Andriy Lunin and his wife

Andriy Lunin: The unluckiest player in the Champions League final

Andriy Lunin was absent from the Champions League final

Andriy Lunin joined Real in June 2018. However, before the 2023/24 season, the Ukrainian goalkeeper could not compete for the starting position and was loaned to Leganes, Real Valladolid, and Oviedo.

In August 2023, Real’s number one goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and had to take a long-term leave of absence. That forced the Bernabeu team to borrow goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea.

When he first joined Real Madrid, Kepa Arrizabalaga was often the starting goalkeeper. However, the 29-year-old goalkeeper also suffered an injury. Therefore, coach Carlo Ancelotti was forced to use Andriy Lunin.

Although not highly rated, Andriy Lunin has played very impressively and gradually won the starting position. Even when Kepa recovered from injury, the Ukrainian player is still trusted by coach Ancelotti.

This season, Lunin has had a total of 21 appearances in La Liga and has kept 10 clean sheets. According to statistics from Footystats, the total number of goals conceded by the 25-year-old goalkeeper is 15. Lunin had to endure 65 shots on target from opposing players and had 48 successful saves, reaching a rate of 74%. It was his stable performance that helped Real Madrid win La Liga with 4 rounds to spare.

If counting only in the Champions League, Lunin has had a total of 8 appearances, conceding 10 goals and having 2 clean sheets. The goalkeeper born in 1999 made a total of 38 saves (an average of 3.17 saves/match).