Ederson Santana de Morais Voted Best Goalkeeper in International Football Awards

Meanwhile, Brazilian Ederson Santana de Morais was voted the best goalkeeper.

Tober gave the honor of the best goalkeeper in the vote to Marc Andre ter Stegen, ranking Thibaut Courtois and Ederson in the second and third positions, while Koskinkiewicz also recognized ter Stegen as the best, and assigned the second and third places to Ederson and Jasin Bunu. Kazakevich ranked Ederson first, but he recognized ter Stegen and Andre Onana as the second and third best.

World Cup winner Aitana Bonmati from Spain won the vote for the best footballer. In addition to the world championship title, she also won the UEFA Women’s Champions League with the “Barcelona” team. The second place went to the Colombian Linda Caicedo, who became the best young footballer of 2023 in the ranks of “Real” Madrid, receiving the “Golden Girl” award, while the third was another World Cup winner, Henni Hermoso.

The captain of the Latvian women’s football team, Enija Anna Vaivode, awarded the first place to Bonmati, and the second and third places to Amanda Ilesteda from Sweden and Alexa Greenwood, a player from the English national team. Koskinkiewicz also recognized Bonmati as the best, but placed Hermoso and Rachel Daly in second and third place. The coach of the Latvian women’s national team, Romāns Kvačovs, recognizing Daley as the best, also included Bonmati and Sam Kerr in the top three.

Sarina Wiegman, the manager of the English national team, under whose leadership the English team reached the World Cup final, was recognized as the best coach.

Voivode and Kvačov gave the first place to Wiegman, while Koskinkiewicz recognized Jonathan Giraldes as the best coach, giving second and third place to Wiegman and Peter Gerhardson. Voivode also included Gerhardson and Emma Hayes in the top three, and Kvačov – Gerhardson and Toni Gustavsson.

The best goalkeeper award went to Maria Earps from England. All three representatives of Latvia voted for him as the best. Also, all three also included Zechir Mušović among the top three. Voivode also included Mackenzie Arnold among the best goalkeepers, Kvačov – Katalina Coll, and Koskinkevich – Sandra Panjos.

The winners of the award were determined by the coaches and captains of the national teams, journalists and fans.