Onana Tops Europe, with Our National Goalkeeper Closest Behind

After a difficult time at Manchester United, Andre Onana signed for Trabzonspor at the start of the season and, in the claret-and-blue shirt, has truly risen from the ashes. In a statistical study of goalkeepers' save percentages across European leagues, the 30-year-old Cameroonian shot-stopper claimed the top spot with 86 percent. He left even the big names from Europe's top five leagues behind.

Following Onana were Lille's national goalkeeper Berke Özer, at 82 percent, and Leeds United's James Trafford. Schalke's Loris Karius placed fifth with 80 percent. Ionut Radu of Celta Vigo and Christos Mandas of Lazio stayed on the list at 79 percent.

Since Thomas Reis took charge, Trabzonspor have gained great defensive discipline, and Onana has become the most reassuring figure in the team. In the last 6 league matches under Reis, he kept a clean sheet in 5. He did not concede a goal against Galatasaray, Samsunspor, Beşiktaş, Gaziantep FK, or Alanyaspor.

This season, Onana has played 990 minutes across 11 Süper Lig matches. He has prevented a goal from 46 of the 54 shots on target he has faced. According to FBref data, his save rate of 85.2 percent places him at the top of the Süper Lig. According to FotMob data, his 6.1 goals prevented value ranks him first in the league as well. He made 7 crucial saves against Beşiktaş and 6 against Gaziantep FK.