Aston Villa star Emi Martinez has been awarded the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper for 2023 at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris, according to Goal.
The Argentine claimed the trophy on Monday night following his heroics for Argentina, as they won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The 31-year-old beat, in order, Manchester City's Ederson, Morocco star Yassine Bounou, Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Barcelona's Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Cameroon international Andre Onana, Croatia's Dominik Livakovic, Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale, AC Milan's Mike Maignan and Lens' Brice Samba.
Martinez becomes only the fifth winner of this prestigious accolade. Previous winners of the award include Liverpool's Alisson Becker, Paris Saint-Germain's Gianluigi Donnarumma and Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois.
