Gianluigi Buffon has been voted the greatest goalkeeper of all time by fans ahead of fellow legends Peter Schmeichel and Iker Casillas.

The 42-year-old Italian icon is currently in his second spell at Juventus after leaving Paris Saint-Germain in 2019.

Buffon’s success for club and country has seen him capture the Serie A title an incredible 10 times with Juventus and also lifting the World Cup with Italy in 2006.Advert

Fans over at Ranker voted Manchester United legend Schmeichel second and Real Madrid hero Casillas third in the rankings.

The legendary Lev Yashin, who remains the only ‘keeper in history to win a Ballon d’Or, came fourth in the fan vote.

Hope Solo, who won two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup with the USA, is the only woman to crack the top 50.

Posted below are the 50 best ‘keepers of all time, according to fans.

50. Rui Patricio

49. Samir Handanovic

48. Jose Luis ChilavertAdvert

47. Bert Trautmann

46. Ederson

45. Hope Solo

44. Peter Gulacsi

43. Pat Jennings

42. Kasper Schmeichel

41. Andreas Kopke

40. Victor Valdes

39. Jozef Miynarczyk

38. Artur Boruc

37. Pepe Reina

36. Jorge Campos

35. Joe Hart

34. Vitor Baia

33. Claudio Taffarel

32. Dida

31. Igor Akinfeev

30. Jan Oblak

29. Fabien Barthez

28. Lukasz Fabianski

27. Marc-Andre ter Stegen

26. Gyula Grosics

25. Harald Schumacher

24. David Seaman

23. Jan Tomaszewski

22. Guillermo Ochoa

21. Rene Higuita

20. Jens Lehmann

19. Peter Shilton

18. Keylor Navas

17. Tim Howard

16. Michel Preud’homme

15. Hugo Lloris

14. Jean-Marie Pfaff

13. Thibaut Courtois

12. Sepp Maier

11. Gordon Banks

10. Dino Zoff

9. Petr Cech

8. David de Gea

7. Edwin van der Sar

6. Oliver Kahn

5. Manuel Neuer

4. Lev Yashin

3. Iker Casillas

2. Peter Schmeichel

1. Gianluigi Buffon

source:- sportbible