevilla/Al Hilal
• Ederson – Manchester City
• Mike Maignan – AC Milan
• Andre Onana – Inter/Manchester United
• Brice Samba – Lens
• Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid
• Dominik Livakovic – Dinamo Zagreb/Fernbahce
• Emiliano Martinez – Aston Villa
• Aaron Ramsdale – Arsenal
• Marc-Andre Ter Stegen – Barcelona

Here are all the 2023 Yachine Trophy nominees
🇲🇦 Yassine Bounou @Alhilal_EN
🇧🇪 Thibaut Courtois @realmadrid
🇫🇷 Mike Maignan @acmilan
🇩🇪 Marc-André ter Stegen – @FCBarcelona
🇧🇷 Ederson @ManCity
🇦🇷 Emiliano Martinez @AVFCOfficial
🇨🇲 Andre Onana @ManUtd
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aaron Ramsdale… pic.twitter.com/6urABZKYAp

— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) September 6, 2023

When is the Yachine Trophy 2023 winner announced?

On October 30, at a presentation at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, the Yachine Trophy will be given to the top young player in Europe.

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Marc-Andre ter Stegen has disclosed how he tried his best to keep Frenkie de Jong at Barcelona amid interest from Manchester United.

Despite consistently stating his desire to remain at Barcelona, De Jong was strongly connected with a move to Manchester United during the summer transfer window. At the time, according to Ter Stegen, he spoke with De Jong and tried his best to make sure the Dutchman stayed at Camp Nou.

“He brings a lot, I have a super high opinion of him but I also expect a lot from him because he has so much talent. He sees and feels football in a different way and this is why he is someone that Gavi and Pedri, for example, can look up to,” he told The Times.

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“I was hoping he would stay because this is the type of player I want to have in my team. I want to make very clear, when I talked to him I tried to [make him stay]. One day I will just put him in something here [he pretends to tie a rope around a chair leg] to keep him here always. I hope he will be here for a long time.”

Barcelona may need to sell off some important assets in the summer if their pay cost is to be reduced by €200 million. De Jong has stated that he wants to play for Barcelona for the next ten years, but he is still adamant about staying with the team.

This season in 21 La Liga games for Barcelona, Ter Stegen has kept 16 clean sheets and allowed only seven goals.

As Xavi’s team welcomes the Red Devils to Camp Nou on Thursday for the first leg of their Europa League elimination playoff matchup, De Jong and Barcelona will next face the battle against Manchester United.

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Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has revealed that Barcelona ‘will do everything possible’ in order to win every trophy available to them this season.

As the season enters its second half, Barça leads the La Liga standings by two points over their bitter rivals Real Madrid, having won all but two of their league games so far.

On the domestic cup front, Barça will face Intercity in the Copa del Rey round of 32 on January 4 and will be one of the overwhelming favourites to win the competition.

La Blaugrana’s fortunes haven’t been as good on the continental front. For the second consecutive year, Xavi’s team was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the group stages.

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As the third-place finisher in their group, they have been demoted to the Europa League, where they will take on Manchester United at the beginning of February.

Speaking to TV3, Ter Stegen discussed his excitement for the return of club football as well as the club’s objectives for the rest of the season:

“We really want to go back to La Liga games. And for all the World Cup players we have the feeling that we could have done something more, because now we have a good chance to go on and win a derby that is key for us to get into a good dynamic.”

“We will do everything possible to win all the titles.”

The goalkeeper also discussed his 2022 performances, citing the save against Mallorca in a 1-0 win in January as his favourite moment of the calendar year: “It’s been a great year for me personally and it started with that save and that’s why I’m sticking with it. It set the tone for me all year personally.”

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The first-choice goalkeeper of Barcelona Football Club, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, has established an astonishing league record that will forever write his name in La Liga’s history book.

The stopper of shots made league history by becoming the first goalie to start the season with nine shutouts. On Sunday, October 23, 2022, during the league match versus Bilbao, the German accomplished this achievement.

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The star man of the match was Ousmane Dembele who scored one goal and also creates three goals during the game. Barcelona are currently in second on the league table with 25 points, three points behind Real Madrid who are in the first position

Marc-André ter Stegen is the first keeper in La Liga history to have nine clean sheets in his first 11 games of a season 👊 pic.twitter.com/AIdSxxKI4T

— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 24, 2022

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