Top 10 Best Goalkeepers In La Liga 2023/24

Marc-André ter Stegen, Jan Oblak, and Unai Simón are the best goalkeepers in La Liga. They have been on a regular basis for several years. Nothing changed in 2024. Simón, however, was the best goalkeeper in La Liga in 2024. He was awarded the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the 2023/24 season. The trophy is handed out to the ‘keeper with the best goals-to-game ratio. 

Oblak has won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy five times, four times consecutively from the 2015/16 to 2018/19 season, and again in 2020/21. Víctor Valdés and Antoni Ramallets, who both played for Barcelona, also won the award five times. Ter Stegen won the award last season for the first time. Simón, Oblak, and Ter Stegen are the only ‘keepers on these three 2023/24 La Liga rankings charts to win the Zamora.

Goalkeeping ratings are deceptive. The players can be misrepresented by the data. The great intangible, however, is the eye-test. Add the eye-test to data, and you have your rankings. Goalkeepers playing in the top teams face fewer shots, which leads to conceding fewer goals. This is because their defences and midfields are strong, filled with the best players in those positions. 

Conversely, ‘keepers playing for weaker clubs concede more shots and goals. This often distorts the quality of the men between the posts. The mindset of a goalkeeper is different to the outfield players. Concentration is key, staying focused while doing little is mentally challenging, and mistakes occur when players switch off. 

The best ‘keepers can do little during a game, but often need to make that one crucial save or intervention to keep their team in the contest. Goalkeepers from weaker football clubs tend to get more work, hence making more saves because they concede more shots. The best goalkeepers make fewer errors. Their all-round game is better, especially in the era of playing out from the back.

This goes for every ‘keeper in every league at all levels.

Who are the Top 10 Best Goalkeepers in La Liga 2024?

Despite all the data analysis regarding “sweeper-keepers” and “ball-playing goalies,” clean sheets, shots saved, and save percentage are still the tangibles to judge a ‘keeper’s performance. Shot-stoppers will never go out of fashion. SportsBoom has collected the data for these statistics to rank the best goalkeepers in La Liga in 2024. 

Unai Simón tops two of the three data tables. He kept 17 clean sheets, the most of any goalkeeper in La Liga. Simón conceded 32 goals from 126 shots in 36 matches. The Athletic Bilbao ‘keeper saved 94 shots, with a save percentage of 75%, the best in the league. 

Marc-André Ter Stegen Jan Oblak, and Simón play for Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, and Athletic Club Bilbao, respectively. All three clubs finished in the top five of La Liga. Bilbao (37) conceded the second-fewest goals of the season, Atlético Madrid (43) the third-fewest, and Barcelona (44) the fifth-fewest goals in the 2023/24 campaign. 

Ørjan Nyland’s save percentage (75%) matched Simón but faced fewer shots. The Sevilla ‘keeper only kept six clean sheets in 24 games. Nyland (2,160 min) conceded 22 goals in 24 games, and faced fewer shots because he played 1,000 fewer minutes than Simón (3,184 min). Sevilla finished thirteenth in La Liga; Bilbao came fifth. 

Ter Stegen and Álex Remiro kept 15 clean sheets, but the Barcelona goalkeeper played more games (minutes). They were, however, equal-fourth in save percentage (73%). Remiro conceded 28 goals in 37 matches from 134 shots. Ter Stegen shed 25 goals in 28 games from 96 shots. Barcelona came second; Real Sociedad finished sixth. 

Oblak, Paulo Gazzaniga and David Soria are the only players to feature three times on these three charts. Gazzaniga was part of the surprise upstarts of the season Girona. The Catalan club finished third in La Liga, while Atlético Madrid (Oblak) ended fourth, and Getafe (Soria) came twelfth. 

Gazzaniga (73%) had the better save percentage of the three. He made 126 saves from 172 shots, the second-most on the list. Oblak and Soria were equal-tenth (70%) save percentage. Oblak made 100 saves (ninth-most) from 143 shots, Soria made 120 saves (third-most) from 172 shots. 

In conclusion, these three Spanish goalkeeper charts highlight how little there is to choose between top-class goalkeepers in La Liga. After measuring the data - the tangibles and intangibles - club positions, and the goalkeepers’ rankings on the three lists, six names stand out. Simón, Ter Stegen, and Oblak are world-class, and the top three goalkeepers in La Liga in 2024. 

Gazzaniga, Soria, and Remiro sit below, but not by much. They do, however, measure better than the rest of La Liga’s goalkeepers. This is not to say the other players on these rankings are poor. Moreover, they are all excellent. As ever, there are fine margins between all the listed players. Finally, after careful consideration, and reviewing the data, SportsBoom concludes that the best goalkeeper in La Liga in 2024 is Simón. 

In conclusion, these three Spanish goalkeeper charts highlight how little there is to choose between top-class goalkeepers in La Liga. After measuring the data - the tangibles and intangibles - club positions, and the goalkeepers’ rankings on the three lists, six names stand out. Simón, Ter Stegen, and Oblak are world-class, and the top three goalkeepers in La Liga in 2024. 

Gazzaniga, Soria, and Remiro sit below, but not by much. They do, however, measure better than the rest of La Liga’s goalkeepers. This is not to say the other players on these rankings are poor. Moreover, they are all excellent. As ever, there are fine margins between all the listed players. Finally, after careful consideration, and reviewing the data, SportsBoom concludes that the best goalkeeper in La Liga in 2024 is Simón.