Cata Coll Wins the 2026 Women's Yashin Trophy

Coll is the best goalkeeper in the world

Cata Coll has won the 2026 women's Yashin Trophy, awarded to the world's best female goalkeeper, for the first time. The Barcelona and Spain goalkeeper was recognised after a commanding campaign between the posts for the Catalan club, with the prize presented by Peter Schmeichel at the London Palladium.

A commanding season

Coll's award followed a dominant year for Barcelona's women, who swept their domestic competitions and challenged for every honour. Her shot-stopping and distribution anchored a side built on control and possession, and the Yashin Trophy is the individual reward for a defining campaign.

Ahead of a strong field

Coll was chosen ahead of nominees including Gotham FC's Ann-Katrin Berger, Manchester City's Ayaka Yamashita and England's Hannah Hampton, the previous year's winner. The selection reflects how central she became to Barcelona's success.

Part of a Spanish goalkeeping double

Coll's win completed a clean sweep of the goalkeeping awards for Spain, with Athletic Bilbao's Unai Simon taking the men's Yashin Trophy on the same night. The presentation drew attention when the host moved quickly through both announcements, but the achievement was unmistakable.

Barcelona's banner night

The goalkeeper's award was one of several for Barcelona and Spain. Alexia Putellas won the women's Ballon d'Or, Vicky Lopez retained the women's Kopa Trophy, Pere Romeu was named women's coach of the year, and Barcelona were crowned women's club of the year.

About the women's Yashin Trophy

The women's Yashin Trophy was introduced in 2025, when England's Hannah Hampton became its first winner. Coll's victory in only the award's second year makes her just the second goalkeeper to be recognised, and continues a run of success for Barcelona and Spain across the women's categories in recent seasons.

The bottom line

Cata Coll's first women's Yashin Trophy confirms her place among the world's elite goalkeepers and caps a remarkable year for Barcelona. Alongside Unai Simon's men's award, it underlined Spain's grip on the goalkeeping position in 2026.

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See also: Ballon d'Or 2026 live: Harry Kane wins in London, Ballon d'Or 2026: the full winners list.

Sources

• Ballon d'Or official winners (ballondor.com)
• 2026 Ballon d'Or - Wikipedia (full rankings)
• Ballon d'Or 2026 live updates: Kane, Putellas headline winners (NBC Sports)

Published date reflects the original event date (2026-10-26). This article is original Skillo editorial written from the sources above; facts were verified in September 2026.