After Lukasz Fabianski’s heroics for Poland against Austria in their Euro 2020 qualifier, we will take a trip down memory lane and look at five of the best goalkeepers to play for West Ham United over the years.
West Ham have been lucky to have some of the best goalkeepers in between the sticks for them, and this luck continues with Fabianski, who has impressed highly since joining from Swansea City.
Fabianski has been criminally underrated over the years for both club and country. He is usually second-choice to Wojciech Szczesny for Poland but is undoubtedly one of Manuel Pellegrini’s best performers at West Ham.
He was never really utilised properly at Arsenal and then went on to impress at Swansea, before making the move to the London Stadium, where he continues to prove his doubters wrong.
Many of the ‘keepers who have played for the Hammers have gone on to have illustrious careers for both club and country.
Notable mentions are Robert Green and David James to name a few. Many have now retired or moved on in their career, mostly making the switch to a bigger club.
Here’s my top five:
