Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has made an impressive start to the 2024/25 Serie A season, currently ranking second in total saves. According to statistics, Okoye has made 25 saves so far, just one behind Torino’s Vanja Milinkovic, who tops the chart with 26 saves.
Okoye, who plays for Udinese, is tied with Finnish goalkeeper Jesse Joronen of Venezia, both with 25 saves. The Nigerian shot-stopper has been crucial in Udinese’s defensive efforts, consistently delivering standout performances between the posts, including two clean sheets in seven Serie A games.
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Other goalkeepers rounding out the top five include Verona’s Lorenzo Montipò with 22 saves and Cagliari’s Simone Scuffet and Inter Milan’s Yann Sommer, who each have 21 saves.
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In sixth place, Lecce’s Wladimiro Falcone, AC Milan’s Mike Maignan, and Empoli’s Devis Vásquez share the spot with 19 saves each. Genoa’s Pierluigi Gollini ranks seventh with 18 saves, while former Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, currently with Fiorentina, sits in eighth with 17 saves, after saving two penalties against AC Milan during the weekend. Atalanta’s Marco Carnesecchi and Lazio’s Ivan Provedel are tied for ninth with 15 saves each.
Finally, Pietro Terracciano also from Fiorentina and Monza’s Stefano Turati round out the top ten with 11 saves apiece.
Okoye, who is part of the Super Eagles squad to face Libya in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying doubleheader, will be hoping his current form convinces the team’s handlers to hand him the starting role.
The 25-year-old made his international debut on October 13, 2019, in an international friendly against Brazil and was Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper until the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, where an error in the knockout stages led to the country’s elimination. Following backlash from fans, Okoye withdrew from the team, and since then, Stanley Nwabali has become the preferred starter, leading the team to a second-place finish at the 2024 AFCON in Ivory Coast.
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