Look, compiling a list of the 25 best players in any position is difficult.
But it's a whole lot of fun and stirs debate — and that's what football's about, right?
So here's your current list of the top 25 goalkeepers on the planet at the moment, as judged byas part of our 2023 Welcome to World Class series.
We kick off the list with a player who broke onto the scene in 2022/23, becoming one of the highest rated young goalkeepers around thanks to his brilliant form with Reims.
Yehvann Diouf is dependable and has a flair for spectacular saves too.
Despite the embarrassment of riches Borussia Dortmund have boasted in attack over the years, they've never really had a top shot stopper.
But Kobel could be the man to finally end BVB's fears. Still in his mid 20s, the Switzerland international has been impressive since arriving from Stuttgart.
It took a while for Frederik Ronnow to establish himself outside of Denmark, but he was eventually trusted by Union Berlin.
Union conceded only 38 goals in the 2022/23 Bundesliga, the joint best effort alongside Bayern Munich. Ronnow will hope to usurp Kasper Schmeichel as the Danes' main goalie soon, too.
Giorgi Mamardashvili is a name which popped up quite a bit over the summer, with the goalkeeper being linked with basically every club in Europe at some point.
The 22-year-old will eventually earn a move to a top club, but for now he's gaining plenty of good experience with Valencia.
Italian goalie Guglielmo Vicario has done things the hard way throughout his playing career but a fine season with Empoli earned him a move to Tottenham.
He's been in great form since arriving in the Premier League.
If not for Thibaut Courtois, Wolfsburg's Koen Casteels would definitely have more than his
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