The 20 candidates for the best goalkeeper in the world: from LaLiga, Oblak, Courtois... and Amir!

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Amir, selected among the great goalkeepers of the world. LaLiga

Amir Abedzadeh, goalkeeper of Ponferradina, has been chosen in the IFFHS awards along with 19 other candidates for the title of best goalkeeper in the world. Jan Oblak and Thibaut Courtois are also on the list.

A humble goalkeeper from the Spanish Second Division, Amir Abedzadeh, has been nominated for one of the most ambitious awards there is for any goalkeeper. The 2021 IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics) awards.

The Iranian is a regular with his national team and is an undisputed starter under Bolo at Ponferradina, although he has been selected for his great performance at Portuguese side Maritimo, where he played last season.

The candidates that make up this list are: Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan, PSG), Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City), Jordan Pickford (Everton FC), Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern Munich), Ederson (Manchester City FC). Ederson (Manchester City FC), Édouard Mendy (Chelsea), Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Péter Gulácsi (RB Leipzig), Keylor Navas (Paris SG), Allison (Liverpool FC), Andre Onana (Ajax Amsterdam), Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly SC), Matt Turner (NewEngland Revolution), Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union), Pedro Gallese (Orlando City) and Guillermo Ochoa (CF America).

"Grateful to have been nominated for the world's best goalkeeper award," the Ponferradina goalkeeper wrote on his official Twitter account.