Donnarumma picks up Yashin Trophy as top goalkeeper of the season | OneFootball

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, a key figure in the first Champions League title of the Paris Saint-Germain last season, received the Yachin Trophy for best goalkeeper this Monday (22), during the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony.

The Italian, who left PSG this summer and signed with Manchester City, won the award for the second time at the age of 26, succeeding Emiliano Martínez, goalkeeper of Aston Villa and the Argentine national team. In 2021, he lifted the trophy after being voted the best player of the Euro by Italy, European champion.

In Paris, his four-year stint ended with PSG winning the historic Champions League title. The goalkeeper was one of the protagonists of the team, making decisive saves, both in the penalty shootout against Liverpool, in the round of 16, and in the second leg of the semi-final against Arsenal.

Regularly criticized since his arrival at PSG in 2021, both for his risky aerial exits and the inconsistency of his footwork, a crucial sector of Luis Enrique's tactical scheme, Donnarumma seemed to have ended any discussion around his starting position.

But Paris Saint-Germain decided to hire Frenchman Lucas Chevalier.

After failing to reach a renewal agreement with the Parisian club, Donnarumma transferred to Manchester City, where he has been performing well at the start of this season.

“Yes, when you share many positive things and a lot of time with friends, it's hard,” Gigio told AFP.

“But I found an extraordinary club, with extraordinary players, and they welcomed me like a family, that's important to me,” he added.

In the women's category, the Yashin Trophy went to the goalkeeper of the English national team and Chelsea, Hannah Hampton.

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