The Senegal international remains hopeful of ending the year on a high note.
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is confident he has done enough in 2021 to win the Yashin Trophy.
The 29-year-old, who wasn’t nominated for the Ballon d’Or, is on the 10-man shortlist of nominees for the France Football award that recognizes the best goalkeeper of a calendar year.
A selection of former Ballon d’Or winners will determine who wins the accolade named after Lev Yashin, the only keeper to have ever won the Ballon d’Or.
Who should win the Yashin Trophy⁉️🧤
The 10 nominees:
🇮🇹 Donnarumma
🇧🇷 Ederson
🇩🇰 Schmeichel
🇸🇳 Mendy
🇸🇮 Oblak
🇧🇪 Courtois
🇨🇷 Navas
🇸🇮 Handanovic
🇩🇪 Neuer
🇦🇷 Martinez pic.twitter.com/pr1WRhliaZ— 433 (@433) October 8, 2021
“Of course I think I can win it,” Mendy, who recorded 23 clean sheets in 43 Premier League games and helped Chelsea win the Champions League, told BBC Sport Africa.
“[If I do win it] I think it would be something I would have deserved. It’s something I have worked hard to get, so it would be a great pride given my journey.
“A few years ago, I was unemployed, without a club and today I find myself named among the best goalkeepers in the world.
“It’s something really positive. It shows me that I’m on the right path and in a good place to win titles and be the best in the world.”
France Football will announce which goalkeeper has won the 2021 Yashin Trophy, alongside the Ballon d’Or winner, in a gala in Paris on Monday night.
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