Arsenal's Ramsdale nominated for prestigious award alongside Onana
Four Premier League goalkeepers have been nominated for the 2023 Yachine Trophy - including Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale and Manchester United's Andre Onana.
The award, which is named after former Soviet Union shot-stopper Lev Yashin, was first established four years ago and is presented annually to the best performing goalkeeper. Thibaut Courtois is the current holder of the trophy after beating competition from Alisson and Ederson, who finished second and third respectively a year ago.
The Real Madrid 'keeper could once again come out on top, meanwhile, following his latest nomination. For the 2023 prize, Courtois has been selected alongside four Premier League goalkeepers, with Ramsdale, Onana, Emiliano Martinez and Ederson all on the 10-man list.
Mike Maignan, Brice Samba, Dominik Livakovic, Yassine Bounou and Marc Andre Ter Stegen make up the nominees for the prestigious trophy. The winner of the 2023 Yachine Trophy will be announced on Monday 30th October at the award ceremony in Paris' Theatre du Chatelet.
Ramsdale is among the nominees for the first time after the 25-year-old impressed for Arsenal last season. He kept 14 clean sheets in 38 Premier League appearances, with only David de Gea having more (17). After the news broke, the ex-Sheffield United man tweeted: "Incredible feeling to receive a nomination of this magnitude one which I will remember for a long long time!"
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Onana has also been selected following his move to Man Utd this summer. The Cameroonian shone for Inter Milan last term as they reached the Champions League final. He ended with 19 clean sheets in 41 matches - including two against arch rivals AC Milan in Europe's elite club competition.
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Andre Onana has been nominated for the Yachine Trophy (Getty Images)Meanwhile, Ederson and Martinez are the other Premier League representatives. There is no surprise either made the cut, after Ederson helped Manchester City to win the Treble and Martinez was key to Argentina's World Cup success. Both players also managed to grab 11 league clean sheets last term.
As for the other nominees, former Nottingham Forest 'keeper Samba has made the top-10 after excelling with Lens, who have qualified for the Champions League. He is joined by fellow Frenchman Maignan, while Courtois, Livakovic, Bounou and Ter Stegen have also been rewarded for their performances in 2022/23.
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