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Aston Villa 2018/2019 Season Ratings: Goalkeepers

By Josh Tonti

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 27: Jed Steer of Aston Villa celebrates after Anwar El Ghazi of Aston Villa (not pictured) scores his team's first goal during the Sky Bet Championship Play-off Final match between Aston Villa and Derby County at Wembley Stadium on May 27, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 27: Jed Steer of Aston Villa celebrates after Anwar El Ghazi of Aston Villa (not pictured) scores his team's first goal during the Sky Bet Championship Play-off Final match between Aston Villa and Derby County at Wembley Stadium on May 27, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JANUARY 05: Lovre Kalinic of Aston Villa during the FA Cup Third Round match between Aston Villa and Swansea City at Villa Park on January 5, 2019 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JANUARY 05: Lovre Kalinic of Aston Villa during the FA Cup Third Round match between Aston Villa and Swansea City at Villa Park on January 5, 2019 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) /

Lovre Kalinic (5.5/10)

Dean Smith’s first signing as Aston Villa manager went through a less-than-ideal start to his claret and blue career. Injuries, for the most part, derailed the first few months: first a concussion, then a minor knee operation.

He, however, ended the year as Villa’s deputy. Make no mistake, Lovre Kalinic has all the physical tools to be a Premier League No. 1. For him, it’s all about putting it together on the pitch.

Ørjan Nyland (5.5/10)

Fair or not, Nyland received a ton of criticism as the goalkeeper that actually spent the most time as Aston Villa’s starting goalkeeper (23 league starts). Solid shot-stopping ability coupled with glaring errors game after game was the story of his season before an achilles tendon rupture shortly before the new calendar year.

Mark Bunn (5/10)

Mark Bunn started a game this year! Bunn took control between the sticks for Bruce’s final game in charge – that wild 3-3 affair with Preston. He’ll always have a soft spot in my heart as a penalty-saving menace.

André Moreira (6/10)

Remember him? You are forgiven if you don’t.

Moreira started two EFL Cup matches as the original backup to Nyland early on in the season. He acquitted himself fine, if a little nervy, even saving a penalty in one of the matches. What a weird signing though, right? A loan move for a reserve goalkeeper? A case of executives and former on-field management on different pages.

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