Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya wins London Football Awards for Best Goalkeeper

At the 2025 London Football Awards, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya was successfully elected the best goalkeeper for his outstanding performance in the past year.

This award is an important award in English football, which aims to recognize outstanding players, coaches and team staff who have played for London clubs in the past year. This year's award ceremony was held at Wembley Stadium on February 29th local time.

The 29-year-old Raya stood out in fierce competition. In the selection of the best goalkeeper, Raya had four competitors, namely Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Hannah Hampton (Chelsea Women's Football Team), Josh Keeley (Leyton Orient) and Mark Flecken (Brentford).

Raya's series of outstanding performances have attracted widespread attention. In the 2023-24 Premier League, Raya helped Arsenal maintain a six-game winning streak and won the Premier League Golden Glove Award. In addition, Raya was selected into the PFA Premier League Team of the Year. In this season's competition, Raya still maintains his high level of performance.

In addition to Raya, several other Arsenal players and coaches were nominated in different awards, which also reflects Arsenal's strong performance in the Premier League and Women's Super League this season.

Premier League Player of the Year: Gabriel dos Santos

Manager of the Year: Mikel Arteta

Barclays Women's Super League Player of the Year: Alessia Russo and Frieda Mornum

Men's Young Player of the Year: Ethan Nwaneri and Miles Lewis-Skelly

Women's Young Player of the Year: Michelle Hyman

Raya's winning of the London Football Award for Best Goalkeeper is undoubtedly the best reward for his outstanding performance in the past year. His stable performance not only helped Arsenal achieve many important victories, but also allowed him to further establish his position in the Premier League and even in Europe.