After heroics with Argentina during the World Cup, Emi Martinez won the 2023 Yashin Trophy as the finest goalkeeper in the world.

Martinez wins Ballon d'Or's best goalkeeper award

At the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez was named the winner of the Yashin Trophy, which goes to the best goalkeeper for 2023.

AHEAD OF TIME? After his heroics during Argentina’s 2022 World Cup victory in Qatar, the Argentinean claimed the trophy on Monday night. The 31-year-old defeated Ederson of Manchester City, Yassine Bounou of Morocco, Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen of Barcelona, Cameroon international Andre Onana, Dominik Livakovic of Croatia, Aaron Ramsdale of Arsenal, Mike Maignan of AC Milan, and Brice Samba of Lens in that order.

Lionel Messi wins eight Ballon d’Or!

Bonmati wins Women’s Ballon d’Or 2023

Martinez is only the fifth person to get this esteemed award. Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid, Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain, and Alisson Becker of Liverpool are past recipients of the honor.

Lev Yashin was the only goalie to win the Ballon d’Or, which he did in 1963. Therefore, France Football established the Yashin Trophy in 2019 to honor the finest goalkeeper in an effort to guarantee that more goalies received recognition at their yearly ceremonies in Paris.