Ed de Goey
Ed de Goey is a Dutch goalkeeper, six feet six, who played 123 Premier League games for Chelsea between 1997 and 2003 and won four trophies in his first three seasons there. His 27 clean sheets in 1999/2000 were a club record.
- Clubs
- Sparta Rotterdam (1985 to 1990), Feyenoord (1990 to 1997), Chelsea (1997 to 2003), Stoke City (2003 to 2006)
- Premier League
- 123 appearances, about 37 clean sheets
- Honours
- FA Cup 2000, League Cup 1998, Cup Winners' Cup 1998, UEFA Super Cup 1998, Charity Shield 2000, Eredivisie 1993
- International
- Netherlands, 31 caps
- Fantasy price
- £6.0m in 1999/00
Who did he play for?
He spent seven seasons at Feyenoord and missed eight games in that time, winning the league in 1993 and the Dutch Cup four times. He played every game for the Netherlands at the 1994 World Cup.
Ruud Gullit paid £2.25 million for him in June 1997, after Chelsea had used five goalkeepers the season before. In his first season Chelsea won the League Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup and he kept clean sheets in both finals. The Super Cup against Real Madrid followed that August.
In 1999/2000 he played 59 games and kept 27 clean sheets, both Chelsea records at the time, and kept another in the FA Cup final win over Aston Villa, the last at the old Wembley. He was first choice in Chelsea's first Champions League campaign, which reached the quarter-finals.
Injuries in 2000/01 let Carlo Cudicini in, and he played 23 league games in his last three seasons. Claudio Ranieri released him in May 2003. He played three seasons for Stoke in the Championship and retired in 2006.
He won 31 caps for the Netherlands and was in the squad at Euro 2000. He now coaches goalkeepers at VOC Rotterdam.
The moment: Manchester United, 3 October 1999
Stamford Bridge, Sunday 3 October 1999. Chelsea 5-0 Manchester United.
Gus Poyet scored after 27 seconds. Nicky Butt was sent off on 23 minutes, Chris Sutton scored his only league goal for Chelsea, and Poyet, a Henning Berg own goal and Jody Morris finished it. United managed three shots all afternoon, and De Goey kept out Paul Scholes at 2-0.
It ended United's run of 29 league games unbeaten, and they still won the title by 18 points.
Why the streets won't forget
His 73 clean sheets in 179 games for Chelsea put him fourth on the club's all-time list, behind Petr Čech, Peter Bonetti and Cudicini. The club's site says his clean-sheet rate of 40 per cent was the best of any Chelsea keeper before him.
He is the joint tallest player in Chelsea's history.
The save Chelsea fans mention most came in Europe: a last-minute stop in the Cup Winners' Cup semi-final against Vicenza on 16 April 1998, on the way to the trophy.
Which seasons can you draft him in?
Six, all with Chelsea.
| Season | Club | Price | His real league season | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/98 | Chelsea | £5.0m | 28 games, 11 clean sheets | Worth a look |
| 1998/99 | Chelsea | £6.0m | 35 games, Chelsea third | Pick him |
| 1999/00 | Chelsea | £6.0m | 37 games, 13 clean sheets | Pick him |
| 2000/01 | Chelsea | £4.5m | 15 games | Leave him out |
| 2001/02 | Chelsea | £4.5m | 6 games | Leave him out |
| 2002/03 | Chelsea | £4.0m | 2 games | Leave him out |
Before 2016/17 the game scores goalkeepers on appearances, clean sheets and saves, so 1999/00, with 37 of 38 games, is the one.
Want him in your retro fantasy football team for 1999/00? He'll cost you £6.0m.
Draft a squad from 1999/00