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By Azertac
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has named Real Madrid shot-stopper Thibaut Courtois as the 'Best Goalkeeper of 2018'.
According to the IFFHS, football experts from 90 countries took part in the voting process that saw the 26-year-old Belgium international receive 181 votes.
Tottenham Hotspur`s Hugo Lloris came second with 109 votes, while Paris Saint-Germain`s Gianluigi Buffon came third with 59 votes.
Courtois' shot-stopping teammate, Keylor Navas, secured a fourth-place finish with 58 votes, with Atlético Madrid's Jan Oblak and Barcelona's Marc-André ter Stegen rounding off the list with 49 votes in joint fifth.