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Top 5 goalkeepers who saved 3 penalties in 1 game

Mechelen's Jean-François Gillet did it this week v Anderlecht, and here are five others to achieve this rare feat.

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Edwin van der Sar is one of the goalkeepers who saved 3 penalties in 1 game
HAT-TRICK HERO: van der Sar (Image: Paul Blank)

Mechelen’s Jean-François Gillet did it this week against Anderlecht, but how many other goalkeepers have saved three penalties in one game?

Here are 5 other players who achieved this rare feat…

Adam Bogdan for Liverpool v Carlisle United, 2015

Simon Mignolet’s understudy stepped in for last month’s League Cup tie to perform heroics in a penalty shoot-out at Anfield…

Carlos Arias for Oriente Petrolero v Universitario de Sucre, 2012

The Bolivian goalkeeper saved the same penalty three times when the referee twice ordered a retake for advancing off his line…

Igor Kojić for Hajduk Beograd v FK Vojvodina, 2008

This guy saved FOUR penalties in a shoot-out before stepping up to score the winning goal. Truly amazing stuff…

Edwin van der Sar for Manchester United v Chelsea, 2007

The Dutchman assured a 3-0 penalty shoot-out win in the Community Shield with these consecutive stops…

Paul Crichton for Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale, 1990

No video for this one unfortunately but, like Carlos Arias above, Crichton saved the same penalty three times after the referee twice ordered a retake.

Do you know of any other goalkeepers who saved 3 penalties in 1 game? Be sure to drop us a line to let us know who we missed!