PARIS, September 8. /TASS/. The French magazine France Football reported on Tuesday that it had listed Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov among 10 nominees for the 2026 Lev Yashin Trophy, which is awarded annually to the world’s best goalkeeper.
Nominated alongside Safonov are: Yassine Bounou (Morocco), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Gregor Kobel (Switzerland), Joan Garcia (Spain), Edouard Mendy (Senegal), Emiliano Martinez (Argentina), David Raya (Spain), Vozinha (Cape Verde) and Unai Simon (Spain).
The awarding event will take place on October 26 in London. It had previously always been held in Paris.
Safonov, 27, has played for French powerhouse PSG since 2024. With the French club, the Russian goalkeeper has won the French championship twice, the French Super Cup once, the UEFA Super Cup twice, the Intercontinental Cup once, and the UEFA Champions League twice.
The France Football magazine established the award for best goalkeeper in September 2019. The prize was named after Yashin, who remains the only goalkeeper in history to have won the Ballon d'Or, a feat he accomplished in 1963.
