The Premier League is considered to be the toughest Football league in the world. To make the league more competitive and interesting, several awards were introduced. Golden Glove is a relatively new award handed out for the first time in 2005. The criteria for the award are pretty simple. It is given to the goalkeeper who keeps the cleanest sheets in a Premier League season. Though for many critics it was not at all a way to judge any goalkeeper’s performance. Here is the list of the top 5 Goalkeepers with Most Golden Gloves in Premier League history.
Top 5 Goalkeepers with Most Golden Gloves in premier league history
5. David De Gea and Alisson – 2 Golden Gloves
David de Gea and Alisson rank 5th in the list with 2 Golden Gloves. Alisson won the award in the year 2018/19 and 2021/22 with 21 and 20 Clean Sheets respectively. Whereas, David de Gea won the award in the year 2017/18 and 2022/23 with 18 and 16 Clean Sheets respectively. Both players have performed consistently for the team and have being proven match winners. David won both the awards with Manchester United and Alisson won both the awards with Liverpool.
4. Ederson – 3 Golden Gloves
The Brazilian Goalkeeper Ederson ranks 4th in the list with 3 Golden Gloves awards. One of the most interesting facts is that all the 3 gloves were won in three consecutive years 2019/20, 2020/21, and 2021/22. The player is the wall for Manchester City and has been one of the man reasons behind Manchester City’s Success in recent years. Also Read: Top 7 Greatest Trios in Football History
3. Pepe Reina – 3 Golden Gloves
When it comes to Goalkeeping, Liverpool fans always remember Pepe Reina and his finest goalkeeping. He always stood like a wall against the best teams like Arsenal, Chelsea, Man United, and many more. Pepe Reina won Golden Gloves for 3 consecutive years with Liverpool in 2005/06, 2006/07, and 2007/08. Well, Ederson did it later and Pepe was the one who won for 3 consecutive years and ranks 3rd in the list.
2. Joe Hart – 4 Golden Gloves
With four Golden Gloves, Joe Hart ranks 2nd in the list of Goalkeepers with Most Golden Gloves. He was the wall of Manchester City’s defence and won the award 4 times in 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, and 2014/15. With 18, 17, 18, and 14 Clean sheets respectively and after he left the team a huge difference was felt
1. Petr Cech – 4 Golden Gloves
Finally, Petr Cech ranks 1st in the List of Goalkeepers with the most Golden Gloves in Premier League History. He made Goalkeeping look so easy that Chelsea’s defence would never bring into the question worst defence lineup. He won 4 Golden Gloves in his career, 3 with Chelsea and 1 with Arsenal. Petr Cech was also the first person to win the Golden Gloves award in the Premier League with 24 Clean Sheets which is also the highest in the history of the Premier League.
Top 5 Goalkeepers with most Golden Gloves in Premier League History
| Number | Name | Team name | Golden Gloves |
| 1 | Petr Cech | Chelsea, Arsenal | 4 |
| 2 | Joe Hart | Manchester City | 4 |
| 3 | Pepe Reina | Liverpool | 3 |
| 4 | Ederson | Manchester City | 3 |
| 5 | David de Gea, Alisson | Manchester United, Liverpool | 2 |
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