The Ukrainian became the winner of the Champions League and the champion of Spain last season
Goalkeeper of Real Madrid and the Ukrainian national team Andrey Lunin nominated for a prize best goalkeeper of the year awards Golden Ball 2024.
There are ten players in total on the list of nominees. In addition to Lunin, Diogo Costa, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Gregor Kobel, Mike Maignan, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Emiliano Martinez, Unai Simon, Yann Sommer and Ronwen Williams are also in contention for the title of best goalkeeper.
Last season, Lunin won a place in the Real Madrid starting lineup, taking advantage of Thibaut Courtois’ injury. Together with the Madrid team, the Ukrainian became the winner of the Champions League and the Spanish Primera. Andriy played 31 matches for the club in the season, conceding 32 goals and keeping 12 clean sheets. Lunin played for the Ukrainian national team at Euro 2024.
The Ukrainian did not appear on the field for the Blancos in the new season, Courtois again took his place in the starting lineup. It was reported that the goalkeeper would look for a transfer opportunity in the winter. Andriy went to the Ukrainian national team for the League of Nations matches.
Nominated for the 2024 Yachine Trophy @AndreyLunin13 @realmadrid @uafukraine #ballondor pic.twitter.com/gn7iIJvTua
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Source: Sportarena
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