At 26 years of age, Gianluigi Donnarumma has racked up loads of spectacular feats on his resume. He was the second-youngest goalkeeper to debut in Serie A when he made his maiden look for AC Milan in 2015. One 12 months later, he turned the youngest goalkeeper to debut for the Italy nationwide crew. And in 2021, he turned the primary goalkeeper to win the official Participant of the Match award on the UEFA European Championship after guiding the Azzurri to a penalty shootout victory in opposition to match hosts England. That very same summer season, Donnarumma departed his boyhood membership for Paris Saint-Germain on a free switch, the place he has continued to stake a declare as top-of-the-line goalkeepers in world soccer.
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“There’s lots of older goalkeepers like Thibaut Courtois, Yann Sommer, and Manuel Neuer who’re nonetheless anchoring their golf equipment,” acknowledged retired French-American goalkeeper Quentin Westberg, who performed at Paris Saint-Germain’s academy between 1996 and 1998. “Then you’ve gotten Donnarumma who was a prodigy and began enjoying at 16, however after he gained the Euros and signed with Paris, individuals would ask, ‘Is he constant?’ This 12 months, he’s had a unbelievable run within the Champions League and on high of being a very good goalkeeper and making game-changing saves right here and there, he’s extra constant like Alisson. I don’t see one other younger goalkeeper who meets all of that standards like him…he’s going to be extraordinarily constant similar to Courtois, Sommer, and Neuer.”
Since becoming a member of Paris Saint-Germain, Donnarumma has continued to reinforce his legacy and make sure his standing as one of many best goalkeepers within the recreation. He gained his first-ever league title in 2022 as PSG reclaimed the Ligue 1 championship from Lille’s grasp, while the 2022-23 season would see him declare one other Ligue 1 title and the Trophée des Champions. And within the 2023-24 season below Luis Enrique, PSG would declare a home treble with the Trophée des Champions, the Ligue 1 trophy, and the Coupe de France, whereas exiting the UEFA Champions League semi-finals after shedding to Borussia Dortmund.
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Regardless of shedding all-time main scorer Kylian Mbappé to Actual Madrid on a free switch, PSG have managed to go up one other degree and revel in one of many best seasons in fashionable soccer historical past, and it’s thanks largely to their Italian shot-stopper. Of their first match of 2025, Donnarumma stored AS Monaco’s assault at bay by making 5 saves (4 from contained in the field) and showcasing a newfound accuracy in possession by finishing 29 out of 32 passes in addition to 4 out of seven lengthy balls, as Ousmane Dembélé’s injury-time aim noticed them win 1-0 within the Trophée des Champions. Two months later, Donnarumma proved important by saving Darwin Núñez and Curtis Jones’ penalty efforts, main PSG previous Liverpool and into the Champions League quarter-finals.