The short version
- Reflexes and Diving weigh 1.2; Positioning, Handling, Clutch and Frame 1.1; Command, Distribution and Agility 1.0. Frame is a steep height curve (4.2 per inch), so tall keepers matter here.
- Careers run to 44. Max age ≈ 34 + 0.03 × (Agility − 60) + 0.025 × (Frame − 65), so Agility and height buy the extra years.
- Clean sheets are the Hall currency: up to 36 points for clean sheets past 80. A Yashin Trophy is 15, a World Cup 9.
- Automatic Hall of Fame: 400 clean sheets, 3 Yashin Trophies, 2 World Cups, or a Yashin plus 2 Champions Leagues.
- The all-time #1 is a 103, the lowest ceiling of any build game, because the pool is only about 180 keepers and 12 icons. Legends fill 39% of top-40 slots.
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The nine slots
| Slot | Body part | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reflexes | Left glove | 1.2 |
| Diving | Arms | 1.2 |
| Positioning | Head | 1.1 |
| Handling | Right glove | 1.1 |
| Clutch | Heart | 1.1 |
| Frame | Height | 1.1 |
| Command | The box | 1.0 |
| Distribution | Boots | 1.0 |
| Agility | Legs | 1.0 |
Frame here is 38 + 4.2 per inch above 5'4": a 6'0" keeper is a 72, 6'4" an 89, 6'6" a 97. Unlike the striker game, height is weighted like a real skill.
Why keeper is harder
Three reasons, all visible in the numbers. The pool is about 180 goalkeepers (top five leagues and MLS) plus 12 icons, so there are far fewer diamonds to land. The ceiling is lower: the all-time #1 is 103 where the striker board tops 113. And only about half of the people who start a keeper build run the career, which suggests the first build lands low and people bail. The fix is patience: a keeper build that reads 85 is as good, relatively, as a striker build that reads 95.
What lands
- Goalkeepers rated 71+ from the top five leagues and MLS, plus 12 icons (Yashin, Casillas, Buffon-era greats), ratings from EA Sports FC.
- 4% Legend, 5% Prime, tier-weighted otherwise. One Re-spin, one Boost, one Snag.
What the career sim rewards
- Clean sheets and saves are the outputs everything keys on: Reflexes, Diving and Positioning make saves; Positioning, Command and Clutch make clean sheets.
- Career length is the longest in soccer: start at 19, max age 34 + 0.03 × (Agility − 60) + 0.025 × (Frame − 65), clamped 30 to 44.
- Hardware in the Hall score: Yashin Trophy 15, World Cup 9, Champions League 4.5, Golden Glove 2.5, league title 1.6.
- The World Cup fires every fourth season; one injury per career at most; the same decision events as the striker game.
The Hall of Fame
Otherwise: clean sheets past 80 × 0.14 (capped at 36), saves past 1,500 × 0.003 (capped at 8), hardware and rating points, rolled against (score − 44) / 32. Verdicts: 🐐 G.O.A.T. (Hall with a 99+ build), 🏆 Hall of Fame, 🧱 Hall of Clean Sheets (250 clean sheets, 3,000 saves or 900 apps in two milestone clubs, but no Hall), Hall of Pretty Good, Hall of Mid, Hall of Not Good.
Best builds from the leaderboard
The highest-rated keepers ever posted, pulled 2026-08-25 from 13,203 builds. Icons everywhere: Casillas and Yashin in Diving, Sepp Maier in Reflexes, Seaman in Positioning, Schmeichel in Command. Current keepers own Handling (Johnstone), Agility (Raya) and Distribution (Pau López).
| # | OVR | Build | Diving | Reflexes | Handling | Distribution | Positioning | Agility | Command | Clutch | Frame |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103 | Juice Slater by Angus_G | Gordon Banks Legend 109 | Marc-André ter Stegen 106 | Iker Casillas Legend 99 | Ederson 100 | Edwin van der Sar Legend 107 | Anthony Lopes 99 | Dino Zoff Legend 94 | Claudio Taffarel Legend 104 | Vanja Milinković-Savić 105 |
| 2 | 100 | Otis Dalton by Wafe | Lev Yashin Legend 112 | Gianluigi Buffon Legend 109 | Gordon Banks Legend 104 | Petr Čech Legend 94 | David Seaman Legend 104 | Álex Remiro 95 | Alisson 95 | Kevin Trapp 97 | David Soria 88 |
| 3 | 100 | Mateo Granger by Connor_Carter | Lev Yashin Legend 112 | Álex Remiro 96 | Jan Oblak 100 | Yann Sommer 89 | David Seaman Legend 104 | David Raya 99 | Mike Maignan 99 | Claudio Taffarel Legend 104 | Nick Pope 97 |
| 4 | 100 | Kyle Ness | Iker Casillas Legend 109 | Oliver Kahn Legend 109 | Stole Dimitrievski 96 | André Onana 94 | Dino Zoff Legend 109 | Wes Foderingham 88 | Peter Schmeichel Legend 109 | Oliver Baumann 88 | Maduka Okoye 97 |
| 5 | 99 | Luca Dalton | Gordon Banks Legend 109 | Oliver Kahn Legend 109 | Giorgi Mamardashvili 91 | Ivan Provedel 88 | Lev Yashin Legend 109 | Guglielmo Vicario 89 | Gianluigi Buffon Legend 99 | Claudio Taffarel Legend 104 | José Sá 88 |
| 6 | 98 | Hugo Fox | Gregor Kobel 96 | Iker Casillas Legend 112 | Yehvann Diouf 85 | Ederson 100 | David Seaman Legend 104 | Leandro Chichizola 91 | Markus Kolke 88 | Lev Yashin Legend 109 | Altay Bayındır 97 |
| 7 | 98 | Joaquin Costas by DurlockYT | Gianluigi Donnarumma 100 | Oliver Kahn Legend 109 | Nick Pope 97 | Robin Olsen 75 | Lev Yashin Legend 109 | Jeffrey de Lange 80 | Lucas Perri 95 | Peter Schmeichel Legend 107 | Carlos Miguel 105 |
| 8 | 98 | Grd | Mark Flekken 90 | Gordon Banks Legend 109 | Jan Oblak 100 | Michael Zetterer 84 | Péter Gulácsi 86 | Guaita 88 | Oliver Kahn Legend 107 | Peter Schmeichel Legend 107 | Carlos Miguel 105 |
Most-used player in each slot across the top 40 builds:
| Slot | Most used (top 40) | Best value seen |
|---|---|---|
| Diving | Iker Casillas (10), Lev Yashin (9), Gordon Banks (3) | 112 |
| Reflexes | Sepp Maier (11), Iker Casillas (7), Oliver Kahn (4) | 112 |
| Handling | Sam Johnstone (12), Jan Oblak (3), Stole Dimitrievski (2) | 107 |
| Distribution | Pau López (7), Edwin van der Sar (3), Ørjan Nyland (3) | 107 |
| Positioning | David Seaman (11), Dino Zoff (4), Lev Yashin (4) | 109 |
| Agility | David Raya (12), Mile Svilar (5), Anthony Lopes (2) | 107 |
| Command | Robin Zentner (10), Peter Schmeichel (5), Lucas Perri (4) | 109 |
| Clutch | Jesse Joronen (7), Claudio Taffarel (6), Dino Zoff (4) | 109 |
| Frame | Luiz Júnior (7), Maduka Okoye (3), Carlos Miguel (3) | 105 |
Tips
- Reflexes and Diving take the icons. They are the 1.2 slots and the icons' best numbers.
- Do not dump a short keeper in Frame. At 1.1 weight and 4.2 per inch, a 5'11" keeper in Frame is a 68 that costs real OVR. Wait for a 6'4"+.
- Agility buys years. The one 1.0 slot that pays back in the sim: careers to 44 mean 400 clean sheets are reachable.
- Judge the build against the keeper board, not the striker board. A 95 here is top-40 all-time.
Leaderboard
Sorted by OVR; also Clean Sheets, Saves, Rating, UCLs and Yashin Trophies. The daily alternates with Build a Striker.
Questions people ask
What are the slot weights in Build a Keeper?
Reflexes and Diving 1.2; Positioning, Handling, Clutch and Frame 1.1; Command, Distribution and Agility 1.0.
Why is Build a Keeper harder than Build a Striker?
A pool of about 180 keepers versus 560 attackers, so fewer diamonds land, and a lower ceiling: the all-time #1 keeper is 103 where the striker board tops 113. Judge builds against the keeper board.
How do you make the Hall of Fame as a keeper?
Automatically with 400 clean sheets, 3 Yashin Trophies, 2 World Cups, or a Yashin plus 2 Champions Leagues. Otherwise a score built from clean sheets, saves and hardware.
How long do keeper careers last?
Up to age 44. Max age is 34 plus a slice of Agility and Frame, clamped between 30 and 44.
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