The Blues No.1 is excelling every week on the field for his club but his impact off the field is even more significant.
It’s awards season again in world football but Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is likely to find himself overlooked.
Having already been sensationally snubbed for the Ballon d’Or shortlist, the Senegalese shot-stopper is also likely to be beaten to the Yashin award for the best goalkeeper of 2021 by Italy’s Euro 2020 hero Gianluigi Donnarumma.
However, while the Azzurri ace has been in and out of Paris Saint-Germain’s starting line-up, because of his battle with Keylor Navas for the No.1 jersey, Mendy has been a model of consistency all year long.
There was certainly no better goalkeeper in last season’s Champions League, with Mendy racking up a record-equalling nine clean sheets as Chelsea pulled off a surprise tournament triumph.
And he’s been just as commanding this season. As it stands, no goalkeeper to have played at least two Premier League games this season has a better save percentage than that of Mendy (88.57).
To put that in context, Alisson’s is 77.27%, while Ederson has stopped precisely two thirds (66.67%) of the shots he’s faced in 2021-22.
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