Named the best goalkeeper in the world a few months ago at the Ballon d’Or gala, ‘Dibu’ Martínez repeated the award this December 17 at The Best gala. The Argentine international ‘recovers’ a throne that he lost in the last edition (he did win in 2022) against Éderson, Manchester City’s goalkeeper, and consolidates himself as the best goalkeeper in the world. The award was presented by a legend like Buffon, although ‘Dibu’ was not present in Qatar. He was also present in the best eleven.
And it was a great season for the Argentine goalkeeper. First, in the Premier League with Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. Nine clean sheets in 34 games played to be a fundamental part of Birmingham’s return to the Champions League after 40 years away.
But the club season, which could not be finished with the Conference League, is joined by the Copa América that was won in the month of July with Argentina in the United States. In this tournament he had a very outstanding performance, and in fact he was chosen as the best goalkeeper at the end of the tournament.
Between the Argentine team and Aston Villa, ‘Dibu’ played 62 games last season 2023-24, with 25 clean sheets in total and four penalties saved in shootouts.
