After the news that the Croatian captain, Luka Modrić, was named the fourth best player in the world for 2022 comes another recognition for a Croatian World Cup star. Goalkeeper, Dominik Livaković, has been named as the fourth best goalkeeper in the world for 2022. The International Institute for Football History and Statistics, IFFHS, ranked the Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper the fourth best in the world for last year.

The Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, goalkeeper of Real Madrid, was awarded the laureate status as the best goalkeeper category in the voting, which was attended by representatives of IFFHS member countries around the world.

He received a total of 125 points, which is 15 more than the second-placed Emiliano Martinez, the Argentinian World Cup winner and goalkeeper for Aston Villa.

Courtois is, of course, the winner of the Champions League with Real, and Martinez is the world champion with Argentina.

In the third position was Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, who plays for Sevilla, with 55 points, followed by Dominik Livaković with 30 and Frenchman Hugo Lloris from Tottenham Hotspur with 25 points.

The order of the ten best goalkeepers in the world according to the statistical calculation of the IFFHS for the year 2022 was -

1. Thibaut Courtois (Belgium / Real Madrid) 125 points

2. Emiliano Martinez (Argentina / Aston Villa) 110

3. Yassine Bounou (Morocco / Seville) 55

4. Dominik Livaković (Croatia / Dinamo Zagreb) 30

5. Hugo Lloris (France / Tottenham Hotspur) 25

6. Wojciech Szczęsny (Poland / Juventus) 15

7. Jan Oblak (Slovenia / Atletico Madrid) and Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool) 10 each

9. Jordan Pickford (England / Everton) and Mike Maignan (France / Milan) 5 each