Goalkeepers with Most Clean Sheets


See also the file Prolific Goalscorers and Players with Thousand Matches or Thereabouts.
NB:  preliminary lists

included: 
- all leagues (incl. regional-, reserve-, amateur-) 
- national, regional and international cups 
- all selections: A, B, Ol, U, league, army, senior, regional, city, etc. (against the same selections) 
- other official tournaments and games (organized by the football union),
    e.g. all-star games (MLS, South Korea, Japan), FIFA/UEFA sel. and others.
- all canceled and not full games (substitution, injury, red card)

In the first column: clean-sheets at the “professional” level (without amateur and reserve tournaments
                     and selections U15-U19), incl. not full games.

				Prof.level		all clean-sheets/games	Best season

Buffon, Gianluigi 		515	(22)**		520	(1179)		31	
Fabio				512*	(3)		518	(1399)		34 (2025)
Shilton, Peter			505	(14)		538	(1504)		30	
Clemence, Raymond		486	(4)		568	(1283)		37 (1978-79)
Al-Hadary, Essam		476	(25+)		476	(970)		45 (2005-06)
Zoff, Dino			456	(18+)		456	(969)		32	
Casillas, Iker			445	(39)		463	(1120)		32	
Van der Sar, Edwin		441	(15)		443	(957)		35	
Ceni, Rogério			421	(8+)		421	(1232)		36	
Seaman, David			418	(12+)		425	(1079)		32	
Neuer, Manuel 			417*	(11)		431	(970)		34	
Čech, Petr 			411	(18)		428	(968)		32	
Schmeichel, Peter 		402	(5+)		402	(997)		30	
Zubizarreta, Andoni 		400	(15+)		406	(1042)		31	
Shaw, Charles 			395	(0+)		417	(1011)		34 (1913-14)
Reina, Jose			394	(19)		399	(1027)		31	
Dida				387	(12+)		387	(966)		33	
Weverton			384*	(3+)		384	(929)		35	
Akinfeev, Igor			383*	(14)		401	(967)		28	
Leighton, James			382	(6+)		414	(1051)		41 (1987-88)

NB: * indicates player is still active.
    ** between brackets: not full games

Top Level

included: 
- top leagues (incl. Brazilian regional leagues/serie A);
- national and international cups;
- national, league and U23 selections.

Fabio				480*	(2)
Buffon, Gianluigi 		477	(22)
Al-Hadary, Essam		476	(25+)
Clemence, Raymond		474	(4)
Van der Sar, Edwin		441	(15)
Casillas, Iker			440	(38)
Shilton, Peter			438	(14)
Ceni, Rogério			421	(8+)
Zoff, Dino			420	(17)
Neuer, Manuel 			402*	(7)
Čech, Petr 			399	(16)
Zubizarreta, Andoni 		395	(15+)
Shaw, Charles 			392	(0)
Schmeichel, Peter 		387	(5+)
Akinfeev, Igor			383*	(14)
Dida				377	(12+)
Leighton, James			374	(6+)
Reina, Jose			371	(17)

Only Top Leagues

Shaw, Charles 			331***
Buffon, Gianluigi 		306 	(12)
Clemence, Raymond		300 	(0)
Al-Hadary, Essam		293
Zoff, Dino			281 	(4)
Shilton, Peter			275 	(3)
Van der Sar, Edwin		268 	(5)
Akinfeev, Igor			266*	(4)
Čech, Petr 			255 	(5)
Reina, Jose			255 	(3)
Schmeichel, Peter 		244 	(1)
Neuer, Manuel 			243*	(3)
Casillas, Iker			239 	(6)
Zubizarreta, Andoni 		235 	(3)
Seaman, David			235 	(4)
Navarro Montoya, Carlos		235
Fabio				234*	(0)
Gatti, Hugo 			234

*** incl. Southern League.


See also the file Prolific Goalscorers and Players with Thousand Matches or Thereabouts.

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