Igor Akinfeev is the Goalkeeper of the Year for the ninth time

Ogonek Magazin announced the Yashin Goalkeeper of the Year Award winner for the season 2016-2017. For the ninth time in his career it was goalkeeper of PFC CSKA and National team of Russia Igor Akinfeev.

The winner is defined in voting of readers, editorial staff and experts. In the current season of ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship Igor Akinfeev played 30 matches and had his sheets clean 19 times.

The Goalkeeper of the Year award is the annual award to the best goalkeeper of the football season in Russia\USSR, which is given by Ogonek Magazin since 1960. The first award was given to Lev Yashin, whose name became the name of the award later.