Award won
Unai Simón proclaimed world's best goalkeeper!
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Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simón wins the Yashin Trophy as world's best keeper at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in London.
Unai Simón has been named the world's best goalkeeper at the Ballon d'Or gala in London, winning the Yashin Trophy. The Athletic Bilbao shot-stopper, who finished second in 2024 behind Emiliano Martínez, beat competition from Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), David Raya (Arsenal), Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint-Germain), and Martínez again.
Simón's achievements this year include winning the World Cup with Spain in the United States, Mexico and Canada, where he also won the Golden Glove as the tournament's best goalkeeper. He conceded just one goal in the entire competition—against Belgium in the quarter-finals—and set a new clean sheet record of 650 consecutive minutes without conceding, surpassing Walter Zenga's previous record of 517 minutes from Italy '90.
Summary by MatchPal from the original report at mundodeportivo.com. Reporting and images belong to the source.
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Reports on this story
UK times- Marca
- Diario AS
- RMC Sport
- Mundo Deportivo
- Laporta, Alexia, Unai Simón and De la Fuente speak at Ballon d'Or ceremonyMundo Deportivo
- Simón's award recognises Athletic Bilbao's storied goalkeeping legacyMarca
- Unai Simón: "I'm not aware of the title they've given me"Mundo Deportivo
- Exemplary and emotional: football moved by what happened between García and Raya with Unai SimónDiario AS
- A success of the philosophyMundo Deportivo
4 more reports
- Unai Simón reaches gloryMundo Deportivo
- Unai Simón proclaimed world's best goalkeeper!Mundo DeportivoThis article
- Unai Simón wins Lev Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeperMundo Deportivo
- Simón captures glory: "When you're young you don't think you can go so far"Diario AS
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