The Golden Glove is a prestigious football award given to the goalkeeper who keeps the highest number of clean sheets in a particular league or tournament over a season. A clean sheet means the keeper completes a full match without conceding a goal.
If two goalkeepers finish with equal number of clean sheets, the award is shared between them. Earlier, however, the winner was decided based on the best clean sheets-to-games ratio.
Who won the Premier League Golden Glove 2025-26 season?
Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has secured his third consecutive Golden Glove, achieving the feat in the ongoing Premier League 2025-2026 season. With 17 clean sheets to his name, Raya has equalled a huge record, which was previously held by Edwin van der Sar, after keeping a clean sheet against Fulham over the weekend.
Raya is four clean sheets ahead of Manchester City’s Gianluigi Donnarumma, and with only four games remaining for City this season, Donnarumma might match his tally but not surpass it. The Spaniard has been guaranteed at least a share of the award, however, if Raya secures just one more shutout, he will clinch the Golden Globe.
David Raya joins an elite group with Golden Glove award
David Raya now joins an elite group of just four goalkeepers in Premier League history to win the Golden Glove three seasons in a row. The feat was previously achieved only by Pepe Reina, Joe Hart, and Ederson.
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Raya has been a key figure for the Gunners since his arrival in 2023, but this campaign has arguably been his best so far. With 17 clean sheets is his personal best, he currently sits 25th on the all-time list for most clean sheets in a single Premier League season. If Arsenal manage to keep their opponents from scoring in the remaining three matches, he could climb as high as the top 10 in the league’s history.
David Raya secured Golden Glove award in his debut season for Arsenal
David Raya, who played his debut season for Arsenal in the Premier League 2023-24 season won the Golden Glove award outright with 16 clean sheets across 32 appearances. He also became the first Gunners goalkeeper to do so since Petr Čech in 2015-16.
Raya carried his momentum and successfully defended the title in 2024-25 season with 13 clean sheets in 38 appearances. Although, he shared the Golden Glove with Matz Sels who also ended the season with 13 clean sheets.
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