In football, goalkeepers are the players who accumulate the most minutes not only because of their importance in their coaches’ schemes, but also because of their leadership and solidity, characteristics that make them almost immovable pieces in the starting eleven.
In the Brasileirão, this is no exception, since in the most recent study published by the CIES Football Observatory, it was revealed that four of the five goalkeepers with the most minutes accumulated in the last 365 days live in the first division championship of Brazil.
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Four of the five goalkeepers with the most accumulated minutes worldwide are Brazilians
The Palmeiras goalkeeper, Weverton, the questioned captain and veteran player of Corinthians, Cássio and Rafael Monteiro, the starting goalkeeper of São Paulo, take the gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in the aforementioned study by the Swiss entity.
In the last 365 days, Weverton has become the goalkeeper who has accumulated the most minutes consecutively, adding, up to the date the study was published, a total of 6,030 minutes. Cássio and Rafael follow with 5877 and 5850 minutes, respectively.
Most official game minutes, goalkeepers 🌐 (last 3⃣6⃣5⃣ days)
🥇 #Weverton 🇧🇷 6,030'
🥈 #Cassio 🇧🇷 5,877'
🥉 #Rafael 🇧🇷 5,850'#JoaoRicardo 🇧🇷 #AnthonyMoris 🇱🇺
More exclusive ⚽️ stats 👉 https://t.co/P0Ohpx4Mt7 pic.twitter.com/TWn762EGN5— CIES Football Obs (@CIES_Football) April 22, 2024
Surprisingly, the fourth position would go to another Brazilian goalkeeper, Joao Ricardo, Fortaleza’s starting goalkeeper, who has accumulated 5,696 minutes in the last calendar year.
To close, Union Saint-Gilloise’s Luxembourg goalkeeper, Anthony Morris, closes the ranking with his 5,650 minutes added in the last year.
The complete ranking
- Weverton (Palmeiras): 6030 accumulated minutes
- Cássio Ramos (Corinthians): 5877 accumulated minutes
- Rafael Monteiro (São Paulo): 5850 accumulated minutes
- João Ricardo (Fortaleza): 5696 accumulated minutes
- Anthony Morris (Union SG): 5650 accumulated minutes
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
The first three episodes are available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel. Stay tuned for the upcoming releases as we keep telling this legend’s life story.
