International Journal of Sports Science and Engineering. Vol. 04 (2010) No. 04, pp. 215-228

The Goalkeeper (GK) is a central element to any football team. He is more often than not the last resort the team can depend on when facing the offense; sometimes even the only resort in circumstances like the penalty situation. For these reasons, his performance cannot be diagnosed and evaluated with the same breath as his teammates since his role is very idiosyncratic and thus deserving of an adapted model for remuneration. This is where general models like MRP fall short of giving correct estimations of the GK�s performance and need to be modified to cater to exceptional cases like the penalty shootout. In this research, we seek to derive a scheme that befits the GK. We exert considerable effort to build it on a solid financial basis by borrowing standard procedures for the financial evaluation of assets. We thus draw comparisons to interest rate behavior in financial markets in order to create a sound perspective for the GK as an asset inside a (team) portfolio.