Paris Saint-Germain and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is the best in the world, the CIES (International Centre for Sport Studies) revelead.Although Donnarumma has received much criticism because of some of his performances, the statistical analysis tells a different story.According to the methodology used by the CIES Football Observatory Index, the 26-year-old Italian is the best custodian in the world at this moment.Interview with Gianluigi Donnarumma! 🧤🇮🇹PSG’s last line of defence opens up about his position, his training routine, and his idol, Gianluigi Buffon 🧱 pic.twitter.com/gYhVtFBad6— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) April 9, 2025 The index covers the top 100 goalkeepers who played at least 20 league matches over the last 365 days.Donnarumma won with a score of 95.5, followed by Inter and Switzerland shot-stopper Yann Sommer, who scored 91.7. Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid and Belgium was third, scoring 88.0.The calculations were based on the percentage of saves at the domestic league level compared to the expected value of the goals.##NAJAVA_MECA_8842569##
